When it comes to Korean cars, what do you think of? High appearance, high configuration, low fuel consumption? The first two do have them, but the low fuel consumption may depend on which car it is, if it is the new Hyundai Sonata 2.0T N Line, it will be a different matter. What is the real fuel consumption of this car? It just so happens that we recently test-drove this car, so let's take a look at how it performs.
In terms of appearance, the all-new Hyundai Sonata has changed the traditional design style, and the titanium gray paint makes the lines of the whole car more prominent, and the low-lying shape basically continues the coupe style of the previous generation Sonata. But the difference is that this time Hyundai did not follow the conventional "catfish big mouth" front face design, but replaced it with a more avant-garde, with a sense of science and technology through the LED star ring front face, LED headlights adopt a split layout, the LED daytime running lights above the headlights are straight out, across the entire front of the car. The contour of the middle grille has been changed from the irregular hexagonal shape of the previous to a hexagonal honeycomb grille with a long top and a short bottom, and the wide style reduces the visual center of gravity of the front of the car.
In terms of dimensions, the size of the new car has been reduced to a certain extent compared to the previous generation, the body length has been reduced by 10 mm to 4,945 mm, the width and height of the body remain the same at 1,860 mm and 1,445 mm respectively, and the wheelbase has been shortened to 2,875 mm. The overall feeling is more compact and capable, but in the same class of models, the size is still the mainstream level.
In addition to the front part, the new car is more prominent in the appearance of the 18-inch blackened wheels with red painted calipers, plus the waistline of Yang and the small angle design formed by the fastback body design in the C-pillar, making the visual effect of the whole body more personalized and sporty. At the rear of the car, the 2.0T models are equipped with a blackened spoiler with several similar "rivets" on the surface, and the style of the LED taillights is flat and simple, similar to the "flat H" mark of the previous generation of Sonata models, and the lamp cavity is blackened in a large area, which looks very textured like an acrylic trim in natural light. At the same time, the new car also adds a two-sided four-outlet exhaust layout, which further enhances the sporty appearance of the vehicle.
The interior of the car, to say that the most eye-catching is the three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, as well as the slightly inclined dual screen, the right-angle edge of the screen is very obvious, just like when smartphones were just emerging, SONY launched the Xperia series, the bezels are sharp and straight, and the visual effect is quite avant-garde. And it is worth mentioning that although the three-dimensional sense of the car machine UI interface is not prominent, the edge blackening is handled well, and there is no very inconsistent "black frame" feeling, which may be a visual enjoyment for young consumers who are tired of the big black edge.
In addition,12.3Inch LCD instrument can display more information,But the overall layout is like a conventional combined instrument,It would be nice if there was one more UI theme,At least it won't make people feel particularly boring。
In some details, the shape of the steering wheel is not designed according to the expectations of our young people, there is no flat-bottomed shape, but the traditional design of the circle, and the brand LOGO in the center of the steering wheel has also undergone a huge change, changing the traditional brand logo, and replacing it with a small piece of slender metal badge printed with the English LOGO, combined with the imitation carbon fiber decoration and red stitching and red detail decoration used in many places in the car, it shows a unique sports tone.
In addition, the car also adopts a touch-sensitive air conditioning control panel, which retains knobs at both ends of the control panel, which not only highlights the technological style, but also retains practicality. In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with a reversing image as standard, with good clarity after opening, which is convenient for the driver to observe the environment outside the car, but the 360-degree panoramic image needs to be high-end, and the picture performance is not bad after starting, but there are obvious black edges around the vehicle modeling, and the detail texture still needs to be upgraded.
In terms of space, just like the previous generation Sonata, the overall space performance of the new Sonata will not be better than the previous generation model when the size is reduced. With my height of 1.75 meters, I feel that the lateral width and headroom of the front row are good, under the premise that the front seats are adjusted to a comfortable sitting position, the second row of legroom is about 2 fists or more, and the space comfort does not have much impact, but the central platform has a significant convexity, and the longitudinal space comfort alone is not as good as the Volkswagen Passat and Honda Accord. Fortunately, the trunk depth of this car is not bad, and the loading capacity is basically qualified.
In terms of power, the new Sonata has upgraded the output of the 2.0T engine, from the original 240 horsepower to 250 horsepower, and the matching gearbox is still Paiwotai 8AT, during the test drive, I feel that the whole set of power matching logic is clearer, and referring to the official 8.3 seconds zero hundred acceleration results, this car is not slow, and it still has a place in the same class of models. Specifically, at a speed of 50km/h, the acceleration ability of this car is stronger than that of the 1.5T model, but the gap is not as big as imagined, and the overall push back feeling is more soothing, and it is not like the feeling of being kicked like the mainstream new energy vehicles now, of course, it may also have something to do with the fact that I have been driving new energy electric vehicles recently.
As for the chassis handling, I think the new Sonata is qualified, slam on the accelerator to overtake, its power reserve is sufficient, you have enough confidence to control it, even if the speed goes above 100km/h. Moreover, you don't have to worry about slamming on the brakes it will nod, although the front suspension is a conventional MacPherson structure, but the tuning style still takes into account some of the daily handling fun, and at the same time, when passing through bumpy and potholed roads, the suspension can also quickly pull the body to reduce unnecessary shaking, the only worry is that when encountering long-wave deceleration roads, the cushioning effect of the suspension will be worse.
In terms of fuel economy, I drove the new Sonata 2.0T N Line Pro under the working conditions of three people, frequent acceleration and deceleration, and urban roads, and drove a fuel consumption of 8.7L/100km, which may seem higher than the official WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of 6.9L/100km, and compared with the current domestic plug-in hybrid sedan, this fuel consumption is also relatively high. However, it should be emphasized here that the driving conditions were more congested at that time, and the average speed was 32km/h, if the speed can be increased to 60-70km/h, I believe the average fuel consumption will be reduced. Therefore, as far as fuel consumption is concerned, different road conditions, different footwork, and different climatic environments may drive different fuel consumption, and it is recommended that you take your actual environment as the standard.
epilogue
Overall, the new Hyundai Sonata is still impressive, the upgraded exterior and interior are the main selling points of the new car, if the fuel consumption can be reduced, the space can be larger, then I believe that the price of this car from 139,800 yuan can still be welcomed by many young consumers. What do you think of this car? Welcome to leave a message below the comment area.