Thursday, February 24, 2011

Hyundai Sonata is KBB.com’s “Most Noteworthy Success” Of 2010

The 2011 Sonata closed out 2010 on another high note, with KBB.com—one of the most popular automotive-research sites on the web—recognizing Hyundai’s breakthrough sedan as one of the top 20 most-researched vehicles of the year. In fact, the Sonata jumped a full 24 spots as compared to its position on the 2009 list, reaching fifth place last year—a performance KBB.com editors called “the most noteworthy success story this year.” “Hyundai’s popular all-new Sonata helped to re-shuffle the deck among the top 20 most-researched new cars of 2010,” they continued, “knocking a few vehicles further down on the list compared to where they were last year.”




It’s a significant accomplishment, because the website’s high traffic has made it a leading indicator of future sales patterns. Just consider: Not only did the Sonata spark a flurry of interest among KBB.com visitors, but the automaker also was able to capitalize on this interest by selling more than 200,000 Sonatas in 2010—a new U.S. record for the nameplate. And the car got plenty of attention from industry third parties, too.

Read more: http://www.hyundaiinthenews.com/kbb-coms-most-noteworthy-success-of-2010-hyundai-sonata/

Friday, February 18, 2011

Hyundai revamps its Genesis luxury sedan

Seems like only yesterday that Hyundai turned the luxury car market on its ear with its impressive Genesis sedan. So it makes us feel old to see that the original is already being refreshed.



Hyundai is giving Genesis a few exterior design improvements, new direct injection for its V-6 engine and a new eight-speed transmission. There's also a new special edition of the Genesis, the 5.0 R-Spec,with its 429-horsepower 5-liter V-8. That's it in the photo, above. It comes with unique 19-inch alloy wheels, sport-tuned transmission and suspension and steering calibrations for performance driving.

Read the full article: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/hyundai-revamps-its-genesis-luxury-sedan/1

Monday, February 14, 2011

5 Dumb Things That Can Void Your Car Warranty

Nobody in their right mind would want to void their car warranty. Yet, there are thousands (perhaps millions) who worry that one small thing will crumple their precious warranty up and throw it into the waste basket. A portion of those people have written to me lamenting the fact that they did something that voided it. So what are the most common actions that result in a voided car warranty?

What Is A Car Warranty?

First of all, in order to understand your part in the warranty relationship, it is vital that you understand what a warranty is and what it is not. A new car warranty is an agreement between the carmaker and the consumer. It outlines what you must do to keep your warranty in force, and a warranty can be voided in part or whole. For instance, if you don't have the oil changed in the engine according to the suggested maintenance schedule and the engine fails as a result, the carmaker has the legal right to void the warranty on the engine. The rest of the warranty remains intact, providing nothing else was affected by such negligence.

There are also warranty issues related to the installation of aftermarket products and/or services on a vehicle that is still under a new car warranty. Often people install aftermarket products for adding customizing features or they use certain services for vehicle maintenance.



The Magnuson Moss Warranty Act addresses such issues. This law states that if a customer installs an aftermarket product (it could be a fluid, filter, hard part, software...virtually anything that was not installed on or in the vehicle from the factory when it was new) and if the vehicle fails as a result of the installation or use of the aftermarket product/service, the carmaker cannot arbitrarily deny a warranty claim and/or void the new car warranty because of the installation or use of the aftermarket product, but must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the failure was indeed caused by the installation or use of the aftermarket product. The reason this law was put into place is because carmakers were arbitrarily voiding car warranties and refusing warranty service because the customer had installed an aftermarket products/services. Since there was no required burden of proof on the carmaker, consumers were hung out to dry. The Magnuson Moss Warranty Act forced the carmaker to prove that the failure was due to the aftermarket product. The law still stands today within the U.S.


Read the full article: http://autos.aol.com/article/5-things-will-void-car-warranty/

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2011 Hyundai Sonata

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