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The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is making its world debut today at the 2009 Los Angeles auto show.
The sixth generation sedan is set to go on sale in 2010, and it's taking an aggressive styling and performance stance as it tries to woo away shoppers from the likes of the Nissan Altima, Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and even the Mazda6 reverse parking sensor. The 2011 Sonata will be offered in four-cylinder form - with a turbocharged four in the works, as well as a hybrid - but in an interesting twist of marketing, it's not going to be offered with a V-6 engine, at least initially. Priced from about $ 20,000, the new sedan will compete with those other big-selling sedans as well as Hyundai's own Azera front-driver.
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The new car was designed and developed in Hyundai's Orange County, California offices, and shows a design flair that's been absent from the model's repertoire. It adopts a new "fluidic sculpture" design language. It's a daring look for what will be the brand's " family "sedan - with lots of curves and arcs accentuated by a deep sculptural strake in its side. Hyundai says the high beltline and car parking sensors give it far more presence than the current 2010 Sonata. The interior shares some themes with the big Hyundai Genesis sedan, including flanks of vents around a big LCD screen atop the dash, though the new Sonata has even more dramatic sculpturing in its steering wheel and dash cap.
As compelling as it looks, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata is breaking ground in powertrain choices. It will launch, at least initially, without the V-6 option that's immensely popular in all its competitors. The 2.4-liter four-cylinder will make 198 horsepower , thanks to direct injection and other advanced engine technology. A turbocharged 2.0-liter version of the same four-cylinder will be added to the Sonata lineup next year, Hyundai promises, and then a hybrid version crafted from the 2.4-liter engine and lithium -ion batteries will be introduced. Both gas-only engines will be offered with a new six-speed automatic transmission;
The 2011 Sonata is slightly larger than the one it replaces, stretching 190 inches in length, 72 inches in width, 58 inches in height, and sporting a wheelbase of 110 inches. Hyundai says it delivers class-leading interior room: in cubic feet it bests the Ford Fusion, Chevy Malibu and Nissan Altima, and like the Honda Accord, it's big enough to qualify as a "large" car by EPA standards. Its overall dimensions include 120.2 cubic feet of interior room and a 16.4-cubic-foot trunk .
Safety features for the 2011 Sonata will include dual front, side and curtain airbags; stability control and traction control; hill start assist and brake assist. Options will include parking sensors and a rearview camera. Hyundai is planning on five-star performance from the NHTSA's crash test cycle.
Standard features will include power windows, locks and mirrors; cruise control; air conditioning;
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