Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "Car Confections"
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I really like the exterior design of the Tucson. It is sporty without being awkward or looking like it's trying too hard to stand out. The suspension is great and so is the steering. The car drives nicely weighted for its size and weight. I'm okay with the interior, but only on the top trims. hard plastics are way too abundant. What's kept me away have been the two engine/transmission available (both horrible) and the small trunk space. It's an SUV, so it really should be larger back there. The 2.4L seems like the engine that should be the upgrade on most trims. It's actually smooth, sufficiently powerful, but unfortunately not at all efficient. What ultimately does Hyundai in is their illogical trim packaging with way too many confusing trims that dictate which options come packed instead of letting customers choose what they want. For example, the SEL Plus has all the trimmings on the inside, but no available sunroof AND only the base engine. Meanwhile, the Sport comes at a higher price tag and with the nicer engine, but no upgrades on the inside. You can choose the even pricier Value trim and get the turbo engine and a panoramic sunroof, but you get bumped down to lower interior specs from the SEL Plus that's displayed 2 levels lower, but actually costs $250 more. Just too confusing and impossible to get the features you want unless you get them all (including a bunch you don't want) and then you can't get the 2.4. Frustrating.
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100% incorrect and an old myth. Octane in fuel changes the timing pressure for the ignition of the fuel. Each engine ignites fuel at a precise moment, according to its calibration. Some engines have a higher compression ratio and some have a lower one, so the fuel needs to be ignited at different points. That is ALL that octane does for the engine. There are ZERO advantages of running a higher octane number fuel in your car than it is designed for. In fact, you are doing harm to your engine because higher octane fuel is designed to ignite at higher pressures than your cylinder ever achieves, so you're burning the fuel incompletely and you're burning out the cylinder components. Running a lower octane rating than required will create a knocking in your engine.
Most European cars are NOT designed to require premium fuel. The issue is that in Europe, octane is measured differently than in North America, so the rating you see on the pump will not coincide. Premium, high performance engines require a higher octane rating because they want a higher compression for their fuel and are thus timed to ignite at a higher compression.
Many modern cars have variable timing ignition systems, which means the vehicle will detect the type of fuel you have off the first few cylinder firings and the computer will adjust the ignition point to match. However, when you run on lower octane, you will have lower compression and thus, lower performance number.
All current Volvos run high performance engines with turbo and often superchargers as well. They require high octane fuel because they are calibrated for high output performance.
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Don't listen to these turkeys. They clearly don't know cars.
The Tucson slots squarely in the compact SUV (CUV) category. The 2018 Santa Fe Sport is a 5 person, slightly bigger SUV that is in the mid-size SUV category and more closely competes with the Ford Edge and Jeep Grand Cherokee, but unfortunately, it doesn't compete well since it's on the smaller end and has no available V6 power, unlike the competition. A bit longer and more squared off is the 2018 Santa Fe, which adds more cargo room and a small third row. That competes better with the likes of Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot. Unfortunately, both Santa Fes are very overdue for a refresh.
Enter the 2019 Santa Fe. It replaces the Santa Fe Sport, being slightly larger than the Tucson, but still only for 5 passengers. The Santa Fe XL will replace the current Santa Fe, being even larger and with 7 seats.
So you see, both Santa Fe models stay in the mid-size SUV category and are both larger than the Tucson.
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Yeah, that may be your take on it, but in reality, it's on the right side that a monitor is most needed. That's why the mirror on the right side is amplified. When a car passes you on the left, it's much easier to see your entire side of the car because of the sharp angle of your seating position to your mirror. The angle on the right is much wider and the blind spot is actually larger because of it. Statistically, most side to side impacts happen when a car moves to the lane on the right, not the left. Also, it's not "half a blindspot monitor" it is a full video view of your car's blind spot. FULL. Would it be better if it showed both sides? I think so, but then you would need to look to your right (the center stack screen) to merge left, which would be dangerous because hands tend to steer in the direction your head is turned. Just one of those odd biological things. That's why they didn't add it to the left side. The ideal system would display a wide camera angle shot of the left in your left mirror, but that would be extremely complex and expensive. Just adjust your mirror properly and you'll be fine.
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