Our cars featured in Sonata LF "Driven Drive"

Advant Speed Motors KL and Advant Speed Motors Setia Alam contributed 2 cars to Hyundai Sonata LF Driven Drive few days ago.  Our cars, white Hyundai Sonata Executive "PBG 2" from our Showroom and Polished Metal "NDB 7111" from Advant Speed Seri Kembangan were featured in Paultan.org.

Apparently, it's a Day trip from PJ to Port Dickson and Back.

Driven Communications also organised a driving exercise conducted on a makeshift course in the Sepang car park grounds to demonstrate the capabilities of the "Tuned in Nurburgring" chassis and Roadholding.


How's the Driving experience?

Below are the extract from Paultan.org on their driving experience.

"Well, body control is a notable strength, as a B-road blast proved. There’s little roll to speak of, and more than enough mechanical grip. Sudden camber changes and mid-corner ridges can be quite unsettling, but only briefly, and the Sonata regains its footing and resumes its trajectory with minimal drama. A driving exercise conducted on a makeshift course in the Sepang car park grounds also revealed considerable agility and an eagerness to change direction.

Taut though the chassis may be, it’s controlled through a steering that, despite its enhancements, could still do with more feel and feedback, and the added weight in Sport mode feels more virtual than anything else. Yes, dynamics are not the be-all and end-all in the D-segment, but I had to answer for Hyundai’s claims: where driver engagement is concerned, the Sonata LF is a clear cut above its predecessor, but let’s just say the Mazda 6, Honda Accord and Nissan Teana need not be worried.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we’ll evaluate the more relevant aspects. Thrust is par for the course – power delivery can best be described as leisurely but linear. Overtaking manoeuvres call for earlier and more urgent pedal application, or Sport mode, but otherwise, the puff is enough for most everyday situations.

Gearchanges are just as leisurely, but very smooth, and allied to high levels of engine and rolling refinement, you have a great long-distance cruiser, although wind noise could be better suppressed. For the record, the motor does 2,250 rpm at the national speed limit.

Ride comfort is above average – more sophisticated ride characteristics exist elsewhere in the segment, it has to be said. Although surface imperfections are adequately isolated from the cabin, they do not go unnoticed. Whatever they do, those Amplitude Selective Dampers could certainly do more. Not as unyielding as the Mazda 6, but not quite Nissan Teana either. However, things appear to be more supple in the back…

All things considered, despite the relatively short one-day jaunt, a number of things were clear about the Hyundai Sonata LF – it’s reasonably well equipped (see full prices and specs on CarBase.my), considerably more athletic than before, and that rear seat space is simply class-leading – you can easily imagine three average-sized adults sitting abreast in comfort."

Read more: http://paultan.org/2015/01/09/hyundai-sonata-lf-driven-pd/#ixzz3OQncHWIE

Without further ado, let's proceed to the photo galleries.  As there's a saying a picture's worth 1000 words:

If you want to See, feel, test drive this car OR meet one of these 2 cars in flesh, please call Hyundai Setia Alam (Advant Speed Motors) at 03-3362-3001 for test drive appointments OR Hyundai Seri Kembangan (Advant Speed Motors KL) 03-8948-3198.