2011 Hyundai Sonata Preview

This is 2011 Hyundai Sonata Preview.The 2011 Hyundai Sonata has only been on sale for a few months, but it's already winning over many American mid-size sedan buyers, and we've been every impressed by what we've found in our first drive and review. However, the rakish new Sonata could face a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into about 16,300 Sonatas due to potential steering issues.

NHTSA has accustomed letters that adduce problems with either a break of the high accepted collective in the average council shaft assembly. The aftereffect is a complete accident of council capability, admitting the accepted collective was not absolutely separated.

Hyundai says that it is blind of any accidents or injuries affiliated to this affair and that it is absolutely allied with NHTSA on the investigation. The automaker additionally says that it had accustomed letters of two cartage with a council botheration affiliated to the high accepted joint, but that both were repaired after issue. Expect the after-effects of NHTSA's analysis to be appear in the advancing weeks.

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2011 Hyundai Sonata

2011 Hyundai Sonata

Los Angeles Auto Show hosted the North American debut of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata. For 2011, the all-new Sonata shines out with Hyundai’s “Fluidic Sculpture” design language and an all four-cylinder engine lineup. The vehicle’s production will start later this month at Hyundai’s U.S. plant in Alabama with market sales beginning in January.
The 2011 Sonata strikes with modern vision combined with luxury features and advanced four-cylinder engines. The exterior vision of the newly developed Sonata is long, light and low, which contributes for its aggressive stand and athletic look. A chrome grille, beautifully shaped headlamps with precise detailing and 16-, 17- or 18-inch multi-spoke wheels completes the sophisticated exterior design of the Hyundai’s new addition.
2011 Hyundai Sonata is also offering an amazingly roomy interior with total volume of 120.2 cubic feet, which outmatch all of its key competitors. The newcomer will feature Hyundai’s new Theta II GDI 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with a Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) fuel delivery system, which contributes for better fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions. Sonata is the first midsize sedan to adopt GDI technology as standard equipment in a naturally aspirated powertain. Fitted with the Theta II GDI engine that produces 198 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque, and connected with the six-speed automatic transmission with SHIFTRONIC®, the new Sonata delivers an inpressive 23 mpg city/35 mpg highway estimated fuel economy rating. In the SE trim which includes a standard dual exhaust, the engine delivers 200 horsepower. This high-tech, all-aluminum, 16-valve engine features Continuously Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) on both camshafts and a Variable Induction System (VIS) for better engine breathing. For the next year, Hyundai is preparing to add a 2.0-liter Theta II turbocharged GDI four-cylinder engine and a 2.4-liter Hybrid Blue Drive model featuring Hyundai’s breakthrough lithium polymer battery pack.

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