2024 Sonata Gains Futuristic Look
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The eighth-generation Hyundai Sonata isn't going down without a fight. The current car (seen in the video below) debuted in 2019 with a daring face that the press appreciated for countering the anonymity of midsize sedan segment. Car buyers, on the other hand, might not have been convinced. Company bosses suspect the Sonata's unconventional looks have been a factor in the sedan's sales woes in the U.S. and South Korea. Sonata sales exceeded six figures in the U.S. from 2004 to 2018, being close to or surpassing 200,000 annual sales from 2010 to 2016. In 2022, dealers here moved just 55,131 units. Amid stories that there won't be a ninth-generation Sonata, Hyundai's giving the current car another chance to impress with new front and rear clips and a revamped interior.
The design language called Sensuous Sportiness is here just "The Sportiness." A "seamless horizon lamp" establishes the new attitude, both it and the grille beneath running the width of the car. The standard Sonata and N-Line both look crisp and taut, with headlights seated in black inserts fading into the overall fascia design. They're told apart by slightly different grille mesh and a bit more black trim on the racy model.
In back, a reshaped trunk opening and straight lines create a more technical stance, accentuated by the new "H-lamp." This is a pair of vertical lights for the taillamps, connected by a full-width light bar. The rounded outlines in the current car's lower rear bumper have been sharpened into muffler-like shapes on the standard trim, cutout to fit quad pipes on the N-Line. That N-Line also gets a slightly more aggressive decklid spoiler plus a new set of 19-inch wheels.
Horizontals dominate the overhauled cabin, too. The separate gauge cluster and infotainment area are merged into a single curved display for the first time in a Hyundai. There's a 12.3-inch screen for the driver, another of the same size for infotainment. A full-length vent separates the center screen from the lower console. Designers moved the gear selector to the steering column, opening up the center tunnel area for a longer armrest and more storage beneath a richer-looking set of HVAC controls.
Hyundai will show the Sonata publicly at the Seoul Mobility Show on March 30 before launching the sedan globally.
The design language called Sensuous Sportiness is here just "The Sportiness." A "seamless horizon lamp" establishes the new attitude, both it and the grille beneath running the width of the car. The standard Sonata and N-Line both look crisp and taut, with headlights seated in black inserts fading into the overall fascia design. They're told apart by slightly different grille mesh and a bit more black trim on the racy model.
In back, a reshaped trunk opening and straight lines create a more technical stance, accentuated by the new "H-lamp." This is a pair of vertical lights for the taillamps, connected by a full-width light bar. The rounded outlines in the current car's lower rear bumper have been sharpened into muffler-like shapes on the standard trim, cutout to fit quad pipes on the N-Line. That N-Line also gets a slightly more aggressive decklid spoiler plus a new set of 19-inch wheels.
Horizontals dominate the overhauled cabin, too. The separate gauge cluster and infotainment area are merged into a single curved display for the first time in a Hyundai. There's a 12.3-inch screen for the driver, another of the same size for infotainment. A full-length vent separates the center screen from the lower console. Designers moved the gear selector to the steering column, opening up the center tunnel area for a longer armrest and more storage beneath a richer-looking set of HVAC controls.
Hyundai will show the Sonata publicly at the Seoul Mobility Show on March 30 before launching the sedan globally.
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https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/26/...nata-redesign/
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1139168_2024-hyundai-sonata-redesign-revealed
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Good they got rid of the fish mouth. But now the straight-edge front styling theme does not match the swoopy, rounded greenhouse.
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really like the front. the rear... eh.
the interior...![Agreed](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/boink.gif)
the interior...
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Styling is cool - very nice refresh.
The interior continues the trend of $5 Alibaba screens and removal of physical shifter and most buttons. Bean counters are jumping for joy!
The interior continues the trend of $5 Alibaba screens and removal of physical shifter and most buttons. Bean counters are jumping for joy!
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Front looks great Better than an Audi (Audi is what I first thought). Love the light bar
I don’t recall liking a Hyundai front end like this in a long time. This new refresh will certainly light the fire in those die hard Hyundai fans hearts…this is great for sedans @mmarshall
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Yeah. I can see that. I agree. I think the new Palisade is really ugly. But it’s bold. Same with the wheel designs…they’ve made it their own
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But an argument can be made against that as the same company also makes the Ioniq5/EV6 which are marketed as SUV's but the profile really looks like large Golf hatchbacks. So maybe there is hope with the EV platform providing greater flexibility with the SUV design. Only time will tell.
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This looks really good except the back which is meh, and the Hyundai photo press wheels which I almost never like. Interior looks great!
SO much better than the current "sad fish" version, huge improvement.
SO much better than the current "sad fish" version, huge improvement.
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They've done a good job with the Elantra for the last few iterations. This one is no different; great job at the crooked H.