Review: 2015 Hyundai Sonata Sport - Examiner.com

Before Hyundai became an established and respected automaker, the Korean company had to try various ways of attracting attention to its ever-improving products. In the case of the 2006-2010 Sonata midsize sedan, Hyundai went for a price advantage: This highly competitive family car cost thousands of dollars less than comparably equipped competitors. But that Sonata was plainly styled, even by the standards of midsize sedans. So in its 2011 redesign, Hyundai picked another way to get noticed: edgy styling with a creased body and a sharply sloping coupe-like roofline, along with a pair of unusually powerful and fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines. In addition to generating big sales figures for Hyundai, the new Sonata also helped usher in today's era of midsize sedans with similar shapes and that also eschew V6 engines for turbocharged four-cylinders. The latest generation of Sonata, though, has more of the flavor of the 2006 car than the 2011. Introduced for the 2015 model year, the redesigned Sonata is more conservatively styled than before – Hyundai says the car has “matured. This reviewer was a fan of the 2006-2010 Sonata. Similarly, if you're looking for a pleasant, comfortable, affordable family sedan, you should have the new 2015 Sonata on your shopping list. Source: www.examiner.com