Very interesting twist.
Very interesting twist. However Fueleconomy.gov will show you that not only does Hyundai fall short in fuel economy but Mazda actually does better than they advertise in real world road tests. While most brands average LESS than they advertise, Mazda has proven to under promise and over deliver. Hyundai claims 23-City-32 highway-26 combined with the 2.0 Turbo. When you look at the 2015 Mazda 6 iTouring with manual transmission the numbers rated from the factory are 25 city-37 highway-29 combined, but the actual numbers during their road test achieved an average combined fuel economy of 36 miles per gallon, much higher than the manufacturers number of just 29. Hyundai and Kia just dished out hundreds of millions of dollars because their fuel economy numbers did not add up. Now if you look at Tesla up front price and the 5 year cost of ownership, you will see that we would not be comparing apples to apples, so why bother getting into that. Now if you look at performance...Are you actually getting more out of the Turbo engine? When both cars were tested by Edmunds and I am sure numbers vary test to test but they actually got the Mazda 6 from 0-60 in just 7.6 seconds ( my personal best with my auto is just under 7 seconds ) while the 2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.0 Turbo they claim did 0-60 in 8.3 seconds! Needless to say no matter what test you look at the Mazda 6 is plenty fast enough for what it is (until the 2.5 Skyactiv Turbo comes out). Mix that with Near Exotic styling (2013 World Design of the year top 3 finalist) Top 3 Brand in Reliability (Consumer Reports Most Reliable new vehicles 2014) Lowest 5 year Cost of Ownership 2 years in a row (Best overall Brand KBB.com 2013/2014). I give the overall edge to the Mazda 6 not only against the Sonata but against anything in its class for under $50K!