Mike and Dan, thank you for your dedication to achieving 100 percent customer satisfaction.

"Mike did a great job explaining everything and answering all my questions with no pressure. He came up with a great price instantly and we closed the deal in about an hour.I decided not to trade my old car in and Mike drove my vehicle back to my house so I could take the new one right away. One of the best experiences I've ever had buying a new car.
Dan was friendly and got me great financing on the spot with some extras I would never expect, without trying to sell me things I didn't want.
Great job guys. I'm not easy to please but you sold me in the short time I spent with you. Thanks again to Mike for the exceptional customer service. I will recommend your dealership to others"

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2012 Hyundai Genesis Adds Speed to Luxury Features

When you mention luxury cars, Hyundai does not automatically come to mind. But the Hyundai Genesis, with a smooth, quiet ride and high-tech features, is drawing an increasing number of trade-ins from Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and other traditional luxury brands.

Now, for 2012, Genesis is adding a powerful V-8 engine aimed at competing with high-performance models of those brands.

As with all its models, Hyundai is pitching shoppers that they get great features at a value price. For instance, it compares its new R-Spec model with the 5.0-liter, 429-horsepower V-8 to the Infiniti M56 and the BMW 550i. At a list price of $47,350 with fully comparable features, the Genesis has a $16,445 price advantage on the Infiniti and $17,525 on the BMW.

I am doubtful that famously loyal BMW owners will be lured even by that price difference, but Infiniti shoppers might. At the lower end, the Genesis 3.8 with a V-6 engine starts at $34,200 — the same entry-level luxury neighborhood as popular models like the Lexus ES but about $3,000 less.

I got a chance to drive the 2012 Genesis last week on winding, hilly roads north of New York City. Here are m2y impressions plus some basic facts:

Styling: New headlights and taillights add to the solid, luxury appearance of the Genesis. Apparently with an eye to the taste of luxury buyers, the Genesis has traditional-looking styling instead of the swooping, curvy look that is so eye-catching on models like the Sonata and Elantra.

Performance and mileage: Since I had just driven the much smaller Hyundai Accent the comfort, quiet and smooth power of the Genesis stood out. Even with the 333-horsepower V-6, acceleration surged at highway speeds with just a touch of the foot. And Hyundai says the new top-end V-8 model will go from 0 to 60 mpg in a smoking 5.1 seconds. But even fast cars need to have good gas mileage these days, if only because of tightening federal regulations. Use of direct gasoline injection — which improves the fuel mix going into the cylinders — yields EPA ratings of 16 mpg in city driving, 25 on the highway for the big V-8, 17/26 for the smaller V-8 and 19/29 for the V-6 mode

Ride and Comfort: In addition to its smooth, quiet ride, Genesis handling ate up the hills and curves on the winding roads of my test drive route. Well-bolstered leather seats -- including roomy, comfortable back seats -- make the Genesis a worthy road trip candidate. (If you are traveling in cold weather, the seats can be heated). A handsome stitched leather dash adds to the luxury look.

Cargo and storage: At 15.9 cubic feet, the trunk is larger than most of the competition. But Genesis lacks the folding rear seats that add to capacity in cars like the Lexus ES — although it does have a narrow passthrough from the trunk for items like skis. The center console in front and a similar bin in the rear provide plenty of space for small personal items.

Safety: The Genesis has electronic stability control, eight airbags and features usually found only in luxury brands, like a lane departure warning that alerts you if your car is drifting. The structure is unchanged from the 2011 model, so the Genesis is likely to keep its Top Safety Pick rating after crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

If you own — or have always wanted to own — a prestige, name-brand luxury car, Hyundai won’t appeal to you. But if you want ride, comfort and luxury features for a good price, the Genesis is worth a look.

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2012 Hyundai Genesis Adds Speed to Luxury Features

When you mention luxury cars, Hyundai does not automatically come to mind. But the Hyundai Genesis, with a smooth, quiet ride and high-tech features, is drawing an increasing number of trade-ins from Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and other traditional luxury brands.

