While it comprises some of the most sensible vehicles extant, the mid-size-sedan segment is fiercely comparable. Rather amazingly, Hyundai has coordinated to penetrate the lucrative market over the past few years, wedging the Sonata between the customary favorites and buyer’s wallets. To hold sales booming, the Korean automaker expressed the Sonata in for a tech overhaul and a couple of light cosmetic alterations for the 2014 pattern year.
Aspiring to put a new face on the Sonata without alienating present followers, Hyundai has constrained the exterior alterations to a rather bolder grille, a new back fascia inject, and all new 17- and 18-inch wheel notions. The choices lists enlarges to encompass HID headlamps and LED taillights.
Apart from the large chrome grille up front, there aren’t too numerous things on the 2014 Hyundai Sonata that scream out ‘appealing’. The Sonata reaches off as Hyundai’s request to hit a balance between elegance and economy and quite candidly the last cited strike harder. The almost semi-circled headlights emerge much too large for the face of the Sonata and the very wide chrome slender parts beginning at the headlights and extending along the span of the vehicle recall us of the Hyundai Azera.
Though well-conceived, the interior of the Sonata is a artificial haven. With plentiful amounts of very dark and glossy trim, a exclusive dashboard conceive and an uncommon center stack, the Sonata conclusively tallies points for creativity. Although, the digital brandish that relays facts and figures associated to the audio scheme is by far the most antiquated we have arrive across in a long time.
The Sonata is equipped with an intriguing characteristic that advances by the name of Amplitude Selective Damper (ASD). This scheme works by varying the car’s shock absorption capabilities, to increase steadiness and solace. Driving on a glossy, well – maintained street or a bumpy, uneven one, the Sonata does its degree best to ensure the solace and stable management are maintained.
What’s on offer?
The 2014 Sonata is accessible with either a 2.0 litre engine or a slightly bigger 2.4 litre. The 2.0 litre motor makes 160 horsepower and 194 Nm of torque while the 2.4 litre motor makes 175 horsepower and 228 Nm of torque. Though the general dimensions of the Sonata are nearly equal to the Kia Optima, the Kia brags 3 additional horsepower when contrasted to the Sonata with a alike motor.
Car price on Dubai market ..
With a market price between AED 69,900 to AED 95,900 the Hyundai Sonata wears a higher beginning cost tag than the Kia Optima. For those keen to gaze after its rather unappealing exterior, the Sonata is a snug and purposeful family vehicle.
