Nothing out of the way happening anywhere on the car and the design feels a little held back, but the overall proportions and stance of the car really make it attractive. In this lot, the Laura looks like a very mature product. The Laura has been around for quite a while now, but surprisingly doesn’t feel that dated at all. Even the rear seats are an absolute delight to spend time in and you even get controls for the audio system integrated into the rear armrest – great for that chauffeur driven backseat businessman, not so hot if you’ve got a pair of jumpy kids in the back. But high speed blasts aren’t this car’s forte it isn’t designed for such shenanigans and is best enjoyed as a comfortable family car. The six-speed gearbox is tuned to work rather well with this mill and affords the car decent driveability. The 1.6-litre CRDi engine is identical to the one in the new Verna, and it doesn’t feel under-equipped for the task of pulling along the bigger Elantra. Even the suspension has been tuned for outright ride quality rather than tarmac tearing antics. The ultra-light steering, which is an absolute boon in city traffic feels rather disconnected if you show the car some aggressive corners. When it comes to the job of moving about, let’s just say that the Elantra is not what you might call a “driver’s car”. You get keyless entry, a start-stop button, a reversing camera integrated into the rear-view mirror and our personal favourite, air-conditioned seats, the ultimate accessory for driving in the tropics. If gadgets are what impress you most, then the Elantra’s cockpit is like a latest generation smart phone. All that curvy-slashy business works its way into the dashboard and gives the impression that this car drove straight from the designer’s concept model to the showroom. And it’s much the same story on the inside as well. With copious curves and slashes, and those gorgeous lights (both at the front and rear) that stretch into the body work, the Elantra is one cool customer. The ‘neo Fludic’ design (as Hyundai calls it) has pretty much taken the automotive world (and we mean the whole world) by storm and has really changed the way we look at Korean cars. The newest one here and pretty much the reason why this comparison was conjured up, the Elantra is easily the most striking looking of the lot. And for the basis of this comparison, we’ve lined up the top-of-the-range diesel models with manual gearboxes. So similarly, rather than comparing these cars on the usual criteria, we’ll try to look at each one individually and see where its appeal lies. All you would be able to do is take into account your biases and simply pick your favourite. The fact of the matter is, if you were a teacher with six equal bright pupils in your class and you were asked to pick the ‘best’ one, you would practically be at a loss to answer that question with unambiguous veracity. All of them make very strong cases for themselves and each of them will appease certain types of people (or so we’d like to imagine). But if you explore their character, it’s almost like staring at a United Colours of Benetton advertisement. They’re all very alike in some regards, especially with respect to the kind of basic features they offer. The result is increased performance that represents the ideal mix of driving pleasure, engine durability and compliance with legal regulations on emissions.I’m going to say it right away – it is next to impossible to give a definitive verdict amongst this lot. In the required load or speed ranges, it is then possible to drive with greater fuel pressure or boost pressure, in order to increase engine power. The micro chip tuning controllers monitor the fuel sensor or boost pressure sensor’s output signal, then, depending on the engine map, feed it modified or unmodified to the engine control unit. By utilising the manufacturer’s tolerances, this Chevrolet Cruze 1.4 T 140 HP tuning box enables performance and torque increases of up to 20%!
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