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Hyundai Sonata Hits the Right Notes
The quality appearance of interior plastics and fabrics will raise expectations and push competitors to spend more. On uplevel models, there is a contemporary brushed metal treatment with piano black wood trim, instead of the same old dark wood. The headliner is a tight woven fabric and the visors have covered and lighted mirrors. The instrument-panel console is compact, but has legible graphics and large enough buttons for audio, vents and AC. Hyundai Motor America was recently in San Diego County for the national media launch of the new model. And among the technical and marketing presentations, Hyundai really wanted to showcase Sonata's 35 mpg highway rating. The PR team posed a fuel-economy challenge to drive from the South Coast Winery in Temecula to the Lodge at Torrey Pines. The pair of journalists with the best fuel economy as recorded by the car's trip computer would win an in-car video camera. My driving partner really wanted that camera and I allowed him to use all of his hypermiling tricks, which included driving without air conditioning, letting a Buick pass us and driving 45 mph with the flashers on while climbing the hills of interstate 15. The drive is about 62 miles and would normally take about an hour. It took us two hours. We thought we'd done well to average 49 mpg, but another car came in at 52. I'm sure they cheated — I just don't know how anybody could have driven slower or suffered more than we did. Other teams who didn't care to win a prize set the cruise and came in with 38 mpg. Even the lead foots hit 35 mpg, so the EPA's estimated mileage is accurate to real-world applications. But that's not to imply Sonata is slow. It is part of a trend of midsize sedans not being offered with a V-6 engine. The new Buick Regal is among them. But Sonata was engineered without the extra hundred pounds or so required to reinforce the front subframe to handle the heavier engine. Also contributing to good fuel economy are aerodynamic styling, low-rolling-resistance...