Hyundai Sonata changes you'd like to see
What would you like to see Hyundai change about your Sonata?
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Also in the same vain, all of the Sontas should have the steering wheel extenders like the Limited. Not just tilt.
And last but not least, all the driver seats should all have eight way power.
In a few words..."Make The Driver as Comfortable as possible."
I would pay extra for these features instead of a "Sun Roof!"
Maybe it is my age, but I think on a drive of any length most folks would appreciate these features!
1. Deeper cup holders for a better grip of one's beverage of choice.
2. Thicker cross section to steering wheel for improved grip.
3. Drivers seat needs to be able to go lower by about an inch.
4. GT suspension, steering and seating (increased bolstering) option package.
5. Darker interior colors (not "Black") to help hide interior wear-and-tear as the vehicle ages. "Charcoal" or "Camel Tan" would be nice.
6. A re-work of the center stack. Current layout functions well, but looks too "Buick".
7. Better or no fake wood. I picked a grey interior to get the fake carbon fiber look trim. Think "brushed metals".
8. Digital FM (this does not mean satellite) capable radio with MP3 player input jack as base unit.
9. Lights for vanity mirrors need to be mounted on the visor. Current design does project the light where it is needed. Ask the wife.
10. Red-orange (best for night vision) or amber colored lighting for instruments. Not greenish or trendy blue.
Drive what you love, love what you drive. Ergsum
The drivers seat to go back about an inch farther.
Rear air vents.
Text on radio display as far as title and artist
Can't agree more!
1- folding mirrors (in NYC, lots of mirros fall off on these tight streets)
2- audio control on steering wheel to change track/preset
3- darker interior colors that won't show dirt as easily
4- ability to raise/lower the seat portion of the front seat
5- a color other than green for dash lights (too 80's ish)
6- built in navigation system with gyroscope to predict car's position if satellite signal is lost (tunnels, tall buildings etc...)
7- Rear seat side/torso airbags for my precious passengers (children)
That's about all the changes/improvements I can think of, other than that, I find the car almost perfect!
1. Rain-sensing wipers
2. Dual zone automatic climate control
3. Navigation system
4. Bluetooth
5. 4-way power passenger seat
6. Smart Access keyless entry with keyless ignition
7. Auto-dimming outside mirrors
8. Power rear sunshade
Hopefully Hyundai can grant me these wishes
2-Vanity mirrors-looks like they were trying to save a buck and it shows. Had a couple of early 1990s Escorts and even they had the corporate vms w/builtin lights so bright you could get a tan from them.
3-Center stack-would like to see air vents and radio change places.
4-Front seat cushions should be longer. For longer-limbed people like myself, this is the equivalent of short-sheeting a bed.
5-Hybrid model that gets 40+mpg would be nice.
6-Suspension seems capable of going around corners briskly. Faster steering ratio would improve agility.
Some nice things I’ve noticed about the car (and I don’t know where else to post this):
When you take the key out of the ignition:
There is still enough juice to close any open windows
If the headlights are on, they go out (this is not ‘auto headlight’, power is cut to head/tail lights).
Turning ventilation to the AC/max automatically engages the AC and recirculate buttons, rotating it elsewhere it changes to ‘fresh’ and leaves the AC on.
If you leave the key in the ignition and try locking all the doors, the car will flip the driver’s door lock to ‘open.’ With the key still in, flipping the driver’s door button to the ‘closed’ position, it will flip it back. I suppose it’s possible to leave the key in the ignition, leave the headlights on, let the battery run down and the car wouldn’t have enough power to flip the button back. But if you’re to be that stupid, you deserve exactly what you get!
would be mirrors that fold
speed sensitive door locks which you dont to have program
mp3 player auxiliary Jack
audio controls that have seek function so i can can the change the track on the CD
immobilizer most competitors offer this
This is one of the best hyundais ever built but just like anything else it could be better.
First, the suspension many mentioned is easy to addresse, Hyundai has its own patented Active Geometry Control Suspension (AGCS) which is likely added on the next facelift.
Rain-sening wiper and power rear sunshade will continue to be in the Azera and not in the Sonata, at least for the NA market.
The rest of the list can be easily added, if Hyundai chooses to...
