Not a Hyuandai Guy - Probably Biased
Compared to my last 13 new BMWs, this does save on gas (8 MPG vs 38 MPG), but once you're used to driving a much superior, in every category, - crash protection (experienced 1st hand when another driver ran a red light, striking my door at 45-60 MPH and my front driver-side rim, severely damaging it causing the car to drive diagonally to the right, shortly after, the front driver airbags blew and the car came to a stop & I didn't know at the time, but I had taken out the side light pole and dragged it 30 ft before my car stopped itself - at which point BMW SOS Associates were talking to me through the cars stereo), stability, suspension, performance ( 625 BHW & 637 Torque), control-ability: Heads-Up Display (Current: MPH, RPM, Lane location, Local Posted Speed Limit - based on GPS, Upcoming Pedestrian/Animal in, or, on the side of, road notice - Forward and side IR systems), iDrive (One round knob controlling the following: Performance (HP, TQ, Auto Shift Firmness, Suspension Mode, Stability Control), Media (SIRIUS/HD/FM/AM Radio with RDS and traffic, DVD/CD Drive, Back Up Camera, Navigation, Bluetooth, 2 x USB & 3.5mm inputs), BMW Office (to read and/or create text files, voicemails or office files located on your smart device or a cloud location), BMW Maintenance (Displays the current: time/miles until next maintenance is needed, Fluid Levels, Tire Pressure, Temperatures, Air/Fuel Ratio, Pressure Levels & an option to click on "Schedule Maintenance Now"), BMW Apps (Pandora, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email & Web Browser) & BMW About (Current versions of: navigation maps; speed-based steering, vehicle, engine, transmission, differential, iDrive, HUD, fuel control, fuel management, ignition, drive-mode tuner, media, noise canceling, etc - ECUs & corresponding firmware versions -- as well as an option to choose "Check for and Update").
Between the HUD and iDrive systems you never have to look away from the road. Add to this the Speed-Based Steering system and you have a car you can jerk over to the next lane at 100 MPH, because the other driver didn't notice you were already in the lane he decided to get into, and although the fear of 'knowing' you're going to start spinning in circles and take out the whole freeway is blinding you, you arrive in the next lane as if it were a planned lane change.
Compare this to looking down for current speed all the time as well as often having to delve several menus deep in the media center to find what you're looking for. I found it hard to drive (anything) for the first time since driving a manual in the late 80s.
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