This thing is beautiful
1300 km done, 2.5 weeks in. GTX A iVT (the lassi engine as described by some questionably literate YouTubers)
Daily running \~160km, 4 days a week.
Route is 70% city with bumper to bumper traffic, 30% open highway based on distance, 90% city and 10% highway based on travel time 😅
I was hoping I would enjoy buttermilk everyday on my way to office, but unfortunately the engine is not lassi unlike the common sentiment. 🥲
Have driven a City CVT for 8 years, so I’m familiar with the driving dynamics of an NA CVT engine, and how to make it more responsive. Also have a 2018 Elantra SXO 2.0L NA AT for more enthusiastic outings.
Few niggles:
Right side mirror camera has excessive lena flare. Becomes unusable at night with even a street light image scattering like a supernova explosion.
Left door has a noticeable vibration sound when high bass music is playing. Not sure whether to pursue and put efforts into this because most probably the technicians are just gonna say they can’t hear it.
Edit: Claimed replacement of side mirror camera under warranty. ETA unknown 🤷🏻♂️. Kia did not approve replacement of the entire side mirror unit, so just the camera module will be replaced.