Surprisingly increased technical characteristics of "Hyundai Sonata", or Anatomy of Success

Mysterious South Korea at the turn of the century, having made a graceful leap of the tiger, surprised the world by pushing away from the level of Mongolia and landing between Finland and Switzerland on such a conceptual indicator as a particle of national income per capita.

Car enthusiasts should pay attention to the technical characteristics of the Hyundai Sonata, a four-door coupe that quickly broke into the top three in the European sales genre immediately after the Toyota Camry, as well as the Honda Accord. Southern Choson, or the Country of Khan, as they call South Korea in Asia, it was possible almost immediately to reach the optimal technological base for the bearing structure of the car in question, its engine, transmission, running gear, electrical equipment, control system. The new "Hyundai Sonata" of 2013 is the third step on the way to improving this iron horse. The latest upgrade successfully overcame two drawbacks of the previous design (in general - a successful and successful second-generation "Hyundai Sonata"). The technical characteristics of a fast and powerful machine, expected in car dealerships the following year, were decorated with economical fuel consumption and advanced head optics. The press notes its innovative design and high competitiveness. The new model is able to compete for the first or second place in the European segment of sales of four-door business class coupés, presenting to the competitors weighty arguments - their technical characteristics.

"Hyundai Sonata" is equipped with an innovative 16-valve 2.4-liter "aluminum (!) Heart" - Theta II GDI with direct fuel injection. Thanks to the new engine technology, this figure has decreased compared to the previous model by more than three liters and now makes 6.72 liters per 100 km of traffic along the highway and 9.8 liters in the city! The Hyundai engine range also includes a two-liter turbocharged Theta II, an impressive power of 274 liters. from. Also, a "hybrid" version, combining the work of a gasoline and an electric motor, is produced. Its capacity is 205 liters. from. The fuel consumption, naturally, is reduced, after all "to move from a place" the electricity helps. Korean automakers added the chassis with a new 4-speed "automatic", adding to the range of immaculately proven six-speed manual gearbox SHIFTRONIC®. Obviously, deciding that the sporty nature of the updated car is best suited sport rigid suspension, they used racing "classic" - the rear multi-link suspension and the front pillars of MacPherson, while strengthening the stabilizers and springs of lateral stability. The sporting manner of driving, most appropriate to the four-door coupe, as we see, claimed the relevant "basic" specifications.

"Hyundai Sonata" received a special, distinctive design of the exterior: i40 Sedan, as the Europeans call it, is really recognizable. It is made in the style of "liquid sculpture": smooth relief embossing begins on the hood and runs through the entire length of the sides (whereas in most analogues of other firms it is only in the window area of the cabin). The result of design refinements was reduced to 0.25 drag coefficient. Aesthetically good updated chrome bumper, reinforced head optics and multi-spoke wheels.

The interior decoration of the cabin is characterized by spaciousness, comfort and illumination. In the new configuration, not only the technical characteristics grew dynamically. "Hyundai Sonata" also used a lot of new technical gadgets. In the third remake of the i40 Sedan, a panoramic roof, a touch-screen navigation, an Infinity audio system, heated front, rear seats and a steering wheel, a rear-view camera, automatic windshielding under fogging have already appeared in the basic configuration. Additional packages include "parking assistant", Bluetooth hands-free, voice recognition.