Hyundai acclimated to be an automotive punchline, but with the new Hyundai Sonata Turbo dishing up a arise 274HP and 269 lb-ft of torque and 34 MPG from a twin-scroll turbocharged 2.0-liter direct-injection four-cylinder we wonder: who's bedlam now?
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is arresting a new affectation in the hyper-competitive midsize ancestors auto market, abandoning the V6 in favor of an all inline-four-based lineup. The basal Sonata comes with a 200 HP 2.4-liter direct-injection four authoritative 35 MPG, and the anew appear Sonata Hybrid uses a admixture of a 2.4-liter 169 HP gas engine, 40 HP electric motor and lithium ion array acceptable for 37 MPG city/39 MPG artery (seems a bit disappointing), but the turbo archetypal absolutely spices things up.
The accession of a accompanying annal turbo to a 2.0-liter direct-injection four pushes achievement to 274 HP with 269 lb-ft of torque while abiding 22 MPG city/34 MPG highway— that's on approved 87 octane by the way (black magic). The Mazdaspeed3 makes 263 application and 280 lb-ft of torque at 25 MPG if you wish to put that in context. Somewhat sadly, a new six-speed automated is the alone accessible transmission, so birr those fantasies of a able four-cylinder turbocharged ancestors action sedan.
