2019 Hyundai Elantra 1.6 A/T Elegance
Sure this car does not have all the bells and whistles of something fully specced like a nice infotainment system instead of a basic radio/CD player and other luxuries. But at least the vanity mirrors in the front sun visors both have lights and covers. Very upscale. I had this base Elantra I was not unhappy at all with it even once. It did what it was meant to do, which is transport me from A to B in relative comfort. The Elantra may have been around for awhile already but it did not fall short of any expectation on what a sub RM90,000 family sedan should be. Or how a RM100,000 C segment car should be either. There would not be much difference if you drove a Toyota Corolla Altis or even a Honda Civic instead of this. It fact, because of this it is the most spacious, comfortable, refined car in the price range. The only other cars that come close are the Kia Cerato 1.6 (slightly pricier) and the Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Sedan (better handling less interior space). But I have to say, the Elantra, whilst being the cheapest, covers most of the important bases when it comes to affordable family motoring.
Has anyone actually ever witnessed someone doing Shoefiti? I have lived in a number of cities where Shoefiti is quite prevalent. I have walked the streets at many different times of the day and night and not once have I witnessed Shoefiti in the act. Shall I introduce the theory of aliens? Interesting hub, I have never heard of Shoefiti. But I can recollect of taking photos of shoes hanging over a wire or hanging down from a bridge. I never really gave it much thought, other than it mads a great composition for a black and white photo. Love the cultural meaning of shoe throwing and the picture to go along with it. I do remember when this happened. I thought it was pretty odd at the same time, it was funnier than hell to watch. Thanks, Cheeky Girl and mythbuster. I suppose the yarn is up there permanently. Good question, though, never thought of that. I appreciate you both taking the time to comment. Never heard of this before. Why not. If the shoe fits the face you hate, throw it, I say. I am kidding. But I am smiling at this and it is a strange but funny hub here. And er, no, I am not a Democrat. Near where I live it used to be possible to see the odd pair of trainers hanging on a Phone line. Yes the drug thing is a possible connection here too. Or just kids who are bored. The Knitta thing is interesting. How does one "launder" the knitta exactly? Must be up there permanently. Cheers for an unusual hub. Ha ha, could be, onegoodwoman. Thanks for stopping by!
But prolong usage of enthusiastic braking over time will increase brake pedal travel further and slowly reduce the bite. Not alarmingly bad but a bit of shame. But you can鈥檛 hide mass. You can mask it by throwing more power, fitting bigger brakes and wider footprint but it will come back and haunt you somewhere. Much like its performance on the B roads, its competency on the highway comes through and through. Cruising at 140-160kmh is effortless. It feels as grown-up and refined as the big brother VW Passat. Rain or shine, it will continuously makes you feel planted and safe. And for such a rapid hot hatch, it rides extremely well and the noise emitted from 225/40/18 tyres is unusually well suppressed. After a while now, I honestly think the upsides outweigh regrets I initially had. It is amazing that VW managed to stretch 6R to another level of hot hatch. The Megane RS Cup maybe miles better when it comes to driving enjoyment and rally-bred Evos or Scooby surely cover more ground but for something to live day-in-day-out, 6R is a more compelling package. Much more practical, refined and it gives all day anytime anywhere performance. Well the 7R and RS3 are definitely a notch better in every sense except the price tag.
Being a VW Golf, that means we shouldn鈥檛 be expecting any major design changes with the switch to the eighth iteration. Camouflaged prototypes caught by our spies exhibited a very familiar look with a familiar design hiding underneath the disguise, with perhaps the most obvious change being the shape of the headlights. A minor bump in size is expected, with a slightly longer wheelbase likely to pay dividends in terms of the available room inside the cabin. Some of the test vehicles not only had the headlights exposed, but also the taillights showcasing an evolutionary design. As some of you may recall, VW shared a few renderings back in October 2018 about the next generation of interactive LED taillights, and those might鈥檝e actually belonged to the new Golf. The jury is still out on that, but they do look almost identical to those of prototypes. The minor bump in size we mentioned will likely be reflected in the length of the rear doors as these are expected to be elongated a little bit.
The side profile of the prototype also showed new mirror caps moved slightly lower on the doors, which could have a positive impact on comfort by reducing the amount of wind noise. The three-door Golf is unlikely to return for the next generation, with demand for this body style dropping in the compact hatchback segment. While the adjacent renderings are not allowing us to hop inside the new Golf, spies caught the dashboard of a prototype without any camouflage whatsoever. The test vehicle had a dual digital setup with what looked to be a touch-sensitive bar for the climate settings in a very BMW fashion, positioned underneath the infotainment system on the center console. VW鈥檚 own official interior sketch further confirmed the revolution inside the Golf鈥檚 cabin, with the touchscreen expected to incorporate a vast majority of the functions to seriously cut down on the number of physical buttons. A variety of gasoline and diesel engines are going to be available, along with a couple of plug-in hybrid powertrains and even a new Golf TGI running on compressed natural gas. The fully electric Golf GTE will not be renewed since that鈥檚 what the ID.3 is for, while a newly developed mild hybrid system will cut emissions and fuel consumption.
