A Very Likeable Sedan - 2015 Hyundai Sonata Long-Term Road Test

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A Very Likeable Sedan - 2015 Hyundai Sonata Long-Term Road Test

Our long-term 2015 Hyundai Sonata is a pleasant car to drive.

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chol92594

While it may not be as flashy as the old Sonata, I think the new one has a much more cohesive overall design that will appeal to more people. Doesn't hurt that it's a pleasant cruiser too. One little detail I noticed though: why put a digital clock in with the center stack buttons when there's already a clock on the nav screen (and probably instrument cluster screen)? Nothing wrong with it, really, but it seems repetitive.

ebeaudoin

chol92594 said:

One little detail I noticed though: why put a digital clock in with the center stack buttons when there's already a clock on the nav screen (and probably instrument cluster screen)? Nothing wrong with it, really, but it seems repetitive.

I like it. Bigger clock display. Plus, on some new cars, the clock doesn't always display on the infotainment screen.

allthingshonda

Toyota has been rocking the digital clock non stop for as long as I can remember. Actually Hyundai reminds me of what Toyota and Honda used to be in the nineties. They weren't the most luxurious but fit and finish was better than what Cadillac and Lincoln owners had. Most of their competition had more power than their 125 horsepower 4 cylinders but none were as smooth in operation or as durable and reliable. They hauled you to work and took the kids to school everyday. Ran your errands on the weekend and took the family on the occasional road trip. Never asking for more than gas and fresh oil now and then. Toyota and Honda still do it like this and now the Sonata is also that kind of car.

schen72

Up until the introduction of current generation infotainment (dual screens) Honda/Acura also had an old-school digital clock on all their cars.

prndlol

I still find those two centre vents off-putting a year after I first saw them.

darex

Maybe the base model lacks the infotainment screen, hence the clock? Just a guess.

clownstrike

I have a 2015 Sonata equipped exactly as the Edmunds tester. This blog post is the same comment I made to a friend recently. With most new cars, I spend the first few months finding things I wish were done differently (even though I still enjoy the car). With the Sonata, I keep finding myself saying "Damn, I'm impressed with just how good this car is ... ".

Many of the things I've noticed have been mentioned in earlier blog posts. One I don't recall seeing is just how good this navigation system is. This is the third car I've owned with integrated navigation (not to mention how many others I've been in or rented). I've become accustomed to being underwhelmed by them. Most are worse than the standard TomTom/Garmin/Google Nav/iPhone Nav from 2 years ago. The one in this Hyundai is the best I've ever seen, compared with current Cadillac, Ford, Honda, Nissan, BMW, Infiniti, etc. (OK, I've never driven a Tesla ...). The integrated Google POI voice search is just incredibly handy and puts this system over the top.