Yesterday, Hyundai introduced a refreshed 2024 Sonata midsize sedan to the American market, protecting the lengthy checklist of options the mannequin is understood for however wrapping it in a extra enticing bundle.

Let’s get the brand new look out of the best way first.

New Face, Massive Impression

This might not be the primary time you’ve seen the brand new Sonata. However you received’t thoughts wanting twice. Hyundai unveiled the brand new look globally in March with out revealing particulars in regards to the automotive.

It’s a testomony to how minor design modifications can fully remake the look of one thing. In profile, the 2024 Sonata doesn’t look very completely different than the 2023 Sonata. However from head-on, it’s a wholly completely different automotive.

That impact comes as a result of designers eradicated the droopy nostril the automotive has worn since its final wheels-up redesign (for the 2020 mannequin yr). Instead, they drew a large, straight fascia accented by a horizontal line of lighting that serves as daytime operating lights. The outdated nostril drooped like a toucan’s beak and ruined the in any other case angular nature of the automotive’s design. The brand new one appears to emphasise it.

In profile, there’s a brand new vent on the entrance fenders, and never a lot else has modified. From the rear, you’ll see an analogous horizontal line of purple gentle linking vertical taillights to kind a delicate, large H.

Value Unknown for Now

Hyundai hasn’t mentioned pricing. The 2023 mannequin begins at $25,450, plus a compulsory $1,115 freight cost. The highest of the lineup pushes over $35,000. Some adjustment for inflation is inevitable, however we anticipate costs to remain roughly related for 2024.

Up to date Cabin

Inside, Hyundai has introduced its signature inside type to the Sonata. Meaning a pair of 12.3-inch screens for the driving force’s show and central touchscreen mounted collectively — like one vast, curved glass floor. It floats above a middle console crammed with precise buttons and knobs, so that you received’t be paging by means of touchscreen menus to show up the music or the temperature.

Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto at the moment are customary at each value level.

Fewer Engine Decisions

The 2024 Sonata drops a much less potent and fewer environment friendly 1.6-liter turbocharged engine discovered on increased trims final yr. Meaning the bottom engine alternative is a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder unit. Hyundai doesn’t give energy figures, so we assume they’re unchanged from final yr when this engine made 191 horsepower.

Hyundai will as an alternative level patrons on the lookout for extra energy strictly towards its N-Line sport version. Hyundai continues to construct the general public profile of its N division, lately unveiling a 640-horsepower Ioniq N with really spectacular efficiency chops.

The sporty Sonata N-Line will get a turbocharged variant of the two.5-liter 4-cylinder. Once more, Hyundai has declined to offer energy figures. On the 2023 mannequin, this one makes 290 horsepower. The N-Line will get new tips, together with launch management and rev-matching when the 8-speed automated transmission is utilized in guide mode.

Hybrid fashions mix a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder with an electrical motor. Final yr, that mixture made 192 horsepower. Now we have no purpose to imagine it has modified.

AWD Now Obtainable

However one thing has modified mechanically. Hyundai will provide all-wheel drive (AWD) on the 2024 Sonata. It’s uncommon to see an automaker make a significant mechanical change to a automotive throughout a refresh like this. These strikes are often saved for full redesigns — one thing the Sonata isn’t more likely to see for an additional three or 4 years.

Might Change Some Customers’ Minds

The Sonata retains the distinctive 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain guarantee that makes it such a cut price for a lot of customers.

The brand new look would possibly make the Sonata a greater choice for a lot of patrons. The 2023 mannequin already distinguishes itself with a beginning value decrease than a comparable Honda Accord or Toyota Camry however with related efficiency and an extended guarantee. However some patrons had been likely turned away by its odd nostril. The updates make it one of many better-looking automobiles in its class, which ought to eradicate that disadvantage.