Now, for 2012, Genesis is adding a powerful V-8 engine aimed at competing with high-performance models of those brands.

As with all its models, Hyundai is pitching shoppers that they get great features at a value price. For instance, it compares its new R-Spec model with the 5.0-liter, 429-horsepower V-8 to the Infiniti M56 and the BMW 550i. At a list price of $47,350 with fully comparable features, the Genesis has a $16,445 price advantage on the Infiniti and $17,525 on the BMW.

I am doubtful that famously loyal BMW owners will be lured even by that price difference, but Infiniti shoppers might. At the lower end, the Genesis 3.8 with a V-6 engine starts at $34,200 — the same entry-level luxury neighborhood as popular models like the Lexus ES but about $3,000 less.

I got a chance to drive the 2012 Genesis last week on winding, hilly roads north of New York City. Here are m2y impressions plus some basic facts:

Styling: New headlights and taillights add to the solid, luxury appearance of the Genesis. Apparently with an eye to the taste of luxury buyers, the Genesis has traditional-looking styling instead of the swooping, curvy look that is so eye-catching on models like the Sonata and Elantra.

Performance and mileage: Since I had just driven the much smaller Hyundai Accent the comfort, quiet and smooth power of the Genesis stood out. Even with the 333-horsepower V-6, acceleration surged at highway speeds with just a touch of the foot. And Hyundai says the new top-end V-8 model will go from 0 to 60 mpg in a smoking 5.1 seconds. But even fast cars need to have good gas mileage these days, if only because of tightening federal regulations. Use of direct gasoline injection — which improves the fuel mix going into the cylinders — yields EPA ratings of 16 mpg in city driving, 25 on the highway for the big V-8, 17/26 for the smaller V-8 and 19/29 for the V-6 mode

Ride and Comfort: In addition to its smooth, quiet ride, Genesis handling ate up the hills and curves on the winding roads of my test drive route. Well-bolstered leather seats -- including roomy, comfortable back seats -- make the Genesis a worthy road trip candidate. (If you are traveling in cold weather, the seats can be heated). A handsome stitched leather dash adds to the luxury look.

Cargo and storage: At 15.9 cubic feet, the trunk is larger than most of the competition. But Genesis lacks the folding rear seats that add to capacity in cars like the Lexus ES — although it does have a narrow passthrough from the trunk for items like skis. The center console in front and a similar bin in the rear provide plenty of space for small personal items.

Safety: The Genesis has electronic stability control, eight airbags and features usually found only in luxury brands, like a lane departure warning that alerts you if your car is drifting. The structure is unchanged from the 2011 model, so the Genesis is likely to keep its Top Safety Pick rating after crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

If you own — or have always wanted to own — a prestige, name-brand luxury car, Hyundai won’t appeal to you. But if you want ride, comfort and luxury features for a good price, the Genesis is worth a look.

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Hyundai Elantra a real looker

The attractive 2011 Hyundai Elantra sedan is arguably the best-looking smallish sedan in the country.

It's also a value-minded five-seater that lets buyers add coveted features, like navigation system, rearview camera, upscale alloy wheels and 360-watt, premium audio, and still wind up with a sticker price of $20,350 or less.

Every Elantra sedan is government rated at 40 miles per gallon in highway driving. Buyers don't have to pay more — as they do with the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and 2011 Ford Fiesta — to get a high-mileage version.

And the Elantra, like every Hyundai, comes with a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty and a limited bumper-to-bumper warranty for 5 years/60,000 miles.

Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, for a 2011 Elantra GLS sedan is $15,695 with manual transmission and $17,945 with automatic.

Note the Elantra's automatic is a six speed, which uses its six gears to maximize fuel mileage. The automatic also has Shiftronic, allowing drivers to shift from gear to gear sans clutch pedal, if they want to control upshifts and downshifts for a sporty experience.

In comparison, the 2012 Honda Civic, which has a starting retail price of $15,575 with manual tranny and $17,375 with automatic, has a five-speed automatic with no shift-it-yourself function and a lower city and highway fuel economy rating.

