El Hyundai Sonata It was and is one of the most emblematic models of the South Korean firm. It was for many years for sale in our continent, but with the restructuring of the range carried out by the firm ended up disappearing in favor of the i40. However, its disappearance from our country and continent has only been due to its name, since our i40 and the Sonata that is sold in other regions are the same car (with the necessary adaptations).
La arrival in the american market of the latest generation Sonata occurred to end of last year 2014. However, as the competition in the United States is very tough, the oriental firm has decided to carry out a restyling to keep it young compared to the competition. Also, now that his little brothers range, like the Accent, have been renewed, must be updated in terms of the aesthetic canons of the firm.
So important is this car to Hyundai United States that managed to sell more than 200 thousand units last year. The only South Korean model that was able to outsell it was the Elantra. That is why Hyundai has got down to work with the slight restyling of the Sonata and to show us the work they are doing. have released these sketches.
As basic lines of the front will retain its horizontal headlights and huge hexagonal grille. In this case, the grill becomes larger and joins the air intake that was located at the bottom of the bumper. On both sides we find the daytime running lights by LEDs (as well as their brothers in the Accent or Elantra range). With these subtle changes, the new Sonata will look even more like the models of the house's premium firm, Genesis.
At the rear the features of the Sonata will also change. In this case headlights get a little sharper and the air deflector occupies greater prominence; in addition to the two exhaust outlets that seem to announce a version of the fat ones. In the sketches you can read the word "Turbo" and therefore, we could be before the design that the version with 2 liter block of displacement and a final power which should be around 260 hp.
For the time being the restyling of the Hyundai Sonata has no dates to arrive to the streets of the United States. We would like the South Korean firm to do the same with our i40, although for now we can get by with its brother, the Kia Optima GT.
Source – Hyundai
