2011 Hyundai Sonata review
Hyundai's redesigned Sonata sedan has exploded onto the market to become one of the most popular cars available, period. It's the best example of how a good-looking product at a competitive price can lure customers — even with just one available powertrain: a four-cylinder engine wrapped in a package built for comfort and fuel efficiency.
While that version is setting the sales world on fire, the company is rolling out a higher-performance trim level — a turbocharged four-cylinder, not a V-6, like nearly all the competition. That includes the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima ... basically every midsize sedan.
By using a turbo engine, Hyundai has made the Sonata as much fun to drive as the competition, but it gets better mileage — and it’s cheaper.
Sounds like a winning formula to me.
Read the review for the standard four-cylinder equipped 2011 Hyundai Sonata
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Automatic Transaxle
The highly efficient Hyundai automatic transaxle has four forward speeds and
one reverse speed. It has a conventional shift pattern as shown in the illustration.
CAUTION:
Never shift into " ...
Ride & Handling
There's something to be said for going with a rear-wheel-drive platform when
creating a sports car. Enthusiasts know its benefits well — more-balanced
dynamics and better power delivery — but even ...
High beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlights, push the lever away from you. Pull it back
for low beams.
The high beam indicator will light when the headlight high beams are switched
on.
To prevent the ...