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by basch 2069 days ago
and Korea is low cost and high tech? or all of the above? Hyundai is starting to look pretty close to the best of all worlds.
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It's a different story now, but they had to offer that 10 year warranty because the quality was actually that bad at the time.
Post 2007, Hyundais have been excellent (and very much underrated). They brought in European designers so the aesthetic is much improved (though I don't care for their 2016-2020 grille shapes).

They've always struggled with resale value due to early reputational issues, but I'd say the build quality is now very close to the top 3 Japanese manufacturers. The 10-year powertrain warranty was a low-cost move to regain the market's trust -- I doubt very many people cash-in on it (the engineering is excellent nowadays)

When I was looking at cars some time ago, an accessories fully-loaded Hyundai was about the same price as a bare-bones Honda or Toyota. The discount rate may have leveled off these days.