hyundai's motors aren't out sourced, their current gen theta ll motors were a 44 month joint venture with mitsubishi and chrysler -- what makes these engines stand out to me is that they are direct injection motors , which so i've heard from this forum are expensive to make -- for subcompact cars for example .
though other manufactures make direct injection motors too, none have trickled down to regular compact and subcompact cars , i am excluding any hybrids , if they have it
so what hyundai is doing is offering all direct injection models in all there up coming cars -- no one else is doing that now .
hyundai has and is , beating everyone to the punch .
as you know ,direct injection offers not only more hp but better fuel ecomomy as well . you add that by how well their cars are made now , the features they offer ,the value offered - and the cost , - to top it off ,they are now making them handle well .
-the up coming new accent and elantra will have those motors - no other car co. can make that claim about their subcompact and compact cars .
- to my mistake i already thought both the fiesta and yaris was direct injected because of their high mpg .
if other car makers could make cars with the same reliability , offering all the features , could handle ,offer direct injection in their entry level models at their price point ,i would be talking about them instead , but their aren't any , and thats my point .
hyundai has the japanese shaking in their boots , that's the reality .
the only 2 things i can knock hyundai on is their engines don't sound like hondas when pushed , and maybe their powerbands could be more linear , those are small complaints to have compared to what else their cars have to offer over the competition .
of course you are free to buy more expensive cars that offer less value get worse fuel economy and , for the most part , less reliable , that is your right .