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2015 Hyundai Sonata Caught Nude In Home Plant
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Cameron Aubernon
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Published: March 12th, 2014
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New spy photos of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata have emerged showing the upcoming sedan fully nude in its home plant in South Korea.
The Korean Car Blog reports spy photographers have said the Sonata boasted a 2-liter T-GDI four-pot pushing 274 horsepower toward the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The new Sonata will make its official launch March 24.
Cameron Aubernon
Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.
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Published March 12th, 2014 2:37 PM
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I've never been a fan of the current Sonata. It resembles a four door Toyota Solara, one of the most vile designs ever. But I do recognize that the current Sonata helped Hyundai move beyond the third-world cars they used to make. This one isn't as much of a step forward. They've taken the basic A7, Fusion, Rapide silhouette and remove all the sexiness from it. Maybe it will look less dumpy in person.
Still a good looking car, even if it's a bit more generic now. And if you're going to riff of another car's looks, you can do a lot worse than Audi.