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2009 Hyundai Sonata First To Feature New XM GUI

You got all of the details about the 2009 Hyundai Sonata and its extra-large cupholders yesterday, but there is one more little detail that makes this tech-fiend particularly excited. The 2009 Sonata will feature XM's new and improved touchscreen graphic user interface. Forget about the car, that graphical interface is a beaut! More »

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3:15 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,749 views, 10 comments

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Chicago Auto Show: Hyundai Reveals 2009 Sonata, Elantra Touring And i-Blue Fuel Cell Concept

Hyundai showed off a refreshed model in the 2009 Hyundai Sonata, a new model in the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring and a far off concept in the iBlue Concept.The news from the Sonata is the addition of the first nav system and dual-zone climate control. The news for the Elantra Touring is that it does look Mazda3-ish up close with a touch of Toyota Matrix. We sat inside one and it's relatively roomy for the class with a design that would be considered friendly to most and sporty to those without a pulse. Press information and photos below. The big news with the i-Blue is, uh, that it exists?


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4:45 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,634 views, 5 comments

Latest by pitchpitch Type-Я: i-Blue a .25 more »

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Chicago Auto Show: 2009 Hyundai Sonata Revealed, Now With Super-Capacity Cupholders

We've already caught a Korean preview of the new Sonata as it rather slickly though liltingly transforms from the 2008 model to the 2009 version. But now we're gonna catch this revamped mid-size in the flesh, right here at the Chicago Auto Show. This isn't exactly the kind of ride you ooh and aah over, but given that Hyundai is making a serious effort to win over American hearts and minds this week, placing not one but two ad buys during the Super Bowl and pulling the trigger on its downscale-luxe Genesis, whatever adjustments (however minor) they're making to the packaging of their main player in the dog-eat-dog, kill-your-dad, eat-your-mother mid-size realm is notable. After all, the Genesis may build buzz and get folks into dealerships, but Hyundai still needs to move product in volume segments. The company says the '09 Sonata will hit dealership later this month. Details and the press release, après la jump. More »

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12:01 AM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Matthew DeBord
5,583 views, 35 comments

Latest by blueplate: The new catchphrase for Jalopnik! Toyota: Super potential. Hyundai: Super Capacity! more »

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2009 Hyundai Sonata Revealed, Transforms From 2008 Model


This Korean ad for the new-look 2009 Hyundai Sonata which we'll see revealed first-hand this week at the LA Auto Show may be the first time we've seen a new model transform from the old model to reveal a new facelift to the public. Think about how much more fun we could have if we automakers were forced to do this for all of their models, forcing the buying public to actually see how absolutely-the-same many "new" models are. For instance, we could watch the 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee turn into the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yup, check out the changes! Oh wait, you didn't see anything move there? Our bad. Oh yeah, the new Sonata — doesn't look too terrible. Oh, and did we mention these released-too-early press shots we've found somewhere?

11:30 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Ray Wert
6,827 views, 31 comments

Latest by Number_Six: I speak Korean and as such was forced to learn how to say "Hyundai" properly. Hyundai is 현대 in the Korean alphabet. 현 = Hyun and rhymes with "shun." 대 = dae and rhymes with the French pronunciation of the letter "e". If, more »

question of the weekend

Slow Car Fast Or Fast Car Slow?

This weekend's burning question comes to you from our very own camp6ell. And here she goes:
somebody made the comment [at some point] about how it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. I'd rather drive an '87 Festiva up/down the Tail of the Dragon than a Diablo down Sunset Boulevard, but would your dear readers?
Yes dear readers, how's about it? Personally, I'd rather drink a nice glass of nitromethane and have a cigarette than get within 20 yards of an '87 Festiva. But of course, I'm an iconoclast. And if camp6ell is talking about the part of Sunset I think he is, better make that 2 glasses of nitromethane. However, I can testify that a Hoondai Sonata is a fantastic way to fly over the Dragon. What say you?

9:00 AM on Sat Aug 25 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
2,273 views, 104 comments

Latest by nutbastard: slow car fast, so i can see the look on the rich assholes face in his rearview when he realizes that his $60,000 sports car can't shake my $500 beater.... downhill. I really ticked off some guy in an SLK more »

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Adventures In Not-So-Subliminal Car Advertising: We're Thinking Of A Number, Any Two-Digit Number...

