Hyundai to debut Sonata hybrid at New York show

Hyundai to debut Sonata hybrid at New York show
Hyundai has released this teaser image of the Sonata hybrid that will be unwrapped at the New York Auto Show, which will open its doors to the press on 31st March. From it, we can tell that Hyundai’s first hybrid doesn’t share the same face with the regular Sonata. The wavy chrome grill is replaced by a big “gaping mouth” with a “winged” blue backed H logo above it, and the shape of the headlights and foglights are also unique. There are also snaky LED driving lamps residing inside the headlamp clusters.

Not much is revealed for now, but the Sonata hybrid is speculated by some to have a 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine mated to a 40 bhp electric motor powered by lithium-polymer batteries supplied by LG Electronics. Apparently it will use a revised version of the Sonata’s six-speed automatic transmission, not a CVT. Stay tuned for more.

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Comments

  • AE86 (Member) on Mar 29, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Nice~~~ i love hybrid car… althought it is still not as stylish as Lexus LS600h hybrid,

    but thumbs up for Hyundai as it is a good start.

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  • subhero on Mar 29, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    why shold follow audi style?

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    • because the head of Hyundai auto design is previously an Audi top level design engineer.

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  • dream on Mar 29, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    …Hyundai is ceating waves of wonders…there's always stg new to look forward to from The Slanted 'H'…

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  • bboyahman on Mar 29, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    very soon korea car maker will take over , japanese car maker …

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    • mujahid on Mar 29, 2010 at 8:31 pm

      and very not soon, proton will take over korean car maker…. muahahahah…. just joking….

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  • BMW-logy on Mar 29, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    already overtaken Toyota in US – for consumer confidence brand

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  • bmpower on Mar 29, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    better designed than toyota.

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  • Cool

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  • CarTypeRLover (Member) on Mar 29, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Wow! This should be a great one. Cant wait to get my hands on this baby!

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Mar 29, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    bad photograph

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  • Benjamin @ EV on Mar 29, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Not impressed with the teaser image, that Hyundai badge looks massive and the front grill looks like a blue whale, jaw agape feeding on plankton. Why do hybrids always have to look like crap?

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  • Vbkcheng on Mar 30, 2010 at 12:15 am

    I already say it last year…. Korean is coming and it is the time we see if they make it again.. after Sony tapaued by Samsung..let see if Hyundai and Kia tapau Toyota and Honda….

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  • im rooting for hyundai,

    now let see what all those koreans basher in malaysia got to say…

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  • tikus on Mar 30, 2010 at 1:41 am

    Like Pug 407 lar..

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  • sonata please come to msia boleh land asap..give the T & H a serious fight..then they will think of their overpriced car..

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  • This hybrid model in malaysia yet??

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