Next-gen Hyundai Sonata Spied With its Final Bodywork

by Jun 12, 2018All News, Hyundai, Spy Shots

Hyundai Sonata DN8 spied (2)

Hyundai Sonata DN8 spied (2)

A few months ago we have published a photoset of pictures of a weird Kia Optima that has suffered a cosmetic surgery maybe made by Dr. Frankestein. That car was just a test mule of the Next Generation Hyundai Sonata, codenamed as DN8.

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Thanks to our friend SHM’s Studio we have accessed to the pictures of a mysterious Kia Optima Hybrid, where taking a closer look you will find something strange on its body panels. The car looked like have been refurbished, but we have discovered this body hides the next-generation hybrid Hyundai Sonata, and now we have the first officials pictures while were transporting on a Hyundai Glovis truck.

The stripe on the hood confirmed that this car had a enlarged engine room and the fuel tank is on a new position which means this car is using a new and longer platform, with a wheelbase of 2,845mm (current Sonata LF wheelbase is 2,805mm).

The design of the new Sonata project DN8 is not confirmed, but looking at the pictures we can find a sleeker sedan probably influenced by the design cues of the “Le Fil Rouge” concept car recently launched at Geneva.

Hyundai Sonata DN8 spied (4)

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Looks like Hyundai is focusing on Eco-cars, while the latest generations of Sonata models received the Hybrid variant a few months later the launch of NA models, with the new generation this won’t happened, and Hyundai plans to have ready the full line-up at the time of launch.

What we can expect in terms of engines and eco friendly? A refurbished Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid powertrains with a higher powered batteries (with an extended range), more efficient Atkinson cycle engines and even smoother transmissions.

Written by Jose Antonio Lopez

Passionated about Korean cars from Hyundai, Kia & Genesis. Photographer. I love being in nature, hiking. Tech lover.
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