25 Facts About Hyundai Sonata

Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size car that has been manufactured by Hyundai since 1985.

Hyundai Sonata is currently manufactured in the United States for the North American market, China and South Korea for the Asian market, and Russia for other markets.

In 1987 Hyundai Sonata added two tone color schemes and a trip computer option, but sales soon went down and the car was discontinued in December of that year.

Y2 Sonata was part of Hyundai's expansion in North America after the success of the Excel.

Sonata was designed by Hyundai and featured Mitsubishi's engineering, including the platform from the Galant S and its 2.

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New EF series Sonata arrived in 1998, debuting the Hyundai-Kia Y4 platform.

Hyundai Sonata strengthened the body shell and firewall, widened the rear track, included anti-submarining front seat pans and added thicker front brake discs for the update.

NF Hyundai Sonata was launched in August 2004 in South Korea, based on a new platform created from the project NF.

Hyundai Sonata adopted "slush molding", a production technique that enables a much higher grade of texturing and shaping of the IP surface.

Beijing Hyundai launched a redesigned Sonata called the Ling Xiang, known as NFC Sonata, for the Chinese market.

Hyundai Sonata first introduced this car to the market at The 6th China Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in 2008.

The US version of the sixth generation Hyundai Sonata was unveiled at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, with sales beginning in 2010 for the 2011 model year.

The Sonata was the second vehicle, after the Tucson, to carry Hyundai's then-radical "Fluidic Sculpture" design language.

The 6th Hyundai Sonata was awarded Top Safety Pick from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the United States.

Later release version of Model Year 2011: by the U S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under 2010 new test rulesThe 2011 Sonata is one of six vehicles rated Five Star under new rules as of November 2010.

Korean NCAP – The Hyundai Sonata scored the highest possible ratings across the frontal, offset and side crash tests "KNCAP Safety ratings: 2011 Hyundai Sonata".

China NCAP – The Hyundai Sonata scored the highest possible rating of 6 stars"CNCAP Safety ratings: 2011 Hyundai Sonata".

At the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled the Hyundai Blue Drive powertrain for the then next generation Sonata, which uses lithium polymer battery technology.

Hybrid Hyundai Sonata received top five-star ratings for overall crash protection and overall side protection as well as four-ratings for overall frontal protection.

The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid did not debut until the 2016 model year, as the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid was a carryover model from the 2014 model year.

The Hyundai Sonata PHEV was released in selected markets in the United States in November 2015.

Since the Hyundai Sonata PHEV uses some gasoline during the all-electric mode, the EPA considers the actual all-electric range is between 0 to 27 miles .

Eighth-generation Hyundai Sonata was previewed in early March 2019 and officially launched on March 21 in South Korea.

Eighth-generation Sonata uses a new third-generation architecture and uses Hyundai's latest "Sensuous Sportiness" design language which was first previewed by the Le Fil Rouge concept.

DN8 Hyundai Sonata was released in Australia in June 2021, after a two-year break of the nameplate in the country.

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