Tx for the replies, Y'all. Mine's SE trim, Charcoal (some call it Gunmetal, others charcoal metal flake) outside, black interior. Pretty nice outer finish and the interior is perfect with lots of soft-touch finish and padding everywhere. Has the roof racks, wheels, all the goodies inside. I got the mud flaps and the draw-cover for the cargo area (throw-ins at the SE level). Heated seats, remote locking, power everything, cruise control, trip computer, range and MPG estimator. Really, ya can't list em all, they loaded it. The one thing they didn't have was the BlueTooth and I'm having that installed Wed. in Tampa while I'm on vacation. $425.00 installed.
I really did want the 5 Speed B&M short-throw with this puppy, but they didn't have it in stock, so I "settled" for the automatic. The automatic they paired with this engine is pretty good. It does a fair imitation of a leap from a standing start, rolls well up to around 75-85MPH and then is flat out of legs above that. Not terribly buzzy at all, to my ear, anyway. This car is exceptionally well noise-damped. In one particularly harrowing stretch of I-10 West when EVERYONE was passing me, cutting in and out and in general demonstrating the Mr. Digit hand puppet for not keeping up, I got it up to around 101 and it was wheezing. Absolutely out of steam. But, the handling was wonderful throughout. Nice and firm, cushions the bumps and strips and tracks laser-true no matter how fast or slow the trip. It have a stability-control system that tweeks the gas and individual brakes if the car gets sideways, but I hope never to challenge that particular system. 4-wheels disks with 4-wheel ABS, too. Best brakes ever on a Hyundai of mine and I've been driving these critters since 1986. But then, for $18,000 all told, they ought to be, no? The cruise control is utterly seamless, no surging or up-and-down yo-yo effect like some.
Gas mileage three thousand miles in is in the area of 27 out on the road, 25-27 back home in mixed driving. A short trip I took across Florida at 55-60 MPH speeds yielded 32.5 MPG over 140 miles. All of these with the AC going and of course, it isn't really broken in yet. First oil change Wed. when I get the BlueTooth put in. Dealer oil, I assume I'll get their bulk 5W-20 and a Hyundai filter. Suits me.
This engine is called a BetaII 2.0 four cylinder with CVVT, but other than some very basic stats on the thing I can't find anything about the engine. Some versions are cast iron bottom end with aluminum heads, but I'm not sure about the Touring. It gets the job done and I understand it's the engine from the turbo Genesis, but Hyundai is pretty tough about dispensing history and details. Maybe the service manual for the car will be helpful that way.
There ya go, peeps. All (and maybe more) than ya wanted from me on the subject, but I do go on, I suppose. If anyone has some detail on the engine and automatic transmission though, I'd be curious. And in keeping with tradition, oil recommendations. My instinct is 5W20 Synthetic for 7500 mile drains. Likely M-1 or Pennzoil. I like the 0W20 for the New England winter, too. I've always used the oversized Wix filters in my 92, 2005 and 2008 1.6's don't know what I'll use now, but Hyundai's filters will work fine, I'm sure. Thanks all!