*Jun: the takeoff G-force of CRDi VGT is addictive . I believe what you are saying about the Sonata as it's a luxury sedan probably aimed at taking down Accord, Camry and Cefiro (that must be insanely expensive though ). But personally, i won't choose a 3.3L V6 over a 2.2L CRDi VGT for the simple reason that diesel is cheaper here and that it's more energy efficient compared to petrol.

the Santa Fe's ECU can be chipped and from 150Hp/335Nm, it will become 180Hp/395Nm. I'm not sure how much "chipping" is though. hehe

Q: is the Azera same as Sonata? I've seen quite a lot of Azeras here.