I just refuse to pay the Dealer $59 to have a $9 Cabin filter (another 15 min.) replaced.ĪUGUST 2016-UPDATE: Front speakers became intermittant. Doing a brake job takes 30 minutes a wheel and changing the oil is just as fast. Staying away from the Dealers and doing maintenance and repairs myself. It isn't a plush ride but it is soft for a small car. This is one the nicest cars I have ever owned and I have had Lincolns and Cadillacs. Pickup is faster than my 2006 Mustang GT. The car is well designed, tight and as others … have written the V-6 and transmission is fast. Got tired of Hyundai denying the design defect and their refusal to fix under bumper to bumper coverage. Only problems I have had are the rear brakes, which I fixed myself with new calipers and rotors. Now has 55,000 miles and still drives and smells like a new car. Perhaps the imitated should become the imitator.īought this car in 2009 as a dealer demo with 5000 miles on it. Although we're not sure it's still the class beater, the case can certainly be made that Hyundai has built a better Camry than Toyota did. The changes for 2009 bring the Sonata back closer to par. Since then, both of those rivals have been completely redesigned, as have the impressive new Nissan Altima and Chevrolet Malibu. When the Hyundai Sonata was redesigned three years ago, it gave the top family sedans a run for their money - in fact, we ranked it over the Accord and Camry in a 2006 comparison test. To be frank, this is the Lexus-lite interior we were expecting when Toyota's all-star was last redesigned. Materials have also been improved, while the top-level Limited trim boasts a tasteful blend of color combinations, wood-grain accents and alloy trim. This year's complete makeover performed on the center stack, gauges and center console has led to an overall design that is more user-friendly and better looking. While this generation Sonata's original cabin was hardly an environment worth shaking a finger at, Hyundai was never pleased with it from the get-go. The biggest news, however, resides inside. Both the four- and six-cylinder engines have received an influx of power, while raising fuel economy at the same time. In fact, not only has the updated Sonata caught up to the mighty Camry, it's driven past it.įor 2009, Hyundai's midsize family sedan sees several key changes. Hyundai has taken that approach to heart, and the 2009 Hyundai Sonata is proof positive that it has gotten it right. The Japanese giant's strategy for its vehicles is to make them reliable, impeccably made, conservative in style and comfortable to ride in. But what happens when the imitator becomes better than the imitated?įor years now, Hyundai has had its sights set on Toyota. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery.
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