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    Oct 28, 2005 10:00 AM 497
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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Hyundai Sonata, Part 3

    Why you should buy this car: Because it s so damn sensible it hurts.
    Why you shouldn t buy this car: Because it s so damn sensible it hurts.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: No
    · Fashion Victims: No
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: No
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: Yes
    · Euro Snobs: No
    · Working Stiffs: Yes
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: No
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: Yes

    Vitals
    · Manufacturer: Hyundai
    · Model tested: Sonata LX
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $23,495
    · Engine type: 3.3-liter V-6, aluminum block and heads
    · Horsepower: 235 hp @ 6000 rpm
    · Torque: 226 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm
    · Redline: 6000 rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: Michelin Pilot HX MXM4, P225/50R-17 93V
    · Drive type: front wheel drive
    · 0 - 60: 7 secs.
    · 1/4 mile: 15.5 sec @ 92 mph
    · Top speed: 137 mph
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 20/30
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 5/5/not rated

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Hyundai Sonata, Part 1, Part 2 [internal]


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