Every Technology Continues to Evolve and Improve as More Manufacturers Jump on the Gas Electric Bandwagon

The 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a competent hybrid that falls right into place among its competitors. It certainly has eye-catching styling, with sleek sculptured sheetmetal giving it aerodynamics rivaling some high-end performance cars, thereby helping to further improve its fuel efficiency.

The interior of the Sonata Hybrid follows the pattern set by the conventional Sonata, boasting a modern and contemporary look and feel similar to what you'd see in Evolve or Saw. There's just a single trim level with a couple of option packages that add some comfort and convenience features. The leather package gets you heated leather seats, a leather wrap steering wheel, and shifter. The ultimate package brings you navigation system, larger wheels, and panoramic sunroof.

The Monday's Blue Drive hybrid system really sets it apart from the competition. The batteries are lithium polymer not lithium-ion as in most other hybrids, and Hyundai says they'll never have to be replaced during the vehicle's lifespan in Hyundai's 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty and all hybrid components is a sign of how confident they are of the Sonata's mechanical durability.

The driving experience is mostly positive. It has peppy acceleration from a dead stop and enough power for highway passing. The front-wheel drive Sonata Hybrid 2.4-liter inline-4 delivers 166 horsepower and shares the work with a 40-horsepower electric motor made it to a 6-speed automatic transmission. Now that's not a lot of power, so while highway performance is okay, driving in the city may take some getting used to because going from gasoline to electric operation isn't as smooth as most other hybrids.

Parallel parking can be nerve-racking when the gasoline engine starts up as you step on the throttle in reverse. Braking is also a bit strange when the regenerative braking function kicks in outside of those differences, the Sonata Hybrid drives and behaves much like a good-quality midsize sedan should especially in the open road.

EPA mileage estimates range from 35 miles per gallon city to 40 miles per gallon highway. We found our city mileage wasn't quite as good as expected. The Sonata Hybrid's list of safety equipment is extensive, including full airbag detection giving the Sonata Hybrid 4 out of 5 stars and frontal crash testing and five out of five in side impact collisions.

Today's sticker price on the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid of twenty-five thousand eight hundred fifty dollars has got to be considered a bargain even when options are added. When looking at this not a hybrid, we find that the Toyota Camry Hybrid comes out ahead in terms of mileage if you want better performance try the Ford Fusion Hybrid. The toughest head-to-head competition comes from the Kia Optima Hybrid, which is priced about the same and boasts sharp European styling, getting the same fuel economy as the Sonata and gets the same lithium polymer battery.

