Interesting, I didn't expect the Elantra to be quite a decent performer. What confounds me are the Altis' 0-100 times (from 11.37 to 12.8). Can't imagine why C! would report an erroneous time for the Altis 1.6 so I'd assume that was their honest to goodness measurement.

In any case, I'd be happy to lend my MT Altis (if I push through with it) for a set of Vbox runs to see what time the manual can really set.

Ultimately though, differences of half a second don't matter much in 2-lane highway overtaking. A quick transmission with the right ratios and minimal power loss is more crucial for my use. Save for Subaru's CVT and Ford's clunky DCT, I think a conventional manual still performs better than any other AT/CVT in this price range.