2018 Hyundai Sonata Active review — Auto Car
The refreshed Hyundai Sonata Active gets a tweaked look and a much better cabin design and fit-out. It remains an uber-competent and comfortable big sedan lacking few attributes but charm.
If you want to see Australia’s disdain for big and affordable sedans that aren’t called Commodore and Camry manifest, the Hyundai Sonata makes for a great case study.
Just like rivals such as the Ford Mondeo, Volkswagen Passat, Honda Accord and Subaru Liberty, the Hyundai offers a massive amount of space, comfort and equipment for the money, yet few in the market seem to care.
Even Mazda, a towering success in Australia where it’s the second most-popular brand overall, is struggling to move the ‘6’ mid-sizer, despite usually being capable of selling ice to the Inuit.
Unlike North America where big sedans still move in the millions, people in Australia want mid-sized SUVs and won’t hear a word edgewise. Thus, Hyundai sells 20 times more Tucsons than Sonatas here.
Yet the brand persists, having very recently launched a mid-life Sonata facelift. And some time with the base Active variant reminded us of the car’s great attributes – and not just for big fleet buyers such as the Queensland Police Force.
Hyundai’s timing is good. The first imported Camry sold here for three decades has just arrived, and Toyota rightfully expects slower demand, because the crazy-cheap deals it had been offering before will wane. Opportunity knocks…
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