Daytime running lights.
Door locks programmable by owner.
Lock program to include ability to lock doors when shifted into gear & unlock when key is turned off.
Trunk to open a little further when first popped.
Acc port for rear seats.
Passenger side front door that doesn't automatically unlock by pulling inside door handle.
A simpler maint schedule ie; 5,000 mile oil/filter/tire rotation/brake checks and major services at 30k intervals.
2. In-dash Navigation Unit
3. Tire Pressure Monitoring System
4. HID Headlights
5. LED Tail Lights
6. Two Person Memory for seating and side view mirrors
7. Higher quality center console
8. Choice of EITHER XM or Sirius satellite radio
9. HD radio option
10.Turn signal side mirrors
11.Adjustable heated seating (vesus a single setting)
12.User programmable options versus having to go to the dealer (i.e. auto locking doors)
13.Softer plastic dash material versus HARD plastic that scratches easily
14.Quicker shifting Shiftronic transmission
15.6-speed tranny versus 5
16.Advanced steering wheel controls for changing presets and controlling CD changer
The above are not in any particular order
I agree with better interior details, both the center stack, which is too plain and boring, and the gauges which could use improvement, hence, optitron gauges as in the Optima, Azera, Camry, Corolla, Civic... Need I go on? But I disagree with one of the above that orange or red are good colors. IMO they are the worst and I hate them. I would rather take green any time. But blue is much better, Like the Toyotas and Hondas (most of them). And red needles is also a must - the needles needs to be a different color than the numbers!
I would also like in all models a rear backup sensor (at least optional). This is a large car, and is a very important safety feature!
Good front armrests is also very important.
Rear reverse sensor (latest model over here has got them maybe top line model)
I have read some other messages and they have put down things on there list that my 2004 Sonata has,could some one tell me if the 2004 Sonata over in US has;
Automatic Headlight cut out switch (when you open drivers door they turn off)
Automatic gearbox has sport Mode
The cup holder is in the centre console with a lid that cover them , the cupholders are different in size, (one is a little bigger)
I have put some pictures of the dash in my carspace
the salesman said the new models smell that way for awhile .
For me the smell of a new car is definitively not the smell of the Sonata , on the other hand the Azera smell is the normal smell . Has anybody notice this ??
Lou
I suggest you drive another Sonata
Automatic Headlight cut out switch (when you open drivers door they turn off)
Automatic gearbox has sport Mode
The cup holder is in the centre console with a lid that cover them" ((
I have a U.S. model '03 Sonata and it has:
"Battery Saver" feature - headlights automatically turn off when the ignition key is turned off and the driver's front door is opened.
"SHIFTRONIC" automatic transaxle - allows holding a gear until shifted "manually" up or down with a forward or backward flick of the shift lever if moved laterally to the shiftronic position beforehand.
The cupholders in my car have a pneumatically damped door that covers them when they're not in use.
Different folks' sniffers vary in sensitivity and who can dismiss that what some find really objectionable may be acting as an allergen for them?... The U.S. and Japanese automakers have indicated they're trying to control the new car cabin materials' odor with varying degrees of success, but I have the impression the Koreans haven't felt this is a priority. My '03 Sonata stank worse than any new car I remember having ever owned, especially the leather upholstery (somewhat reminiscent of several day old sun-dried mackerel during July or August...). But, the odor eventually dissapated.
I drove many a Sonata (2006's and 2007's) during my decision making process...two I4's and three V6's from three different dealerships. Never once did I encounter any type of odor but, who knows, maybe I am in the minority
Yes, got 'em (I LOVE that feature)
Um... If you mean does it have the Manumatic, yes. If you mean does it have a "Sport" setting for Drive, like an automatic Overdrive, no. But the Manumatic lets you drive it in a Sport Mode.
Yes, that properly describes the center cupholders.
2. memory seats
Memory seats would be nice, but I think Hyundai made a good decision to put them exclusively on the Azeras. They need to justify the higher price tag because IMO I think the Sonata looks better and while the Azera has the bigger engine it sucks more gas and the Sonata's V6 engine is fast enough for me.
