Next generation Hyundai duo: 2010 Hyundai Sonata YF and Tucson LM
The future duo: 2010 Hyundai Sonata and Tucson have been caught while parked somewhere in S. Korea.
Next generation Hyundai Sonata sedan, codenamed YF and due to be launched in 2009, has been spied in South Korea again. The four-door Sonata prototype was caught by a photographer when sitting at an unknown location somewhere in S. Korea.
The 2010 Sonata sedan has been parked aside to the upcoming Hyundai LM crossover, which is going to replace the current Tucson SUV as early as in 2010.
This is not the first time that both prototypes have been photographed. We have seen many pre-production Sonata vehicles running some testing and to our surprise, just yesterday, we have received the first renderings of the next generation Sonata.
What we have here today are the most revealing Sonata spy shots by now and they confirm our predictions about next generation Sonata having an attractive exterior design!
Up front, Sonata features attractively shaped head-lights and a three bar grille, while its overall shape looks very sleek and sporty. Similar to Genesis Coupe, the upcoming Sonata will also have a strong character line on the front and rear doors and an elegantly designed rear fascia with a pair of tailpipes integrated in the rear bumper.
When Sonata goes on sale late next year in Korea, it will be powered by various diesel (2,0L and 2,2L) and gasoline engines (2,4L and 3,3L v6), while later, we are expecting to see a hybrid version available as well. The 2010 Sonata, codenamed YF, will be unveiled on next September, with sales commencing soon after that.
Hyundai Sonata, Tucson spy gallery:
December 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
This is more exciting that I was expecting to be. After I saw the first spy shots, it didn’t really impres me, but these close-up shots are giving me a completely different and much more positive feelings about the Sonata!
I’m sure it will look fantastic!!
December 16th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I agree. From what we can see, this looks very good. But will it be a 2010 in the U.S.? They just revised the interior for the 2009. So I’m guessing that it will be introduced in calendar year 2010, perhaps in the spring like the 2009, as a 2011.
December 16th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
It will be on sale in Korea in September of 2009 and then it will most likely come to US about 6 months later. I expect US will see it in the summer or autumn 2010 and will go on sale as a 2011 model.
That makes sense. Hyundai ussually puts new gen. car on sales two
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