All-New 2017 Hyundai Elantra – First Drive

by Henry Lee | Feb 15, 2016 | All News, Hyundai, Reviews

   Recently we at The Korean Car blog were invited out to San Diego, Ca to check out the all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra.  Mostly redesigned, we were eager to see what Hyundai brought to the ultra-competitive compact car segment especially at the heels of other recent...

Crash test: US-spec Sonata vs. Korean-spec Sonata

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 13, 2015 | All News, Hyundai, Technical

Recently, I discovered something could be interesting for our readers. After talked with one of my korean friends about this Sonata crash test video, he told me something that I did not know. [ads id=”0″...

US Sales of Hyundai Sonata Grow 159%

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Aug 21, 2015 | All News, Hyundai, Sales, USA

When the South Korean automaker launched the 7th generation Hyundai Sonata, the criticism from media and fans were very high. The organic lines of the Sonata YF captured a lot of customers around the world and specially in the U.S. They left aside what originally gave...

2016 Sonata Launched with Diesel & 1.6 Turbo

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Jul 2, 2015 | All News, Hyundai

Hyundai released today in South Korea and complete the 2016 Sonata model range with two new variants (from a total of 7). The Sonata diesel and the Sonata 1.6 Turbo. [ads id=”0″ style=”float:left;padding:9px;”]After a lot of rumors and spy...

Hyundai to Redesign Sonata After Slow Sales, to be Launched in 2017

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Jan 20, 2015 | All News, Hyundai, Sales, USA

After we were writing about Sonata’s slowest sales in the US-market, now and according to Wards Auto, Hyundai accepted the situation and is planning a redesign for the 2015 Sonata, after the model failed to capture midsize sedan buyers’ interest. [ads...