2002 Hyundai Sonata Road Test

Hyundai has been bucking industry trends of downward spiraling sales with new records every month. This has as much to do with the effective marketing of their competitive pricing as it represents the quality of product they are producing. After all, it's one thing to pull people down to the dealership but if they don't like what they came to see, they're going to walk, not drive away. Every car in Hyundai's line up has been significantly improved over the last two years but it was last year's XG 300, Santa Fe and Elantra that began to rival their Japanese competition in design, driving dynamics and quality. The all-new Sonata raises the bar once again.