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Hyundai Aims To Lead The Mid-size Hybrid Pack
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery
At some point, the minds at
Hyundai got serious about the company's mid-sized sedan game. Seemingly in a heartbeat, the Korean manufacturer went from being completely under the radar of the average American family sedan buyer to a viable alternative to default buys like the
Honda Accord and
Toyota Camry. That jump fell solely on the shoulders of the
all-new 2011 Sonata, a sedan that has so far delivered the kind of styling, efficiency and low MSRP that sends consumers scrambling for their checkbook. But if you want to go the full distance in this segment, you had better come to the fight packing more than just a competent base model.
That's something you don't need to tell Hyundai. The company has shored up its Sonata line with a potent
turbocharged 2.0-liter model designed to tango with V6-equipped competitors as well as the car you see above - a hybrid model that comes loaded with nearly all of the latest and greatest tech to keep fuel consumption at a minimum. Is it enough to put the
Sonata Hybrid ahead of the electrified versions of the heavy hitters already prowling the scene? We took the wheel to find out.
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