Apparently, both of those engines (2.4L 4 and 3.3L V6) are turning out to be
very special.

I am told the four is good enough and powerful enough (especially when mated
with the five-speed automatic that is standard in the Kia Optima, though I
am not sure about the Sonata), that it is more than adequate for most
people. And pretty sparing on fuel as well.

The 3.3 is just one seriously good motor.


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>I know that the 3.3 in the Sonata and Santa Fe is manufactured in the
> Alabama plant (by looking at the Monroney sticker). I haven't heard of
> any Azeras being manufactured in the U.S., but I suppose it's possible. I
> didn't think to look closely at the VIN of the one I noticed with the 3.3.
>
> The 2.4 is the collaboration between Chrysler, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi.
> To my knowledge, the 3.3 is a product of Hyundai only.
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There's no transmission collaboration to my knowledge (which isn't much on
this front). Hyundai uses an Aisin Warner 6-Speed in the Veracruz. All
their other transmissions are Mitsubishi-related. Not sure about Kia;
they may still have some Mazda product. Purportedly, the Aisin Warner is
the same one Toyota has been using with nearly no troubles for some time
now.

Talk of a Ford-GM 6-speed automatic transmission venture began over 5
years ago. Not sure if it went anywhere, though.

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