And while the 2011 Toyota Corolla, with a retail starting price of $16,660, generates 132 horsepower from its 1.8-liter, four-cylinder engine, the 2011 Elantra gets 148 horses out of its Hyundai-built 1.8-liter four cylinder.

Even the Chevrolet Cruze, with a starting MSRP plus destination charge of $17,275 with manual transmission, delivers less horsepower — 138 — from its uplevel, turbocharged four cylinder than the base Elantra has.

There are two body styles of the Elantra: Sedan and a five-door Touring hatchback.

Elantra sales surpassed 100,000 in the first six months of this calendar year, illustrating a strong attraction for the redesigned car that's the second smallest in the Hyundai lineup, after the Accent.

The 2011 revamp of the Elantra added 1 inch in overall length and 2 inches to the car's wheelbase, which is the distance from the middle of one wheel to the middle of the other wheel on the same side of the car.

The result is more passenger room — so much that passenger volume now surpasses that of the Corolla, Ford Fiesta and Focus as well as Chevy's Cruze.

Indeed, with the 14.8 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk added in, the Elantra's total volume of 110.4 inches qualifies it as a mid-size sedan, not a compact, according to the federal government.

You may not feel like you're in a mid-size car when you're riding in the back seat, though. While seats are comfortable, three adults sit closely touching each other in the back seat, and there's just 33.1 inches of rear-seat legroom compared with 36-plus inches in the back of the Corolla and Civic sedans.

The test Elantra was a base GLS model with automatic and the right selection of extras, such as the aforementioned nav and premium audio systems, rearview camera, upscale alloy wheels and steering wheel controls. The car looked and felt upscale and topped out at just $20,345.

In 100-degree temperatures, I preferred the nicely-done beige cloth seats in the test Elantra because they weren't scorching hot to sit on the way leather seats can be. Too bad there were some dirty spots on the driver seat cushion from a previous driver.

I didn't have textured, fancy ceiling material or plush trunk lining in the Elantra. But I was glad, since this helped keep the car price low so money could go, instead, for the brightly lit nav screen that was fitted right into the top of the dashboard. It was much easier to use and see than the odd-looking, add-on-type nav systems used in other small cars.

Audio sounds were clear and satisfying, and the upscale radio included XM satellite service

Most impressive was how quiet the test Elantra rode. Interior noise was kept at a minimum and was noteworthy in this segment.

The 1.8-liter, double overhead cam four cylinder that's in all Elantras isn't turbocharged but has continuously variable valve control to balance fuel mileage with performance.

Torque peaks at 131 foot-pounds at 4,700 rpm, so acceleration in the tester was comfortably mainstream, not push-you-in-the-seat forceful.

I didn't strive for fuel mileage in combined city/highway travel, so I never got near the 40-mpg government highway rating. But I easily managed just over 27 mpg, which is decent for a car this size that was pushed to perform.

At barely 2,700 pounds, the Elantra had a sprightly feel in city traffic, and it accelerated decently on the highway.

There's nothing gimmicky about the gauges or controls, and the overall sense, for anyone who remembers earlier Elantras, is that the Elantra has moved upscale in a big way.

I liked how the rear-seat floor was nearly flat, so there's no big hump to contend with, and a rear-seat center armrest is in every Elantra. Rear seat head room, at 37.1 inches, is on par with that of the Corolla and Honda, which is surprising given that the Elantra's roofline slopes back there to give a coupe-like appearance.

Rear seatbacks fold down to accommodate long items protruding from the trunk.

All safety features, including curtain air bags, stability control and traction control are standard. This includes antilock brakes with brake discs at all four wheels. The Chevy Cruze base model and Toyota Corollas have more traditional brake drums at the rear wheels.

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Hyundai looks to score again with Accent

Hyundai has twice punctuated its recent success with exclamation marks when it comes to family cars. Now, it's going for the accent mark.

