The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a stand-out model in the hybrid car market, and reviewers love its performance, feature set, and value for the money. It's a highly appealing model and a great example of how hybrids have become high-performing and highly desirable vehicles for Marion, OH drivers. Read on to learn more about what makes the Sonata Hybrid a good choice for Norwalk, OH area drivers.

Performance

The Sonata Hybrid drivetrain is rated for a combined 192 horsepower between its four-cylinder engine and the electric motor. That's a serious amount of power for a car of this size. It has an automatic transmission and both shifting between gears and shifting from gas to electric are smooth and hard to notice. The EPA-estimated combined efficiency rating is 54 MPG on highways and 50 MPG in city driving for the base trim, although upper trims lose a few MPG. The ride is composed and balanced in terms of cornering and braking, with a comfortable experience for the riders even on rougher roads.

Safety

The Sonata Hybrid has five stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in crash tests and the top rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for their crash testing, plus high ratings from the IIHS for the safety features. Those standard safety features are generous and include:

• Blind spot monitoring
• Pedestrian detection
• Automatic emergency braking
• Adaptive cruise control
• Lane keep assist
• Lane follow assist
• ...and plenty more!

There are additional features available as options like a surround camera system, that provide parking assistance around the Wooster, OH area. The Sonata Hybrid has one of the most comprehensive sets of standard driver assistance tools on the market.

Technology

The Sonata Hybrid has a welcome array of standard tech features, from an eight-inch touchscreen to smartphone connectivity. It has a USB port and Bluetooth® as well, plus an app so you can take over some features remotely from your phone. Options that come with higher trims include more USB ports, a bigger touchscreen, sound system upgrades, and other improvements.

Available Trim Levels

The base Blue trim has lots of standard features and the most efficient fuel consumption, so it is popular with many Elyria, OH area customers. It comes with plenty of the standard features, and there are no options or packages available. That isn't a problem because the standard feature list is so extensive.

The SEL trim puts in power controls for the driver's seat and front passenger seat, along with heating for those seats. The steering wheel gets leather wrapping, and the side mirrors have their own heating feature to defeat fog and snow. It has a second USB port and wireless pads for charging devices as well.

The top trim is the Limited. It has the bigger 10.25-inch touchscreen, ventilation for the front seats, a rear central armrest, and several different parking assistance features.

Get Behind The Wheel Of The New Hyundai Sonata Hybrid In Mansfield, OH

If you want to give the new Sonata Hybrid a test drive, come down to our dealership and we can arrange it for you as well as answer any questions you have about the model. It is a jack of all trades that does a lot of things well, and it would make an excellent car even if it was not a hybrid model. The hybrid drivetrain just adds to the appeal.