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Hyundai is impressing the automotive industry. It arise the 2011 Hyundai Elantra beforehand this year, and next month, the automaker releases the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, which will be one of the cheapest midsize hybrids on the market.

The “Sonata Amalgam offers something new to the mid-size auto segment, with its segment-leading 40-mpg artery ammunition abridgement rating, differentiated appearance, and absurd value,” John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America admiral and CEO, states in a columnist release.

The Hyundai Sonata amalgam has one trim, “and it will alpha at $25,795, excluding a $750 destination charge,” says USA Today. “The abject trim comes accepted with 16-inch aluminum wheels, LED headlight accents, LED taillights, foreground fog lights, acrimonious ancillary mirrors with chip about-face signals, push-button start, limited keyless entry, bifold automated altitude ascendancy and a 4.2-inch LCD awning in the barometer cluster.” The Premium Amalgamation adds a sunroof, a aeronautics system, covering seats and a rear advancement camera, bringing the Sonata Amalgam to $30,795. The Sonata Amalgam aswell gets an EPA-estimated ammunition abridgement appraisement of 35/40 mpg city/highway.

Where does the Sonata Amalgam fit in the calendar of added hybrids? First, it’s cheaper than the Toyota Camry Amalgam and the Ford Fusion Hybrid, which alpha at $26,575 and $28,240, respectively. The Sonata Hybrid’s ammunition abridgement ratings are aswell on par with the Fusion Hybrid, which gets 41/36 mpg city/highway, and acme the Camry Hybrid, which alone averages 31/35 mpg city/highway.

The Toyota Prius is a affiliate of the antagonism too. “The Toyota Prius technically is a midsize vehicle,” Kicking Tires explains, “and it’s cheaper and added ammunition able than the Sonata Amalgam at 50 mpg accumulated and $21,650 — but that car is abate nonetheless.” Kicking Tires is right. The Prius does top the Sonata Amalgam in agreement of amount and ammunition economy, but the Sonata Amalgam stands out because it’s roomy. In that respect, the Sonata Amalgam provides a complete package. It’s spacious, affordable and fuel-efficient, authoritative it a absolute aggregate for earth-concious families on a budget.

The 2011 Sonata Amalgam goes on auction in January.

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