Boring car

I bought the i10 for the simple reason that it was a cheap car with decent horsepower and torque. true enough, the engine is willing and strong enough to occasionally have some fun with.

the problem lies with the the gearbox and clutch. the transmission ratios are so weird. first gear is very short, which means you have to shift to second very soon. then second gear is really long. in a car with little low end torque, a long second gear is just a constant pain. the engine is either screaming at high revs or groaning under very low rpm (courtesy loooooong gearing). 

therein comes the clutch. the clutch, i find, is too imprecise and just generally seems unable to adequately cope with the rev happy nature of the engine. so basically whenever you shift gears, the whole car goes through a nodding motion. not a great feeling in traffic. 

I sound pretty awful about the car. its not a bad car at all. hyundai has truly learned the trick of perceived quality with this car. its a decent car. good space, reasonably refined, surprisingly quick and its cheap and its small. the perfect recipe for a city car. in fact, its the perfect recipe, wasted.

I was expecting something more entertaining. i wasn't looking so much for fuel economy or practicality.

too bad hyundai forgot to make the i10 un-boring. it is at the end of the day, a very dull car.

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