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willow laboratories (Posted: Feb 17)
Guide Review - 2008 Hyundai Accent SE

I hopped into the Accent SE and immediately headed for the About.com Cars Top Secret Curvy Test Road, where I quickly discovered that the hardest thing about driving fast in the Accent SE is keeping up a head of steam. I had to thrash the engine and work the stick-shift like a madman, and I can only imagine how frustrating the drive would have been with the optional 4-speed automatic. I had no problem with the Accent SE's front disc/rear drum brake setup, but maybe that's because I didn't use the brakes all that much -- no way was I going to lose the speed I'd worked so hard to build up. Luckily, the Accent's suspension was on board with that plan. It gripped the pavement heroically, transitioning to gentle understeer and refusing to let mid-corner bumps knock it off course. And all along, I had a huge grin on my face -- here I was driving a $15,000 Hyundai Accent like it was a $35,000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Impossible? Maybe. But the Accent didn't seem to know that.

willow laboratories,BRIAN J STRASNICK