new sonata looks pretty impressive
09-17-2009, 11:37 AM
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Saw some spy shots earlier that showed the Sonata going swoopy - looks like the spy shots were right. Looks sharp. Certainly better looking than the current one and better than the awkward Accord and boring Camry. Hyundai seems to just keep getting better every year. Wish the same could be said for Toyota and Honda.
09-17-2009, 05:21 PM
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09-17-2009, 10:07 PM
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I think it's gotten to the point where Honda and Toyota have relied on their bread and butter cars for too long (Civic, Accord, Corolla, Camry). You can't really argue against their very reliable engines with great mpg, but their conservative designs and lack of innovation may be starting to come back to bite them in the ***. It's pretty amazing what Hyundai has been able to do in the last 10 years. Too bad I have absolutely no faith that GM and Chrysler can make the same kind of turnaround.
09-19-2009, 12:31 AM
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I think the current gen camry is pretty sharp at least vs the last couple of genres since the mid 1990s. As for copying design elements from other brands, its nothing new, everyone does it. Including Mazda on the rx8 
I dont think the US version of the car's interior would be this nice, but 18k starting price is certainly pretty sweet. The perception of hyundai's brand has come a long way since the early 90s when all their cars were crap.
I dont think the US version of the car's interior would be this nice, but 18k starting price is certainly pretty sweet. The perception of hyundai's brand has come a long way since the early 90s when all their cars were crap.
09-19-2009, 08:12 AM
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The interior looks pretty good, like a cross between camry simplicity and infiniti style. I'm not sold on the front end though. It looks like they're going to struggle to find their own identity for a while instead of copying other automakers. I'd choose a CC over the sonata any day.
09-19-2009, 10:09 AM
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it looks like 20 other cars in o
look how bad the paint job is on this car
http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/fran...-b1-hybrid/#11
look how bad the paint job is on this car
http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/fran...-b1-hybrid/#11
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Rear LED lights
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Panaramic Sunroof operation (interior view)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FovVMzAB1Ks