Safety

The Hyundai Sonata is one of only two cars on the market to have received both a Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and a five-star overall safety rating from the federal government using its latest crash-test procedures. Read more about the government's new tests here.

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    IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT
    Storage Compartments (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Fair Cargo/Trunk Space (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Ample ...

    CARGO AREA COVER
    Nothing should be carried on top of the luggage cover. Loose materials could result in injury to vehicle occupants during sudden braking. ...

    Operating the manual transaxle
    Your Hyundai's manual transaxle has a conventional shift pattern. This shift pattern is imprinted on the shift knob. The transaxle is fully synchronized in all forward gears so shifting to eithe ...