{"id":295405,"date":"2010-02-08T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/08\/consumer-reports-gets-first-drive-impressions-of-2011-hyu\/"},"modified":"2010-02-08T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T18:01:00","slug":"consumer-reports-gets-first-drive-impressions-of-2011-hyundai-sonata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/295405","title":{"rendered":"<i>Consumer Reports<\/i> gets first drive impressions of 2011 Hyundai Sonata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hyundai\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hyundai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata000opt.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Hyundai Sonata &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/hyundai\/\">Hyundai<\/a> won&#8217;t be giving the American automotive media its first crack at driving their new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/sonata\">2011 Sonata<\/a> until next week. However, new Sonatas have apparently already started rolling off the trucks into Hyundai dealers across the country. Unlike the rest of the media horde (Autoblog included), when the folks at <em>Consumer Reports<\/em> want to test a new vehicle, they actually go out and buy one. <\/p>\n<p>Such was the case last week when they purchased one of the first examples of Hyundai&#8217;s stylish new mid-sizer. <em>CR<\/em> tested a base GLS model Sonata and felt that while it does handle better than the 2009 equivalent, it still isn&#8217;t quite up to the standard of the sportiest examples in the segment including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/fusion\">Ford Fusion<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/mazda6\">Mazda6<\/a>. There is, however, a more aggressive SE model which CR hasn&#8217;t tried out yet, so this might not be a truly apples-to-apples comparison.<\/p>\n<p>CR&#8217;s testers did feel the interior was an improvement over the outgoing model with higher quality materials and a particularly roomy rear seat. We&#8217;ll have our own first hand impressions by the end of next week. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\">2011 Hyundai Sonata<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata000_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata001_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata002_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata003_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-sonata\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/2011sonata004_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.consumerreports.org\/cars\/2010\/02\/2011-hyundai-sonata-first-review.html\">Consumer Reports<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/08\/consumer-reports-gets-first-drive-impressions-of-2011-hyu\/\"><i>Consumer Reports<\/i> gets first drive impressions of 2011 Hyundai Sonata<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:01:00 EST.  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However, new Sonatas have apparently already started rolling off the trucks into Hyundai dealers across the country. 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