This Consumer Reports rating, of course, has the Sonata besting Honda's Accord and Toyota's Camry for top dependability
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| The Hyundai brand overall is also the entry-level class leader at 11 problems per 100 vehicles. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
honours, as well as every other midsize rival on the market. The Hyundai brand overall is also the entry-level class leader at 11 problems per 100 vehicles, tied with luxury nameplates Lexus, made by Toyota, and Infiniti, Nissan's premium division.
So how did Consumer Reports arrive at its decision? It surveyed its subscribers and came up with more than 810,000 responses of car owners and lessees, which incidentally is about 20 percent more than last year's 675,000 respondents. This total is the greatest number of car owners surveyed by any independent organization, J. D. Power and Associates included, making the results all the more satisfying for Hyundai's team of executives and employees as well as its many Sonata owners.
You'd think that with North America's most reliable vehicle Hyundai could
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| The well-equipped base GL starts at only $21,900. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
charge a premium, but the opposite is true. The well-equipped base GL will start at only $21,900, and feature air conditioning, cruise control, power windows and locks, keyless entry with an alarm, power heated exterior mirrors, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, an AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system, active headrests, six airbags, and more, all standard. It only takes an extra $1,000 for an automatic, or $2,100 for a package that includes the automatic gearbox, fog lights, ABS brakes, a power glass sunroof, and 16-inch alloy wheels - 16-inch steel wheels with wheel covers are standard.
