2012 Hyundai Sonata
Hybrid
- Starting at $26,545
- 40/36 mpg, city/highway
- Hyundai's first hybrid is a well styled highway hybrid
Updated March 29, 2012
The Hyundai Sonata hybrid is an unusual hybrid sedan.
First, the Sonata hybrid was the first non-luxury, plug-less hybrid to utilize a lithium battery pack. Second, Hyundai decided that Americans are still primarily highway drivers, not city drivers. Thus, the Sonata hybrid is a bit more focused on improved highway fuel economy, rather than just city fuel economy.
So, does the Hyundai Sonata hybrid make sense? Aren't hybrid cars all about congestion and urban traffic?
If the majority of your commuting is tough stop-and-go traffic, the Hyundai Sonata hybrid will perform better than most other cars, but there are a few other hybrids out there that offer better fuel economy in such conditions.
However, if your commuting is more a mix of highway and stop and go, then the Sonata hybrid is very competitive in the hybrid space based on its EPA numbers. Some outside testing, however, has found that the Sonata hybrid doesn't always live up to its EPA billing.
Of course, the Sonata hybrid is a sedan and many buy sedans because they know a good chunk of their driving will be on the highway, and that's where Hyundai put a lot of its focus in designing the Sonata hybrid.
Again, if you're a hardcore city driver, regularly stuck in tough stop-and-go traffic, then the Sonata hybrid probably isn't the best hybrid for you.
However, if you're more of a mixed driver, or even a commuter that puts on more highway miles than city miles, then the 2012 Hyundai Sonata hybrid should definitely be on your shopping list.
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