http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/17/o...nata-in-korea/

 

hyundai and kia are really giving the japanese companies a hard time now. glad to see korea doing well.

 

That dial for the navigation looks really out of reach for the driver...

 

The HVAC controls is awesome. Love the styling and Merc. CLS roof line. Never thought i would say this about a Sonata.

 

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.

 

i was next to a current Sonata yeserday and i was struck by how much it looked like a Millenia

 

Mazda needs to return into a upscale sedan market or 4 door coupè-sedan.

look at passat CC or the rumored 4 door acura/honda based on TSX/EUaccord...

 

reminds me of the genesis line.. especially the back lights. that design is really working for them

 

Kind of reminds me of the Lexus ES 300 with the interior of an Infiniti.

 

has the lights of a genesis coupe the nav setup of nissan/infiniti ac vents and dash design of a caddy cts ac controls of volvo ... its not bad but they really need to start making their own SH*T ...

 

lol at least the genesis parts are their own =]

 

lol yeah true that i wonder if they even have designers or just use professional photoshop users to modify others designs and build em .. seriously lol

 

that would be a good thing, shouldnt be playing navigator and pilot simultaneously

 

wow the interior looks really amazing. The two tone on the steering wheel is what caught my eye.

 

Happy Grille!

 

hyundais really moving up

 

yay for happy grilles!

 

Volvo thinks so lol

This thing is so last gen solara

 

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.

 

still a hyundai.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

Rear LED lights










Video

Panaramic Sunroof operation (interior view)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FovVMzAB1Ks

 

i like it, i would buy it