We have a 6 cyl. on our 06 Sonata and our choice of the 6 has nothing
to do with"ego" (independent of the "non-essentials" as you describe,
that came with a 6 cylindert). Some driving situations, depending on
driver and conditions, may warrant and additional boost of power. We
drove the 4cyl. and found it, for our tastes, to noisy and
"overlabored" in some instances. We wanted a safe quiet and
comfortable car , and we have just that, an '06 6Cyl Sonata and we love
it........Doc

Ego? I'd say the ego is attached to the one who feels he can determine the
motives of others. Sorry - you missed.

The power is not needed? Maybe not for you. I was under-impressed with the
performance of the Hyundai 4 cylinder. As I have been with all 4 cylinders.
I don't want a car that works as hard as a 4 cylinder does when I step on
the pedal. Your driving style may differ greatly from mine, and for your
driving style *or*... <get this...> your driving *needs*, the 4 may well be
perfectly adequate. It's not up to you to decide what's adequate for others
though. Some actually need the increased power of a 6 cylinder. Some carry
bigger loads on a regular basis than you and a 6 cylinder makes a big
difference in how hard the car works. Some may like to get up to speed
faster than you, or pass a car without the inadequacy of a 4 cylinder
over-reving in the process. 6 cylinders perform much better in all of these
areas.

We aren't talking monster engines here - the 6 cylinder, even with its
increased horsepower over the 4 cylinder is far from an ego machine.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

I echo your sentiments exactly, Mike. I think Tom might have some
"issues" himself, but we won't go there.

Where I live, in the traffic congested parts of NJ that I travel, I
consider the V6 to be a safety device for pulling out into traffic
without getting squashed. It's not about ego, it's about not getting
hit or killed.

If Tom came up behind me on the highway, and my "V6" emblem were to
scare him, I would gladly pull to the side and let him pass me. In
fact, most people pass me on the highway (I feel like a "Grandpa"
sometimes doing only 70-75 on the highway). I would even give up my V6
if I drove on the highway more than about 25% of the time. But I
absolutley feel safer and more secure (especially carrying my kids) with
the V6 for the other 75% of my driving.

Eric

The interesting thing is that the 4 cylinder engines of today have more
power than the 6 cylinder engines had just a few years ago...

Actually, my 4 cylinder Sonata accelerates nearly as hard as my 1970
Plymouth Fury III did and it had a 383 V-8 in it. :-)


Matt

Why not get a V-8 then and be even safer?

Matt

Not really all that interesting, but it is true. The part your forgetting
about is that many vehicles today are heavier than they were just a few
years ago too.

Look, the bottom line is that I would have been happy with the 4, and the
gas mileage, if the darn thing could get out of its own way. I drove both
the auto and the manual 4, and the 6 before I made my purchase. Just
pulling out of the dealer's lot on to busy Rt. 1 made the decision fairly
easy.

If you don't need the power then, pardon the pun, more power to you.

Really, you can stop trolling now.

I don't think the Expedition outweighs a 1970 Fury III. :-) I think
the bumpers on that outweighed my Sonata. ;-)


Matt

But you are so easy to troll. :-)

It's easier to just admit that you wanted the extra power of the V-6.
Trying to make claims like safety, just makes you look silly.

Matt

Well aren't we superior and judgmental?

I drive the freeways of Southern California. It would be hard, I
think, to live in the U.S. and not be at least somewhat aware of what
a driving horror that is. I find the V6 gives me a bit more
"escapabilty" than does a four cylinder. And I do know the difference.
I drove a four for years, and was scared to death many times trying to
get out of situations caused by really bad drivers.

And the argument about going all the way to a V8 is specious and not
worthy of discussion, as well know.

Cheers