Spy Shots: Hyundai Sonata wagon captured for the first time
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/hy-i40-wagon-4-copy.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011/2012 Hyundai Sonata wagon - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We recently published some renderings of what a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/rendered-speculation-ask-and-ye-shall-receive-hyundai-sonata-s/">station wagon</a> variant of the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sonata">Hyundai Sonata</a> might look like, and we now have our first actual photos of the real thing undergoing testing. While it (predictably) doesn't feature the two-door shooting brake layout we might have hoped for, it actually does look quite close to the four-door image. Hyundai designers appear to have opted for more of a sporty slant-back look like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a> Avant wagons than the more utilitarian box we typically get from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volvo/">Volvo</a>. <br />
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When the Sonata launches in Europe, it is expected to adopt the current iXX naming convention used there to become the i40 Kombi. Europeans will apparently get the wagon first, followed by the sedan. At present, it remains unclear if the wagon will ever arrive in the States. From what we can see through the camo, the i40 will get a different grille from the North American model, as well as a different treatment around the base of the A-pillar. At least on this prototype, the Euro-version has chrome trim that wraps around the mirror, while the chrome on the American variant extends straight down to the trailing edge of the headlamp cluster. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/low/">Spy Shots: Hyundai i40 Kombi / Sonata wagon</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/hy-i40-wagon-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/hy-i40-wagon-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/hy-i40-wagon-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-hyundai-i40-kombi-sonata-wagon/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/hy-i40-wagon-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: CarPIx]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/31/spy-shots-hyundai-sonata-wagon-captured-for-the-first-time/">Spy Shots: Hyundai Sonata wagon captured for the first time</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 31 May 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/31/spy-shots-hyundai-sonata-wagon-captured-for-the-first-time/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19497609/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/31/spy-shots-hyundai-sonata-wagon-captured-for-the-first-time/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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