Hyundai Sonata Getting an Aggressive Redesign and a Turbo Model
It appears the Hyundai Sonata is getting an aggressive facelift.
The Korean automaker posted two teaser images on its Facebook page in the form of sketches, giving us a hint about how the facelifted Sonata will look. Considering the new Sonata was introduced as a 2015 model, a refresh is likely around the corner. It appears Hyundai will make the popular sedan even sportier with the addition of a Turbo model, while the front and rear ends will get restyled to match.
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Up front, the new Sonata’s large hexagonal grille follows the design of other new Hyundai vehicles like the Accent and Elantra GT. Engine choices for the facelifted Sonata will likely include the 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 178 horsepower, the 2.0-liter turbo-four engine with 245 hp and the 2.4-liter four-cylinder with 185 hp.
Look for the updated Hyundai Sonata to make its debut later this year.
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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That Turbo Sport model front end looks like how the Genesis Coupe would have looked had it not moved upstream to the Genesis brand. They should actually make it a Sonata Coupe R-Spec and bump it up to the power of the 2013-2014 Genesis Coupe turbos... which I believe was 275HP/275TQ.
IMO this article is almost useless. Especially the part where they talk drive train... Dont even speculate. If they are going to do this major of a refresh/redesign then the power trains will change, even if only tuned differently they likely wont have the same power numbers. Most definitely not the Turbo model.