The thing i admire in the Vios is the Audi like steering which the bottom of the steering is flat & the EPS. It is so light when the car is stationary. When making a U-turn, it just use 2 road to do a U-turn whereas other cars take 2.5-3 road to do it. This means it has a small turning radius.
i must agree on the poor NVH of vios. persona has better insulation, almost similar to altis 1.6 at 102K. the way i see it... this vios received only mere cosmetic changes and UMWT can do better than this actually.
but vios is a city car which explains why it has super light steering wheel, small turning radius, 4 speed instead of 5 speeder auto and perhaps.. lack of insulation.
you want more, then pay more---> the altis range is waiting. good marketing strategies.
Been `conned' by korean products.
Go get yourself a korean product & you will know what I mean.
You will echo my comment & sentiment after using a korean car/product
Now I wouldn't touch a korean car.
they were saying the same thing in 2002 with the new Sonata then, the Elantra and Matrix. but somehow, it did not happen.
in order for a brand to stay at top level its not only about giving a good specced car rather than gimmicks. The Koreans have done that before. Sonata selling at 120K to compete with 120K Altis.
but now the same sonata 2.0/2.4 are selling between 27-28K while altis 1.6/1.8 are fetching prices between 55-66K. see the differences?
the korean makes need to give more than cheap cars with high specs - citra rondo is one very good example. it does not sell well (compare to Citra) even though at 85K comes with twin airbags, ABS, sunroof, dual air-cond, VVTI with timing chain engine and other niceties.