HYUNDAI Sonata

This is the eight Sonata from Hyundai. It sounds just about right, maybe with a few notes on and off the musical stave. The look, the options and some of its new features are great. But some ideas might be wrong.

Hyundai introduced the seventh generation of the Sonata in 2014 and, three years later, it brought a facelift for it and sharpened its image.

The seventh generation of the Hyundai Sonata was launched in March 2014 as a 2015 model and it was designed with agility in mind but without giving up the comfort features.

HYUNDAI Sonata

Hyundai refreshed the fifth generation of the Sonata in 2008 and targeted the same customers as the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry, but at a lower price.

The Sonata nameplate was around since 1985 and it was produced by the South Korean manufacturer, Hyundai.

Hyundai looked very determined to enhance its lineup and get its spot in the world's top charts, and the refreshed fourth generation of the Sonata was solid proof.

By 1998, Hyundai already started to understand how to build its cars and what customers want from a specific segment, and the Sonata was mostly a good answer.

Hyundai introduced a facelift for the Sonata's third generation in 1996, as a serious contender against the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry on the U.S. market and the French and Italian mid-size sedans on the European shores.

Hyundai was relentless in upgrading its lineup. Just four years after the launch of the Sonata's first generation on the U.S. soil, it came with a second generation.

While Hyundai was still struggling to find its design identity, it launched the second generation of the Sonata as its flagship model, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro.