MTEAZY

oonowindoo

again i have never mistaken those 2 on the road.

Moog-Type-S

Looks Fusion-esque.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

In terms of troll-meter, SSFTSX>>MEATZY+VR1 in this thread.

ttribe

I'm not seeing that. Anyway, I'd rather see the whole car, not just a teaser, before passing judgment.

fsttyms1

VR1

I think you need to look up what a troll means beforehand. It's pretty obvious the one here is you, unless you consider expressing my opinion as "trolling"

Troll: In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally[3][4] or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[5] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[6]

MuGen7Modulo

Bingo! You nailed the dude pretty well.
Good job.

VR1

Well I'm not really trying to "nail" anyone.
Just not sure how what I said constitutes as "trolling". You say something negative about a car most people on this forum don't/won't even own, and you get called "troll" and attacked.

ttribe

Says the head cheerleader.

MuGen7Modulo

Yeah, bunch of weirdos wasting precious time on this forum.

Advice: If you think you are done with Honda/Acura just move on and don't come back in here, no need for selfish negative crappy posts...

MuGen7Modulo

... blah

majin ssj eric

Yeah, its not bad at all but definitely far more bland than the current Sonata which is a shame to me. I do like the headlights but the grille is a massive step backwards. I have to say that the best looking cars in this class today as far as I'm concerned would be the Accord, 6 and the Fusion. The Camry is awful, this Sonata is bland, the Optima is still nice but the refresh is worse than the original, the Altima is awful, the Legacy is weird, the Malibu is OK...

ttribe

Advice: Unless you are RonA, you don't get to decide who stays and goes here.

ETA: Last time I checked, this forum is called Automotive News, not "Honda/Acura-Blind-Fan-Boys-Only News."

AZuser

VR1

Pretty much...

VR1

You know this is a thread about the Hyundai Sonata right?

charliemike

Yeah, not how it works. And this is a thread about Hyundai.

No one elected you King of Acurazine. Keep your opinions about who is allowed here to yourself.

fsttyms1

This is Automotive News. Not everything in here is about Acura. You dont have to be a Acura Fanboy to join the forum, Everyone doesnt have to like the current Acura product/lineup. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

Advice: If you dont like it, stay in the Acura Forum section or dont come back in here.

fsttyms1

That one went way over your head didnt it?

fsttyms1

Looks good. Looks like Hyundai is making the Sonata all grown up.

VR1

Nope, I understand what he was trying to say; however his disputation as usual is completely abstract and holds no real substance to the conversation currently in this thread. It seems as if he posts purely to gain assidiuty toward himself. Not to mention you can make any car look bland with certain pictures. It seems he doesn't seem to quite grasp the concept of elocution, but I'll just leave it at that.

phile

Pedantic.

Type34

Looks like a logical evolution to me. Hyundai is not going to stray too far from the recognizable styling that has transformed the company here in the US.

The family sedan used to sell on reliability and value (Honda/Toy), but with the quality improvements made by Ford, GM, and especially Mazda, styling has been a driving force in midsize sedan purchases. Hyundai needs to keep the Sonata fresh.

Like many of you, I still think the Fusion and Mazda6 are a tick above the rest, and lose sleep at night wondering how Toyota still sells so many stale Camrys based on its 1980s reputation.

YEH

But keep in mind that the Camry has continually lost market share since its heyday and that it is the Accord that has been no.1 in retail sales for the past few years.

And while Toyota is still selling many Camrys, it now has to do it by putting $$ on the hood/aggressive pricing - which it didn't have to do in the past (the ATP for the Camry is towards the bottom for the segment, whereas the Accord is still near the top).

phile

I think it looks better than the new Genesis, from what I've seen of both of these cars so far.

Yumcha

biker

Better than current gen

fsttyms1

Looks grown up. I like it.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

The side profile is very reminiscent of the VW CC. Overall, I am not sure how I feel about it yet. Looking forward to seeing it in person at the NYAIS as I find a lot of cars these days look noticeably different in person compared with marketing photos.

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

Where's the trunk? I like the current model better.

MeehowsBRZ

Aside from the rear view I like it.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Looks pretty grown up from the current generation.

AZuser

I was thinking Chrysler 200.

Not sure how I feel about it either. I'm still liking the current model more.

Costco

Previous gen didn't age very well

This is a much safer design, but I like it. More than I did previous gen as well, at least initially.

Moog-Type-S

^^ Previous gen did not age well at all.

Side profile looks like a Chrysler 200.

This is much better than the previous design....that being said, the front end does not jive well with the rest of the design. I like the side and rear.....the front end just looks odd and "cheap".

I'd like to see some real world pics.

YEH

The side profile is more remiscent of the old Azera or the A6 than the CC which apes the original CLS (hence, referred to as carbon copy in automotive design circles).


Think Hyundai over-reacted and went a bit too conservative w/ the sheetmetal.

Will reserve final judgment til seeing it in the flesh, but like the new Genesis, Hyundai designers seem to be a bit off when doing their latest rendition of the hex-shaped grill.

MeehowsBRZ

I think it looks a lot like the new Legacy.

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MTEAZY

^ Those two cars in one post..

Hapa DC5

We'd be hating on this bitch much more if it were a TLX

But guess what, Hyundai doesn't have a problem moving their sedans..