From a 1.5-liter diesel, 110 hp is a hell of an achievement. That's the same as my car, a 1.6-liter gas. Are Hyundai really that good already, or simply overstating the figures? I also plan to test drive it soon but if any of you have done so before, please share some feedback here.
Thanks
P.S. I haven't even seen one of these on the road.
probably true, most modern diesels nowadays lalu na pag crdi has equal if not more hp than its gasoline counterparts, even if mas mahina ng konti sa horsepower ang crdi compared to its gas counterpart, sigurado naman na mas malakas torque which is great for acceleration. Though personally I think overstated yung hp ng accent.mga around 90-95hp lang siguro
When I test-drove the Accent, at low throttle, it felt just as responsive as a 110hp 1.6 liter gasoline engine... BUT...
When I floored the accelerator pedal, I could've sworn it was a V6!
See, the Accent has 177 ft-lbs of torque. For comparison, a Honda Civic SiR (160hp) has just 112 ft-lbs of torque. The Ford Lynx RS (142hp) has 142 ft-lbs. The SiR is faster on the highway, but the Ford feels just as quick or quicker in traffic due to its torque. When I drove the Accent, it made my Lynx feel like an underpowered and overweight turd. That's how good 177 ft-lbs of torque feels like in a small car like the Accent.
Now, most 110 hp modern subcompacts do 0-100 km/h in around 9-10 seconds, very high 8's with a good driver. The Accent can get mid to low 8s, thanks to that waterfall of torque. If you drive it like you stole it, you'll be bouncing off the rev limiter before you can shift... it's that quick.
No turbo lag, either, unlike the Fortuner 3.0 and Innova 2.5 turbodiesels (they weren't slow... just gutless below 2000rpm) I drove recently... a hallmark of Hyundai/Kia's VGT turbos... and very smooth running up to and past 4000 rpm. Poewr everywhere in the rev range.
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Sadly, you get very little kit for the price of the Accent... but then again, you didn't get much kit in the Honda Civic SiR, either... and there's still the CRDi Getz...
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Pay close attention to the gearshift and clutch. Some people don't like it, but it's fine by me. Ask permission to get a little trigger happy, but don't go too fast... and enjoy your test drive... I sure did.
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Yes, the pull of CRDi VGT is simply astonishing. Especially when they release the next level of VGT which is Sequential Twin Turbocharger (such as in the BMW E60 5-series diesels). Makes you kind of excited about Sorento VGT.
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if i remember correctly what i saw in my last visit at hyundai casa, the car boasts of 30+ km/li fuel economy!
Maybe if you let it freefall from Kennon Road it will attain that figure. But it should be economical in the real world still. A 20 km/li mileage is a more feasible measure.
I ought to try this out myself! We don't have too many straightaways for high revs, but there are a lot of traffic jams and tight roads where gobs of torque can be useful.
Only problem is, at 700k+, the other cars have ABS and airbags already... the Accent doesn't. Still like the car, though.
RE: the 30 km/l claim... just as bad as Isuzu's 19 km/l claim for the Crosswind. (my best, at 60 km/h on the highway at 3 am was only 16)... It's definitely possible in an ideal world (heck, the Honda City can do 30 km/l, too... ), but in daily use, expect 15-20 km/l.
Of course, you can get great figures for lots of engines... remember Pocholo's 40 km/l in a Civic 1.7 AT? Or one couple's 40 km/l in a turbodiesel Trooper? My favorite is Paul Tiglo's 60 km/l in the City...
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Is The Power Rating of The CRDi Accent True?
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