How? Following sales home runs with revamps of its Sonata midsize and Elantra compact sedans, Hyundai used its now-familiar formula to remake its entry-level subcompact Accent by:

•Making it a bit bigger to be roomier inside.

•Adding features more commonly seen in larger and more expensive cars.

•Using high-tech powertrain upgrades to increase gas mileage, making the new Accent capable of 40 miles a gallon on the highway.

•Amping up its looks in the distinctive new swoopy Hyundai style.

It's the recipe the South Korean automaker used to turn its formerly bland, forgettable Sonata and Elantra into hits.

Now Accent, just arriving at dealers, could shake up the subcompact segment populated by rivals such as the popular Honda Fit and new Ford Fiesta, as well as the Toyota Yaris. Coming soon are a redone Nissan Versa and all-newChevrolet Sonic.

"It raises the bar," says George Peterson, president of consulting firm AutoPacific, of the Accent.

The automatic-transmission model starts at $15,195, and shipping costs add $760 to the price of each. Accent also will offer a five-door hatchback version starting at $14,595 plus shipping.

The new Accent represents a sort of coming of age for Hyundai, which has gravitated away from the low end of the market — and selling mostly on cheaper price — as its image has improved.

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Hyundai named as Car Manufacturer of the Year

It's official, Hyundai has been named as Car Manufacturer of the Year.

The Korean company impressed the judges from Which? magazine as they received 82% for reliability and 84% for customer satisfaction. Competitive pricing and a five-year warranty also edged the company ahead of the rest.

The mag also named the i20 and i30 models as ‘Best Buys’ after the cars were put through their paces in a multitude of different tests.

And we have to say, they're pretty nifty little things. With a top speed of 164kph, the i20 is certainly a ‘hot hatch’ (Clarkson really ruined that phrase, didn't he?).

“While all those in the shortlist performed well over the past 12 months, Hyundai stood out thanks to its great warranty deal and value for money cars,” said Peter Vicary-Smith chief executive of Which?.

The news doesn't come as a total shock. Hyundai has always been a workhorse of a car giving little hassle.

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Hyundai sets sales record

Hyundai Motor America has announced an all-time sales record for both the month of June and in the first half of the year.

Hyundai sold 59,209 vehicles in June. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, located in southern Montgomery, is the primary producer of Elantras and Sonatas in the United States. The cars make up nearly 65 percent of Hyundai Motor America's sales.

The June sales were a 16-percent increase from the same period a year ago.

It came as a small surprise that the first half of the year set a sales record since June also marked the sixth consecutive month that Hyundai has set an all-time monthly sales record. Overall, sales are up 26 percent from last year.

Dave Zuchowski, Hyundai Motor America's executive vice president of national sales, attributes the success to not only the attractiveness of the vehicles, but their fuel-efficiency. He said he believes the company's success will continue throughout the year.

"We are confident going into the third quarter that the company is on track for its best year ever," Zuchowski said in a news release issued by the company.

John Krafcik, who is president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America, agreed that the fuel-efficient vehicles Hyundai produces are what Americans want and need in a car.

"The best way to reduce America's fuel consumption is to put more fuel-efficient vehicles in American driveways, right now," Krafcik said in the written statement. "The best way to do that is to mass produce the most efficient technologies ... and deploy them as standard equipment, not expensive options."

As demand for the most popular Hyundai cars, the Sonata and Elantra, increases, production at the Montgomery Hyundai plant attempts to keep up. The plant operates on a five-day-a-week schedule with two 10-hour shifts each day. One Saturday production day is also included each month.

There is no plan to increase or decrease production, according to Robert Burns, local Hyundai spokesman, "At this time, we are going to stay with what we've been doing so far," Burns said, adding there have been no discussions about adding additional Saturdays to the schedule.

Burns said that the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama plant has been running at capacity in an effort to keep up with consumer demand.

"At least 50 percent of the Elantras come from Korea," Burns said.

Year-to-date, HMMA production is up 13.2 percent from 2010. Based on projected production days left, the plant will likely achieve 330,000 units by the end of the year.

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