Hyundai i40 reviewed by readers - What Car?

[mkyumae14]

Maybe BMW 1 Series. Either way, Hyundai makes great cars. Probably will pass German reputation in the future.

[sangolt88]

Great look, though a boring grill.

[8150shaf]

I don't really like Hyundai's and when I saw one of the million ads about this car, I thought that it looked over-designed and therefore it would look cheap and like they are trying too much.

Then it went past me on the motorway, and I saw the elegant line across the body and the attention grabbing LED's at the front.

I can't say much but this car looks good. Not sure about quality or performance. However not planning to buy it, prefer Mercedes :)

[ZimmersApprentices]

ive been in one of these cars the ride quality is fantastic and very comfortable

[8150shaf]

@ZimmersApprentices Is it? I don't want a new car now as I just bought one, but I think this is good.

[jjmaxx16]

santa claus give me a car pls!.... like that one:)

[Guenthaeae]

WTF THIS WHAT NEVER BE A BMW Ôo

[MrZkrstovic]

It's not about Hyndayi looking like BMW, its opposite :(

Missing old BMW Style

[arteddie]

the Hankook tyres would have given me a clue as they are official Hyundai tyres

[Mr999danger]

I love hyundai, and I am one of the fans of it but it is not as much comfortable as Mercedes, even ten twenty years old Mercedes is comfortable than hyundai models.I think they have to improve they cars, they felts every single problem of the road.

[cickova13]

@Mr999danger its true, but what about the difference in prices?

[syed92028]

is it just me or does it look slightly like a GT-R

[75ti]

N.E.W 2007-2012 Hyundai cars are much more very a lot Better Than old Hyundai Motors. Go for the WOlrd and Space(?)

[sourov]

excellent car

[soyelpalm]

well it really does look like an epic Ford rip-off

[sourov]

this car is really good i ve seen few of them

[floflorian]

It's pretty clear that these "readers" of WhatCar magazine don't actually read it too much. The guy who was convinced it was a Ford had not idea what he was talking about, and tried to look knowledgeable. The first 2 guys guessed it was a Hyundai, although either Hyundai, Kia, Honda or Suzuki would have been very good guesses.

I guess they try to get "average" people, but average people don't read WhatCar magazine...

[YankeemanLT]

not exactly a review without actually driving it on the roads, is it?

[rs2p00nz]

.....sonata estate?

[skim2399]

nice honest review from consumers



[boy638]

the design is so extreme (in a nice way) that those rims seemed under-deisigned

[flybli]

i was sure this was a range rover

[MrMagnificentMedia]

I would have thought it was a Mazda

[reevsaj]

The guy who thought it was a BMW... what the hell is he smoking?

[Johndoe9278]

@reevsaj Why??? Hyundai making excellent cars....Germans losing their sleep. For example compare the Equus with a BMW 5 series or a Mercedes C class...Those cars look cheap when compared to an Equus...wake up! this is 2011.

[reevsaj]

@Johndoe9278 The reason I thought that was funny, was because it looks absolutely nothing like a BMW. The Equus is a decent car, but it doesn't compete with the 5 Series or the E Class. The new 5 Series does not look cheap compared to an Equus, it looks like a very German, sporty, mid size luxury sedan. People who know anything about cars won't be cross shopping the two. The Equus can't hold a candle to any BMW in terms of driving dynamics.

[Johndoe9278]

@reevsaj "The Equus is a decent car, but it doesn't compete with the 5 Series or the E Class." ahaha sure? maybe u should have said 7 Series...Got read specs all 3 cars and u will get a surprise. C class, 3 and 5 Series look CHEAP!!! compared to the Equus.

[reevsaj]

@Johndoe9278 The Equus is a large car, you were comparing to the 5 Series and E class. The mistake is yours.

Specs can't tell you anything about luxury or quality, and those are the characteristics that best define whether a car is "cheap" or not.

[Johndoe9278]

@reevsaj my point is that if u want to compare the Equus do it against a 7 Series or a E or S class..not with a crappy 5 Series...Hyundai already is comparable at least with the Germans....just that is a huge success. Now Germans sweating...wait 3 or 5 years.

[loyalqueen]

@Johndoe9278 uve obviously never owned or riden in a bmw series 5. hyundai has nothing on bmw. yes i would prefer to buy a hyundai cause its affordable for me, but bmw is ten times better in ride, quality than hyundai. no one can deny this.

[jxtsful]

@reevsaj The guy who thought it was a BMW is smoking something called harsh and painful reality for haters...

[nidorc3]

@reevsaj hahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[akie64]

@reevsaj yeah i agree, looks far to good to be a bmw

[Slimecrazy234]

@reevsaj Seriously, did he not notice there were no kidney grills?

[minibus1351]

Hyundai wins!

[SEThatered]

Really nice idea!

Such a "blind" test will give a very unbiased opinions on the car.

You should do it more often.

[arteddie]

@SEThatered The only trouble with this is Hyundai have released cars with the same design features such as front lights