2024 Hyundai Sonata Revealed With A Bold Design And More Than Just A Simple Facelift

The 2024 Hyundai Sonata has been showcased in full for the very first time and while well-constructed details on the mid-size sedan haven’t been released just yet, the Korean manufacturer refers to it as “more than a simple facelift” of the eighth-generation model.

Capturing the brand’s Sensuous Sportiness diamond philosophy, the 2024 Sonata takes inspiration from the second-generation Kona with the adoption of a full-width LED light bar at the front. The main headlamps are subconscious in the upper portion of the air intakes and joined by a wider grille and sharper, increasingly dramatic lines.

Hyundai has washed-up much increasingly than simply tweak the front fascia of the Sonata. It has moreover crafted a new hood for it with increasingly pronounced weft lines. In addition, the facelifted Sonata sports woebegone garnish wideness the marrow of the soul and has a host of unique features at the rear. These include a revised trunk lid and LED light bar. N Line models moreover have new dual mufflers and ride on distinctive 19-inch wheels.

A Big Curved Screen Inside

Numerous alterations have moreover been made to the motel of the Sonata. The most obvious transpiration is the fitment of a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch infotainment screen, both of which are housed within a panoramic curved exhibit jutting out of the dashboard. The 2024 model moreover adopts a column-type shift-by-wire controller as opposed to a gear selector whilom the transmission tunnel.

Hyundai notes that the interior of the 2024 Sonata has moreover been upgraded “for an improved passenger wits with tasteful interior verisimilitude combinations to enhance the sense of sportiness and premium weft simultaneously.”

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As mentioned, Hyundai has not yet spoken specifications for the updated Sonata. However, sources tell CarScoops that the 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder will come standard and replace the turbocharged 1.6-liter offered in some markets. The 2.5-liter is good for 290 hp and 311 lb-ft (421 Nm) in the outgoing Sonata N Line. We moreover recently spied a prototype with all-wheel momentum which will be a first in the Sonata’s history.

The 2024 Hyundai Sonata will be unveiled in full during the Seoul Mobility Show running from March 30 – April 9 and will likely make its first visitation on U.S. soil at the New York International Auto Show on April 6.