Hyundai Sonata Transform [2009-2011]

Exterior Sonata embera is a very nice looking car its large and handsome with wide proportions and broad shoulders, audi inspired front looks.transform is the upgraded version of embera its more bolder and agressive looking car than its predessor.dimensionally its a very big car it looks like a titanic moving on roads.ridges on the bonnet makes it look bold with large headlights and beautifully designed tail lamps with dual silencer makes this car a head turner.16inch 8 spoke alloys look sexy. Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Enter the car and you will feel as if you are sitting in a jacuzzi at a 7 star hotel.front seats are like arm chairs to strech around your legs,back seat is the most comfartable which you can't find in a E class or A6 .its extremely spacious having acresof space inside.fully electronically adjustable seats makes you find right position in seconds.visibility is good for short drivers.its very luxurious with lots of wood panelling around the interiors.chrome lining in centre console looks shiny with an integrated audio system.two way adjustable climate control makes each passenger to adjsut for their own comfort.but the front seats are too softly bolstered which you feel uncomfortable at some times in long journeys.interiors are rich enough for the car at that price with lots of features which includes mp3,aux,usb,heated orvms,tilt steering,6 airbags (optional) etc... Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Its a 2 litre crdi engine with 150 ps on tap which produces tremendous amount of torque mated to a six speed manual gearbox. but this all will be seen after passing 2000 rpm,below that its just a bullockcart its hectique to drive in city traffic with frequent gear changes that too in start stop traffic signals,but once you pass 2000 rpm it will just takes off like a jetplane.old drivers have to hold their drenches.if you push it hard the engine becomes nosiy and the vibration passes through the pedals.if you are on an expressway cruising at 120kmph in 6th gear its dead silent and doesn't feel you are at that speed as you ill feel there is a speedo error. gear shift is slick and precise to use.it knocks out at a max speed of around 220 kmph.is it not enough?this oil burner gives 9 kmpl in city and 13.5 in highways for a car of that size. Ride Quality & Handling This is the strongest point to mention it has fantastic ride quality which swallows bumps,patholes bad patches even some speed breakers which we will not dare in an suv also.it  just glides through the badroads.you can travel with out spilling a full cup of coffee sitting at the sofa like back seat. its a softer suspension setup which compromises handling.the steering is very light even at higher speeds which makes you unconfident and its not a sharp handler at corners. It lacks feedback from the road.but straight line stability is good and car feels solid.it uses 215/60 profile tyres for better road grip. Final Words Finally its a relaxing car which pampers you like a baby in cradle with out knowing whats happening in the outer world because of its well insulated cabin and superior ride quality.if you want a car for driving at rediculous speeds at corners in a race track spinning the wheels then its not the car for you but if you love travelling and  want to hang out in a leather sofa like back seat enjoying the plush ride then nothing beats this luxo barge at that price. Areas of improvement Steering feedback,turbo lag below 2000 rpm, harshy engine at higher revs.Plush ridequality,styling,rearseat sofa comfortLight steering,turbo lag

Exterior Exterior exacly looks like a BMW Ffrom outside and inside interior impressive the cupholder and athe adjustable front and reart seats are advantahe and brown color interior are new to this it is cheaper than its rivals like honda accord 2.4 and toyota camry 2.4 and nissan 2.5. Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) INTERIOR IS NICE AND WHEN WE TRAVELLED BETWEEN  250 KMS FROM CHENNAI TO VILLUPURAM AND VICEVERSA WE FIND IT FOR 3 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN to seat comfortably in 2.4 car and the boot space is nice and we can even acomdate 4 bigsitcases. Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This is a wonderful engine 2.4 and shifting the gear tis easy and from 3 to4th gear i can easily feel the turbolag in it and the cause of worry is mileage and in city9KMPL highways is 12kmpl. Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality in these car is realy wonderful and good. Final Words IN MY FINAL WORDS, A GOOD AND NICE AND CHEAP CAR. Areas of improvement MILEAGE AND TURBOLAG.Design interior and exteriorMilege

  Exterior I somehow liked the exteriors eventhough many think otherwise. It's not a very flashy outlook but a good, decent one. Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Space is very good. Legroom in the front as well as back is very good. Boot space is very large. The car has resonable features. I would have liked if it had latest features like bluetooth connectivity for this segment of a car (if they can do it for i20 why not Sonata?) Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is powerful. I was happy with the acceleration. Cabin noise is resonably low (one has to consider it's a diesel car). Fuel economy is very good for this size of a car. On highways it gives typically 15.5 - 16 Km/Litre (Diesel version). City average is typically between 11-11.5 Km/Ltr. Gearbox needs lots of improvement. It takes lot of effort to put the car into 1st gear after braking. One expects a much smoother gear shifting at this level. Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality & handling was reasonably good. Final Words It's a good car for those who are looking for space, milage & reasonable price. People wanting great looks, latest features may look for other options. Areas of improvement Gearbox, internal features.Good fuel economy, reasonable price, space insideGearbox, no latest feature like bluetooth connectivity

Bought a new Sonata Transform MT. Exterior: Average. Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Good. Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: Right from day one clutch was very soft and vehicle will get switched off during gear change. Later problem got worse and vehicle's gears will get locked (and driver will not be able to change gear) while vehicle is running. Car was taken mutliple times to Dealer and Hyundai Motor owned service centre but NO ONE able to repair the car or able ot give solution. Now car is at HMIL owned service sentre pending for repairs. Dangerous to drive - just imagine you are at highway at speed of 150 km/ hr and your gears stop working. Dont't expect fule economy. Central Locking System Never works. At around speed of 40 km/ hr gets lock and unlocked automatically by making nose kut-kut-kut. Car gets unlocked/ unwarranted when you stop vehicle on traffic signal or slow down speed. Where as standard feature is that lock should only get unlocked when driver pushes button or ignition is swtched off. Both problems were reported to service centre soon after the purchase of the new car. But no solution for any problem after 10 months of suffering. Car with HMIL (company owned and managed) workshop of Mumbai. Ride Quality & Handling: Fair.   Final Words: NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI SONATA.   Areas of improvement   SERVICE AND ATTITUDE FOR CUSTOMER SERVICECar is bigLike nothing as you dont expect problems whe u spent 16 lac rupees