As diesels go, especially those with a small displacement, this unit is on the quiet side. From inside the cabin, there’s very little intrusion of that common diesel clatter. It’s there all right, but it’s heavily muffled. Clearly Hyundai has paid close attention to its NVH management and the abolishment of unwanted noises in the cockpit.
Hard acceleration onto an open country road reveals little to no turbo lag, certainly nothing to complain about, and there is reasonably good pick-up through to the 100km/h speed limit. Time to hit the neatly positioned Sport button, which I suspect will hold the gear ratios a little longer, but within a few minutes I’ve resorted to the paddle shifters as we come across a few nice bends.