Hyundai Sonata

The Sonata is a four-door saloon and large size (4,800 mm in length). It's basically the same car as the model presented in 2005, but has interesting changes.

It has a most powerful diesel engine (150 hp instead of 140 hp) and an interior with much better. The only petrol engine available in the new range V6 Sonata is a 3.3 liter 250 hp (which Hyundai said sales volume will have a very small).

The most interesting is that the chassis is a system that automatically changes the alignment of the rear wheels.

It is on sale from € 20,500 (all prices). It's cheap but there are other alternatives that are even more so, as the Chevrolet Epica or KIA Magentis. These two have similar power diesel engines and similar equipment. For an amount of money it costs like the Sonata, is a Dodge Avenger, which does not seem better product than the Sonata.

Hyundai Sonata. Model 2009El standard equipment is sufficient (for example, all have stability control), but the option has normal weaknesses in this type of cars: you can not have xenon headlights, access system and keyless start, automatic lights or wiper.

One of the most interesting qualities is that it has a very large internal. With the new dashboard look and feel the quality has improved significantly compared to previous model. The front bench seat is still far short and gives little back support. The boot has 523 l, which is much.

The diesel engine is now more powerful, but it works like that in the previous model. It is quiet and smooth, both in power delivery, as the little vibrating.

Sonata 2.0 CRDi VGT is not particularly fast or strong to the extent that they are turbodiesel hatchback similar power. However, I can not do more than value judgments because I have not had a chance to measure their performance. At least according to official data, the Sonata 2.0 CRDi VGT has moderate consumption and a relatively slow performance for power. Card comparison with other equivalent models.

Hyundai Sonata. Model 2009Creo that the new Sonata is more comfortable suspension (has changes in adjusting springs, shocks and stabilizer bars). However, still not particularly comfortable because you can clearly notice some irregularities (especially those that make the suspension work quickly, as expansion joints).

Bring the system 'GATS', for 'Active Geometry Control Suspension. It is a system that can actively change the convergence of the rear wheels (in a very small angle). Allows you to have a normal convergence when the car travels in straight at any speed or slow curve, and increase when fast flowing curves.

It has two electric motors that act on the suspension arms. It was built to the previous Sonata, but at least the units to Europe, it took him.

For now, we have not had a chance to test this system in the right conditions.