Picked up a 2012 Hyundai Sonata yesterday. Here's some pics from the dealership.

 

Change your mind that fast??

 

My bad. Should be fixed now.

 

And the smiley grille is OK on these..

The initial Aussie buyers here complained to Hyundai about it's crap, soft cushy, sloppy ride and steering....I guess you got the update.

Look........ the Door Handles are not level!!

Still not in the same league as the non US Mazda 6 (Japan) in driving dynamics...

Happy Motoring...sorry, but I cant get excited...to me it is a Camry.

 

Congrats! Very nice

I'm really impressed with Hyundai's turn-around. Every car in their entire lineup now, from the Accent through the Genesis, is very nicely done.

Which trim/engine is your Sonata?

 

That front remind me of a bulldog, not pretty, but good luck with the ride, congrats

 

I hope it's better than the Elantra. I'm driving a 2010 Elantra rental right now and boy is it lame. It is better than the Focus I was renting though. But, it is a good daily and I am sure the wife is happy.

Edit:

I jinxed my rental Elantra , I went to run to autozone and now the EPS light is flashing, the tach isn't working, it won't shift out of first, and the CEL is on. Time to call Enterprise in the AM.

 

Looks good Roidz! Like what mariesrx8 said, Hyundai has definitely pulled their line up together. I wouldn't mind test driving a Genesis.
Did you get the Sonata with turbo?

 

The revised, 2011+ Elantra is a totally different car. You wouldn't think they were made by the same manufacturer.

 

yeah seriously. the remake at hyundai is superb.

As sport car owners you guys have been a bit critical of a "daily driver" vehicle. I am shopping for a daily now and I sure dont expect an awesome car, I have one in the garage already

 

I hope so, read the edit in my post

 

Well said man. I know it's not the greatest car ever, but it's much better than a Toyota Camry imo.

I test drove the turbo and it was SWEET, but I didn't like the interior as much as mine. I got the limited. It has just about everything I could want. It's got a panoramic sunroof/moonroof, bluetooth, usb iPod hookup, etc. The turbo was about $4k more and I just built a house and moved in 2 weeks ago, so I figured I would save a few bucks and skip the turbo. If I want to drive my fun car, that's what the 8 is for, or my motorcycle. It should be great for driving to work everyday and keeping the 8 in better shape.

 

Very true. The 12 sonata is a nice improvement over the 11 as well. At least from what I've heard.

One other thing: I'm not gonna complain about getting 40 mpg.

 

Yeah i hear the turbos are pretty fast! Thats cool though. The bluetooth would be nice to have if you had a bunch of people in your car and they all wanted to play their music and what not.

And cant complain about getting atleast double the mpg in the sonata over the 8 lol.

 

Congrats. Great car.

Apart from the new Optima, I think it is the midsize sedan to have in the US apart from the luxury marques.

Too bad we don't get the non-North American Mazda6.

 

needz moar low, bigger wheelz and a roof rack

 

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Coming soon from Mazda Japan to the US late next year, the all new Skyactiv GI Mazda 6, plus from what I have heard also a Wagon version.

 

Ash, you mean the Euro-JDM Mazda6 for US market or the "third gen" Mazda6?

 

I'm guessing GI platform refers to 3rd gen.
Hoping that MNAO won't adulterate it like the last time.

 

Next Gen Mazda 6 for North America (world) is coming out of Japan...so apart for some specs, they cant adulterate it.

 

Yay, and with the kodo theme.

 

Yeah, the Optima is pretty nice as well. I was shopping them too but when I found the Sonata and checked out the interior I had to have it.

Agreed. A rack for a snowboard.

 

My friend has had one of these for a few months now and he really likes it. Very nice car.

 

Few interior pics.

 

I love the new Hyundai interiors. Even the Accent is really nice inside.

Do you still like the tan(?) interior, now that you've lived with it for awhile? I keep eyeing a red/tan Elantra, as I like the bright cheerfulness of the lighter interior... but I'm so used to black or gray, it's hard to get used to the idea of contrasting colors.