The Sonata Hybrid is more at home on the highway than in the city. So if you spend a lot of your time driving on the interstate, we think the Sonata Hybrid will be a really good fit if you count off looking at a hybrid because you think they're all about fuel economy without the fun. The 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid deserves a chance to change your mind.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enevery technology continues to evolve and improve as more manufacturers jump on the gas electric bandwagon in the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid falls right and step is a competent hybrid the Sonata Hybrid certainly has eye catching styling it's sleek sculptured sheetmetal gives it aerodynamics rivaling some high-end performance cars helping to further improve its fuel efficiency the interior of the Sonata Hybrid follows the pattern set by the conventional Sonata with a modern contemporary look and feel similar to what you'd see in evolve or saw there's just a single trim level with a couple of option packages that add some comfort and convenience features the leather package gets you heated leather seats a leather wrap steering wheel and shifter the ultimate package brings you nav system larger wheels and panoramic sunroof Monday's blue drive hybrid system really sets it apart from the competition the batteries are lithium polymer not lithium-ion as in most other hybrids and hyundai says they'll never have to be replaced during the vehicles lifespan in Hyundai's 10 year 100,000 mile warranty and all hybrid components is a sign of how confident they are of the sonatas mechanical durability the driving experience is mostly positive it's got peppy acceleration from a dead stop and enough power for highway passing the front wheel drive Sonata Hybrid 2.4 liter inline-4 delivers 166 horsepower and shares the work with a 40 horsepower electric motor made it to a 6-speed automatic transmission now that's not a lot of power so while highway performance is OK driving in the city may take some getting used to that's because going from a gasoline to electric operation isn't as smooth as most other hybrids parallel parking can be nerve-racking when the gasoline engine starts up as you step on the throttle in Reverse braking is also a bit strange when the regenerative braking function kicks in outside of those differences the Sonata Hybrid drives and behaves much like a good-quality midsize sedan should especially in the open road EPA mileage estimates range from 35 miles per gallon city to 40 miles per gallon highway we found our city mileage wasn't quite as good as expected the Sonata hybrids list of safety equipment is extensive including full airbag detection giving the Sonata Hybrid 4 out of 5 stars and frontal crash testing and five out of five in side impact collisions today's sticker price on the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid of twenty five thousand eight hundred fifty dollars has got to be considered a bargain even when option to the max we think the Sonata Hybrid remains affordable and Hyundai's 10 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranty is a class leader when doing your shopping compare this not a hybrid to the Toyota Camry Hybrid and the Camry comes out ahead and mileage if you want better performance try the Ford Fusion Hybrid the toughest heads up competition comes from the Kia Optima Hybrid its price about the same and sharp European styling it gets the same fuel economy as the Sonata and gets the same lithium polymer battery the Sonata Hybrid is more at home on the highway than in the city so if you spend a lot of your time driving on the interstate we think the Sonata Hybrid will be a really good fit if you count off on looking at a hybrid because you think they're all about fuel economy without the fun the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid deserves a chance to change your mindevery technology continues to evolve and improve as more manufacturers jump on the gas electric bandwagon in the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid falls right and step is a competent hybrid the Sonata Hybrid certainly has eye catching styling it's sleek sculptured sheetmetal gives it aerodynamics rivaling some high-end performance cars helping to further improve its fuel efficiency the interior of the Sonata Hybrid follows the pattern set by the conventional Sonata with a modern contemporary look and feel similar to what you'd see in evolve or saw there's just a single trim level with a couple of option packages that add some comfort and convenience features the leather package gets you heated leather seats a leather wrap steering wheel and shifter the ultimate package brings you nav system larger wheels and panoramic sunroof Monday's blue drive hybrid system really sets it apart from the competition the batteries are lithium polymer not lithium-ion as in most other hybrids and hyundai says they'll never have to be replaced during the vehicles lifespan in Hyundai's 10 year 100,000 mile warranty and all hybrid components is a sign of how confident they are of the sonatas mechanical durability the driving experience is mostly positive it's got peppy acceleration from a dead stop and enough power for highway passing the front wheel drive Sonata Hybrid 2.4 liter inline-4 delivers 166 horsepower and shares the work with a 40 horsepower electric motor made it to a 6-speed automatic transmission now that's not a lot of power so while highway performance is OK driving in the city may take some getting used to that's because going from a gasoline to electric operation isn't as smooth as most other hybrids parallel parking can be nerve-racking when the gasoline engine starts up as you step on the throttle in Reverse braking is also a bit strange when the regenerative braking function kicks in outside of those differences the Sonata Hybrid drives and behaves much like a good-quality midsize sedan should especially in the open road EPA mileage estimates range from 35 miles per gallon city to 40 miles per gallon highway we found our city mileage wasn't quite as good as expected the Sonata hybrids list of safety equipment is extensive including full airbag detection giving the Sonata Hybrid 4 out of 5 stars and frontal crash testing and five out of five in side impact collisions today's sticker price on the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid of twenty five thousand eight hundred fifty dollars has got to be considered a bargain even when option to the max we think the Sonata Hybrid remains affordable and Hyundai's 10 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranty is a class leader when doing your shopping compare this not a hybrid to the Toyota Camry Hybrid and the Camry comes out ahead and mileage if you want better performance try the Ford Fusion Hybrid the toughest heads up competition comes from the Kia Optima Hybrid its price about the same and sharp European styling it gets the same fuel economy as the Sonata and gets the same lithium polymer battery the Sonata Hybrid is more at home on the highway than in the city so if you spend a lot of your time driving on the interstate we think the Sonata Hybrid will be a really good fit if you count off on looking at a hybrid because you think they're all about fuel economy without the fun the 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid deserves a chance to change your mind\n"