This newspaper ad for a Queens auto dealership could be the world's most obvious attempt at linking sex with buying a car. Still, considering it's an ad for the Hyundai Elantra and the Sonata — that may not be the worst idea to move some product. Hell, maybe they should try that shit out with the Dodge Magnum or anything from Mercury. Oh wait, isn't that what Jill Wagner's for? – Ray Wert More »

10:12 AM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Ray Wert
751 views, 8 comments

Latest by mcguirev10: Here's another one from back in the 90s... http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/McGuireV10/GreatDea... more »

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SEMA Show: Hyundai's Bitchin' Rides

Hyundai's continuing its tradition of spending beaucoup bucks shoring up its standing among the import tuner crowd here at SEMA. The company rolled out several tuner show cars based on its Azera (pictured), Tiburon, Entourage, Santa Fe, Elantra, and Sonata models. K Daddyz Kustomz turned the Azera into a drop-bodied urban roller with suicide doors, Accent into a reverse-doored street cruiser and Entourage into a soccer-mom-as-pimp wagon. Helmet painter Troy Lee mimicked his signature paint schemes on a Santa Fe (with scissor doors, natch), Street Customs made the Tiburon and Sonata into typical audio-centric streeters, and David Martin and BP Racing rendered the new Elantra as a race-ready clubsport toy. No word on the cred boost Hyundai received, but one onlooker was overheard describing the cars as "bitchin'." For what that's worth. [Gallery] More »

7:05 PM on Tue Oct 31 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,200 views, 3 comments

Latest by Buckster: This particular model comes with a 20 gram sack of crack and a gold/platinum Grrilll. ya know, just to get you started in the biz. more »

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That's Sonata Slow Rental Car: Man Busted Going 147 mph in a Hyundai

We once had a Hyundai Excel that couldn't hit 147 mph if it were reentering the atmosphere from space. But boy, how times have changed for the Koreans' finest. An Arizona man was recently clocked going 147 mph in a Hyundai Sonata that had been either leased or rented. Of course, according to police, he's in for serious fines and/or jail time for that (and other) speed-related transgressions. Notwithstanding that he probably wasn't rolling on Z-rated tires, we think the guy deserves a metal medal of honor. He's the automotive equivalent of the astronauts who had to ride on those g-force simulators, back when scientists thought such heavy gravity would send the flyboys' kidneys rocketing out of whatever exit holes the organs left in their skulls. The right stuff, indeed. [Thanks to Daniel for the tip.] More »

5:37 PM on Fri Jun 2 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,361 views, 17 comments

Latest by teaser mare: I am driving a brand new Sonata rental right now - got it up to nearly 140 last night, before running out of road. (I was trying this out in an industrial area near my work). The speedo goes up more »

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.

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Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Hyundai Sonata, Part 2

Exterior Design *****
The Sonata s schnoz is the fifth grill treatment across Hyundai s current model range. While it does nothing for the Korean manufacturer s branding, it s a segment winner: completely unobjectionable and instantly forgettable. From the side, the Sonata is an Audi doppelganger (especially where the rear pillars join the beltline). We d like to see Hyundai establish a unique design language based on Korea s artistic heritage. They want to sell cheap cars to risk-aversive, value-driven customers. Point taken. More »

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10:00 AM on Thu Oct 27 2005
By Mike Spinelli
1,743 views, 3 comments

Latest by 1974: No specific offense to Koreans, but their "Unique Artist Heritage" is a pastiche of their colonial overlords from the last several thousand years -- Japan and China. Remember that the Korean peninsula has only been a separate country during recent more »

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Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Hyundai Sonata, Part 1

Hello, my name is Robert and I m a sports car snob. [Hello, Robert — ed.] It s been a week since I last drove a Porsche. I ve had a rough time since then, but like the last guy said, it s all about taking life one nondescript set of wheels at a time. In fact, I was really proud of myself when I watched the lady who brings me the test cars drive off in the C4, leaving me with a Hyundai Sonata. I swear I didn t cry or yell or act out or anything. Sure, I was a little depressed. And I guess I shouldn t be making those engine sounds when I m out jogging. But at least I ve managed to cope with driving a completely invisible car. More »

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10:00 AM on Wed Oct 26 2005
By Mike Spinelli
527 views, 5 comments

Latest by Aaron Stein: Hyundai's move to quality vehicles has been nothing short of amazing over the past couple of years. I agree that right now most of their stuff is still vanilla, but if some of the stuff they have been showing off more »

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Kia to Show Updated Optima in Frankfurt

Edmunds Inside Line reports Hyundai's Kia division will show its next-generation Optima sedan — a doppleganger of Kia's Euro-model Magentis, and platform mate of the Hyundai Sonata — in Frankfurt. While the Hyundai will don more luxurious garb (stop snickering), its Kia cousin will be more plain-Jane, though will still include such mid-market features as ABS and ESP stability control, rear parking sensors and about 3,000 or so airbags. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Aug 11 2005
By Mike Spinelli
406 views