2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review - Wheels.ca
Covering more than 600 km at 5. 7L/100 km in a 2016 Hyundai Sonata is the best hybrid fuel consumption I have ever attainted. Nevertheless, it shows what is possible in a “mild” hybrid and certainly makes owning one an increasingly attractive proposition, because this is a real world mid-size sedan, not a peanut on wheels. My previous best over the same route was a 6. 1L/100 km tie between a Mazda6 and a Mazda CX-3, both with the brand’s Skyactiv technology. When I picked up the Sonata, it was showing 6. 9L/100 km, fair for a hybrid. One of the great advantages of a mild hybrid is you can get it up to 120 km/h, and if on a flat road surface, have the engine shut off and cruise on the battery alone. Combining all of these and driving strictly in “Eco” mode (more on modes below) I was able to get it down to 6. 2L/100 km by the time I got to Strathroy. The next day I did about 60 km more, using every trick in the book and actually saw 5. 3L/100 km. Official NRCan ratings are 5. 9/5. 3/5. 6L/100 km city/highway combined for the Base model. How the Sonata does it is by using a 2. 0-litre inline four-cylinder that replaces the 2. 4-litre in the outgoing model. Source: www.wheels.ca
