2011 Hyundai Sonata spied inside and out during photoshoot

That front end is aggresive, but ugly at the same time. o.0

the front looks like an enlarged Nissan Teana!

hmm let me see.. mazda6/mercedes cls face, maserati granturismo tail lights, bmw 3-series bootlid, lexus rx interior and oh, a hyundai badge? taxi!!!!

Don't you just love the cut-out cars they use for photo shoots (especially asian car brands)... I wonder if you can actually drive them. It's so ugly IMO and front grille looks like a Ford, and the whole thing looks like its been squashed around... styling too aggressive.

pretty sweet design!! so much better than Accord or Camry.. seriously. Well done Hyundai!!

i wasn't sure this was going to look good... but i can conclude that aesthetically... its not bad!

looks amazzinggg much better than mazda6 ford mondeo and every other car in that category.. lets just hope the car is as good as it looks:D

Very nice car although the front does look like a Ssangyong Actyon.

Rear end: cool Front end: ugly Interior design: not bad at all Verdict: Hyundai keeps on improving their overall designs, but there is always something in the mix that doesn?t add up, horrible grille and headlamps spoil this one for sure.

front end is definately hideious.. they went on to imitate the camry somewhat.. which itself is ugly frm front. rear styling looks good.. hope they got LED Taillamps...

Wow, very nice, good job hyundai. The center console does look a bit like the new G37. But well done Hyundai, i will get this over a camry, accord or altima!

Wowowowow ... if i can say another wow ! If the next Sonata will be like this, many car producers will have big problems with their mid sized sedans !! Go Hyundai !

Toyota and Honda... watch out!!

Nice design, surely Hyundai has improved! WCF, for Pete's sake cut some slack! The rear doesn't resemble a BMW nor is it boring as a Toyota Camry. How about the copycat Korean tail lamps of the E Class? I'm all for Bavarian precision engineering but this mud-slinging just because it's a Hyundai is taking it a bit too far. Yes, a decade ago, Hyundai designs were crap but surely they've improved with every iteration, like this Sonata. Rant over :)

nice job Hyundai! you deserved as the world's 4th biggest automaker! now, go look at those new designs from GM, don't throw up your chicken lo-mein!

Looks much better than a Camry. Then again, a third grader can do better than that. Props to Hyundai anyway. It looks aggressive. I really don't see how WCF can say it is a copy of BMW... Wonder how it drives tho. It's not hard to beat a Camry on that front either.

I'm not really liking the AMG/Ford Focus RS style bumper opennings on the newly styled Hyundai cars. But as with all Hyundai cars this should look better in 2 years when the face-lift comes out. The interior is definitely nice though. Not the Stern Teutonic type of nice...which I prefer...but somewhat organic sort of nice. Can't wait til these things end up flooding the rental car fleet so I can thrash one around I-95.

wow, that?s nice. well done hyundai, europe watch out!

This generation Sonata is superior to the previous generation coming..up?.want to know why..well let me inform you fellas... I have a buddy of mine who went to teach English in Korea..you know like those university kids?except he was much older and wanted a job that gave travel experience?anyways..he went down to S Korea..and met some guys who were pretty high up with hyundai?I?m talkin business CEOs types?anyway..they shared some info with my buddy Wilbur?and told him that hyundai gained leap frog years in engineering with the genesis with the help from RollsRoyce?I?m not going to get into details here..?bottom line is.. Genesis was inpired by rolls?and the quality shows it..right down to details like the lexicon stereo Current Sonata is based on hyundai korean tech?and while it is still a good car..nowhere near to genesis levels.. next gen sonata will be based on shortened genesis chassis?but with different layout?FWD instead of RWD.. KIA will be still using hyundai tech..so the guy who was comparing the rolls to the rio is not true?. so folks if you in for a new set of wheels..and can?t afford genesis but want rolls DNA in what you drive?think the next gen sonata?although lexicon won?t give an option for their stereo like the genesis..they will however manufacture the stereo in the sonata..and call it a different name?so you get the same quality?like Coca cola does with President?s choice cola?they make it but marketed as PC cola?and sold for less?.but thats another story..for another day?.anyways?hope I opened your eyes a little tonite folks.