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    2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!

    2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    Yeah, I guess it's Camry-like, but it doesn't have that hideous wort at the top of the grille, nor does it have the same fat, bland midsection of the last two Camrys. Also, the interior looks a lot better, which doesn't say much because the Camry interiors have been pretty mediocre for the last 15 years.

    Honestly, I kinda like it. It's a little quirky, but it lacks the blah factor of the Camry and the pure hideousness of the Accord. If I was shopping for a new midsizer, I'd probably look at the Altima and the 6 first, though.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    It's hideous. I'm not even sorry to say it, it's just hideous. They seem to have combined the worst styling traits of the last two generations of Camry.

    It has a decent ass, though.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    The front end of the Sonata might be somewhat Camry-like but the profile and rear are far beyond what Toyota is doing these days. It looks like Hyundai is learning how to be adventuresome without veering off into awkward or weird territory. That bold crease that sweeps back to the taillights adds some real character.
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    Image of 500wishes 500wishes
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    Toyota already made a mistake by calling Hyundai a competitor,

    now that hyundai has raised their quality, does this mean that Toyota has to drop their outrageous price tags?

    because right now people see a toyota owner as simply somebody that has too much money and thinks Reliability is part of luxury
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    I see a fair bit of new Taurus in the front, and a lot of 3-series in the back.

    Still, this copying this is nothing new. I remember the original Sonata (going back 20 years) described as looking like a bloated Accord. Things got weird in '96, but they normaled it up again for the current generation.
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    Image of PowerTryp, Starless wonder. PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    H copys T just like H copying T, you don't see F or C copying T.
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    FromaBuick6 promoted this comment PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was starred PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was unstarred
    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    09/17/09

    @PowerTryp forever Minardi: That's why F and C have a long track record of fail.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!

    The sixth-gen Camry headlights are unmistakable, as is the VW CC profile.

    The aggressive grille may scare a few timid potential buyers away, however, much like the old "Hannibal Lector" Kia Optima grille. Nobody who'd otherwise buy a Camry wants a car that looks like it wants to eat you.
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    More Passat CC than Camry. Well done Hyundai, welcome to the respectable brand club.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    09/17/09

    @Dhillaz 2.0: Reminds me of that scene from Boiler Room. J.P. Morgan just called- they said welcome to the club boys.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    Daring, my dear sirs, does not mean ugly.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/17/09

    @Mobius: Sometimes it do.
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    Image of Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
    09/17/09

    In reply to 2011 Hyundai Sonata: Now With Even More Camry-Like Style!
    Lets see, this is a three bar grill copy of a Camry's three bar grill copy of Ford's three bar grill. I need to get to a Bar & Grill.
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    09/17/09

    @Tiberiuswise: Or just a bar.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    09/01/09

    In reply to 2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.
    VW called: they want their Passat CC back.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    09/01/09

    In reply to 2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.
    Only if the Genesis coupe looked that good...
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    09/01/09

    In reply to 2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.
    Lately Hyundai has definitely mastered the art of combining the various good looking bits and pieces from different cars into a single package. But I don't care! Hey if the end result is as good as the above rendering, I say go for it!

    Definitely better than all the other drivel being pumped by the other OEMs..
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/01/09

    In reply to 2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.
    Hey, look, a Mazda with a new nose...
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    09/01/09

    In reply to 2011 Sonata, Rendered: Hottest. Hyundai. Never.
    Geez, why doesn't someone name their car the "Gillette" already, and be done with it? I am referring of course to the tri-bar grille craze. See: Ford Fusion, quickly copied by Toyota Camry, now aped in Honda Crosstour form, and further now by Hyundai. Didn't each of these manufacturers once have their own specific, unique, distinctive family patterns? There haven't been so many copycat designs since the days when the radiator and grille were one and same. Someone, please, hire a 12-year-old already!
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