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Originally Posted by red6spd
Dont think adding 30hp or whatever is going to bring the Hyundai down from low 14's in the quarter to low 13's and change the 0-60 from mid 5's to high 4's The latter is what the Z does. Its going to be a cool car, but it will never drive sound handle or feel like a Z.
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If they keep the same crappy 6MT and soft bushings, it might lower the time to mid 13s.
If they improve the transmission or put in a DCT with better bushings, this will be a low 13 car.
BTW, 333hp is for the sedan, the current sedan gets 286 from the 3.8, the coupe gets 306. It isn't far fetched to think it will get 340/350 (on 91oct) in the Coupe.
I think the really good news is the 2.0T getting the DI treatment with upgraded turbo and manifold. Early testings have shown 300whp is attainable with a stage 1 on the Sonata.
A 300whp, sub 3300 lbs, RWD, LSD, turbo, 32 000$ (CAD) car is a VERY interesting performance and value proposition IMHO.