Digital speedo. Easier to read at a glance. Honda's got the idea with far front mounted digital - less eye diversion.
2. I disagree with earier witer on red guages. Red is applicable to pilots where no other lights affect the eyes and pupils can open up. But that's not the case with autos because of headlights and other bright light sources that keeps the iris changing.
3. With climate control, my AC compressor runs in all positions but bi-level and vent. User should be able NOT to have AC compressor running at ANY air position if desired for the added fuel mileage and lack of wear and tear on AC. Not everyone lives in a humid climate. I live in AZ.
4. I hear creaks already. Defect or stiffer chassis needed?
5. Current console armrest not accessible to shorter drivers with seat forward - even with slide. Replace with inboard padded, foldable armrests attached to seatback. Then console can be dedicated to function of storage/cupholders.
5. All electric seats should have memory positions. That is an almost no-cost feature (switch and wiring about $4 cost) software almost free in main computer.
1. Tire pressure monitoring system
2. Brushed aluminum inside door handles
3. Eight way manual adjusting driver's seat like 07 Accent.
Standard equipment changes on Limited
1. Tire pressure monitoring system
2. Brushed aluminum inside door handles
3. Eight way power driver's seat and four way power front passenger's seat
4. Better leather
Optional equipment for GLS and SE
1. Eight way power driver's seat and four way power front passenger's seat
2. Telescoping steering wheel
3. Leather seats and trim
Radio Changes
1. Move advanced radio steering wheel controls. (At least CD track & preset up/down)
2. Aux Input to Radio (for DVD players, MP3 players, etc.)
3. Optional HD and/or satellite radio
4. Radio that picks up station names and song names, like GM cars do. (Very cool)
5. Move radio where the vents are. It's hard to reach.
6. Combine clock with radio.
7. Optional DVD player in front head rests for rear passengers.
A/C & Heat
1. Rear vents in center console.
2. Dual climate controls. Or at least some way to turn off the floor vents. That would be a cheaper solution.
3. Dash vents that truly close.
Driving
1. Steering wheel should be closer (or make telescoping an option.)
2. Door locks while moving (should be configured by driver.)
3. Different type of leather on steering wheel. (feels odd)
4. When set to auto lights, lights should come on when wipers are on.
5. Dim the cruise and fog light gauge lights a little. I keep thinking my brights are on.
6. Beep when fuel is low.
6. Ability to disable beep about seat belts.
Interior:
1. Rear cup holders next to center console or in passenger doors. (Just somewhere other than rear arm rest). Useless with 3 people riding in rear seats.
2. Have the trip system also display tire pressure, temperature, direction, door lock options, etc.
3. Move rear seat locks to trunk opening. Or a key version on rear deck.
4. Power should stay on, until doors are opened. So that windows can still be rolled up, sunroof closed, etc.
5. Interior lights should turn off automatically after so many minutes if door left open, etc.
6. Brighter trunk light.
Exterior:
1. Optional raised rear spoiler.
2. More aggressive side appearance.
3. Paint protectant around door handle to prevent paint scratches from rings, etc.
Unless welds are actually popping loose, perhaps not. Creaking may merely be a sign that Hyundai needs to take extra care in where and how cabling is being routed. I had some annoying creaking in the dash in my '03 Sonata, but they seem to've resolved themselves with time. I wouldn't have bet on that happening, but did time and gravity solve what the engineers weren't able to?
In keeping with the original intent of this thread I would like to see a remote starter added.
I've got 3 keys, the fob & a small swiss army knife on my key ring. For lack of a better description, I get some "banging keys" when the fob is facing "in" and almost no banging keys when the fob is facing "out." Try reversing your ignition key, or putting a sound deadening material below the ignition switch it that doesn't work.
(Remember the botton or lever the driver had to push in order to take the key out of the ignition?)
Yes I'm old enough to remember the buttons and levers. Some newer manual trans vehicles on our lot still have the lever. Go figure.
The car doors should lock automatically once the car is put into gear or goes 5 miles per hour not 15mph.
I read elsewhere that a Caddy owner had had his car, which was set to automatically lock the doors at 5 mph, lock while being drawn through a carwash... and he had no other key with him...
The doors should lock when I tell them to lock. :shades: