Can't seem to make up my mind to buy the Hybrid or non-Hybrid. I don't want to be totally bored driving either, but not sure the non-hybrid would feel much faster or quicker that it would matter? The 10 mpg difference is not an issue for me. It is simply enjoying the ride and how it drives. If they put multilink on the rear of the non-hybrid it would be an easy choice. Who has an idea? Which did you buy? Do you wish you had gone the other way? Thanks for your suggestions.

 

Your not talking about the one with the auto drive option. I know a youtuber who had one for a rental, and said it should be illegal to drive it, because it is dangerous..

 

I was just thinking this same thing. Just test-drove both versions- only in a Sonata. I was not happy with the brief loss of power with the hybrid after accelerating from a full stop. Didn't happen everytime but I didn't expect that. Sort of a 'lull' or 'dip' in the power. The salesman said something about it being cause the battery not being "fully charged". That made no sense to me, since isn't it being constantly recharged? Once we drove along, the transition between EV and gas was very smooth, but didn't like the momentary hesitation. If I want to experience that, I can just keep driving my '97 Jeep Cherokee.

The other thing that I'm not happy with is the low front clearance. I've never liked that on any car - and it seems the newer ones are mostly like that. We are in a very rural area - lots of snow accumulation on our road. Besides making harder to reach under there with the wand at the car wash, plus being more prone to scrapes, etc., I can foresee winding up plowing a bit of snow with the front end. It's really low - probably about 6" or so (?) Need to look at it again when I go back to the dealer tomorrow for more test-driving. I THOUGHT I had narrowed down my new car choices, but I'm not liking that low clearance.