Not so long ago, the public was officially presented with a new generation of Hyundai Sonata. The four-door has changed significantly, the car has received a coupe-like body, new features and luminous stripes on the hood and front end. The hind feet are connected by an LED strip, thus creating the illusion of a solid piece. In the Rosstandart database, the approved approval for the appearance of the 8th generation Sonata in Russia was introduced back in August 2019. Now it became known that the start of sales should be expected at the end of this 2019.
This information became known from the local division of the company, which launched an advertisement for the new Hyundai Sonata. According to available data from the latest document, the place of assembly of the new item is the Ellada Intertrade enterprise. In fact, it is a subsidiary of Avtotor, a Kaliningrad plant. It is worth recalling that the previous generation of the sedan has already been assembled and produced in Kaliningrad, so it is possible that the production of the novelty has already been established and it remains to wait for the go-ahead. this year. The car received a coupe-like body and a fresh overall look. As for the interior, it is also completely new, the front part is occupied by a large touchscreen display of the multimedia system, made in the form of a tablet. The transmission lever was replaced with a push-button panel, although this remains a secret for Russia, since engineers can make an exception for the Russian Federation and return the automatic transmission lever.
The main differences for the Russian Hyundai Sonata will fall on the engine. It is highly probable that units of the Smartstream family will not arrive in Russia. Nevertheless, the Russian assembly of the Sonata will receive two gasoline units, and not one, as for the Korean assembly. Representatives of the company have already announced that the base unit will be an aspirated G4NA with a volume of 2.0 liters. This unit inherited from the previous generation, its power is 150 horses, and the maximum torque is 192 Nm. Gasoline must be at least AI-95. The second unit was originally planned to be G4KJ, with a volume of 2.4 liters, but it was replaced by an atmospheric G4KM, with a volume of 2.5 liters. The power of such a unit is 179 horses, and the torque is 232 Nm. According to data from OTTS, you can refuel the engine with gasoline not lower than AI-92, while 2.4 liters is only 95th.
Both the base and 2.5 liters have distributed injection and are combined with a 6-speed automatic transmission, although the new generation of Hyundai Sonata will arrive in the markets of other countries with an 8-speed automatic transmission. As in the previous generation Hyundai Sonata, there will be no manual transmission in Russia. Since advertising at dealerships has already been launched, the appearance of new items should be expected by the end of this year. The basic equipment of the 7th generation Hyundai Sonata starts at 1,380,000 rubles.
Despite its popularity, the model remains in the red and lags significantly behind its competitors. Since the beginning of the year, 5531 copies of this model have been sold in Russia, while the Kia Optima sold out with an indicator of 19494 copies, and the Toyota Camry sold out in 25046 copies. It remains to wait for the official appearance of the new Hyundai Sonata in Russia in order to fully understand the capabilities and characteristics of the coupe-like sedan.
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