Today,
the 2015 Hyundai Sonata is
turning heads and buyers into Hyundai showrooms.
For
2015, the Korean automaker adds more technology and sophisticated styling to
its popular 5-passenger Sonata 4-door sedan.
“Hyundai designers term their
new styling concept, Fluidic Sculpture”, says Jon Kull, general manager for
Shaffer Hyundai in Merrillville. “Sonata’s refined look has helped the brand
climb in market share and popularity."
According
to Kull, Sonata is Hyundai’s
volume car in our region. “The 2015 Hyundai Sonata Sport is the best bang for
the buck and our most popular model.”
The
2015 Sonata lineup is powered by four-cylinder engines, managed by either a
6-speed automatic or 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Bookending
Sonata’s power train is a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine with 177 horsepower and
turbocharged 2.0L that builds 245-hp.
Hyundai’s 2.4L naturally
aspirated 4-cylinder remains Sonata’s tried and true engine choice with 185-hp
for fuel economy of 24 miles per gallon in town and 35 mpg on the highway.
ROAD
TRIP TASTE
I
tested the 2015 Hyundai
Sonata Limited on a 115 mile road trip across Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive
through Northwest Indiana bound for the Burger Barrel Drive–In on Hwy. 12 in
White Pigeon, Michigan.
Their
road food and hospitality is exceptional. So is the new Hyundai Sonata.
The
2015 Sonata boasts a larger footprint that translates to Best-in-Class total
interior volume. By EPA standards, the increased cabin space categorizes Sonata
as a ‘Large’ car.
Cabin
access is greatly enhanced with doors that open wide for easy entry and exit
with no wheel well bulge to hinder the process.
I
noticed a big improvement in cabin noise isolation over the previous model as
road and engine sound is damped to near hushed tones.
Back
seat leg and knee room comfortably accommodates two adult riders or a trio of
child booster seats.
When
unoccupied, the 60/40-split back seat can fold into the passenger compartment
to expand the trunk’s 16.3 cubic feet of cargo capacity.
A
stylish hands-free Smart Trunk feature, standard on Limited, opens the trunk
with a person’s close proximity to the rear lid. A series of audible tones
create a countdown so as not to open the lid inadvertently.
And
because safety is always in style, the 2015 Sonata introduces a rear view
camera, blind sport detection with lane departure warning as well as forward
collision warning and rear cross-traffic alert to the model line.
Heated
front and rear seats are standard on Limited. Ventilated front seats and heated
steering wheel are available.
The
2015 Hyundai
Sonata is on sale now priced from $21,150 to $28,575.
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