When we took a 2022 Hyundai Sonata N Line to our test track, the FIRM, it beat out our 2001 Porsche Boxster S–a project car from our sibling publication, Classic Motorsports–by a good second.
Still not sporty enough for you? Lucky for you, Hyundai just revealed its new design for the Sonata, which it calls “its sportiest design ever.”
I might be one of the few that likes the outgoing Sonata's styling–especially in N-Line trim–though this new restyle looks even better.
I feel like it even fits in better with the whole company's design language, too.
Can we get a full N pleaaaaaseeeeee Hyundai pleaaaaase
This looks like an improvement over the Elantra's styling.
Hyundai has finally come into their own. Kudos to them!
I thought that Hyundai was getting rid of the Sonatas. I guess not.
My son's catfish - styled Sonata has been great, other than a little underpowered.
Is is me or does the nose have some slant nose Porsche in it?
David S. Wallens said:Is is me or does the nose have some slant nose Porsche in it?
That was actually my first reaction to the picture.
It's really sharp overall. Very impressive.
I am not sure why, but I LOVE the way this looks. I like it enough that depending on the specs of the N packages, it's very high in the running to be my next car. The red one they have been showing in press photos is especially tasty.
Also, if I ever get one, I'm naming it Geordi La Forge thanks to that front LED strip after one of the greatest engineers in Starfleet history.
A'ight.... I'ma need y'all to simmer down now. You're driving up the prices on my cars peeps! Wait, I got my new ones. Nevermind. As you were.
Considering where they started, 'sportiest design yet ' is kind of a low bar. 
Around 1989 or so I was living in Akron Ohio and unhappy with the business I was in. One of the potential jobs that I considered was car sales. At the time there were two new kids on the block: Hyundai and Yugo. The Hyundai was clearly better made, and something told me that they had a good future ahead, but it generated zero enthusiasm inside me. The Yugo had nothing besides a low price. Crap quality - rehashed Fiat design. It was a clear dead-end. I decided not to go into the car business, but it turns out that I was right about Hyundai.
David S. Wallens said:Is is me or does the nose have some slant nose Porsche in it?
I think Lucid-Air.
In reply to Kreb (Forum Supporter) :
This. I saw a Lucid Air recently on my early morning commute. Looked like something from 30 years into the future coming out of the morning fog. Think Cyberpunk. The Sonata would look similar, and I'm here for it.
In reply to Tony Sestito :
Specs for the 2023 Sonata N-Line:
Many reviewers point out that it could benefit from a limited-slip differential, but I don't think you'd notice during most day-to-day driving. (See also: It can do burnouts.)
If I didn't need more space in my next vehicle, I'd get a Sonata N-Line–even more with the new redesign.
And here's the review for the 2022 Sonata N-Line:
As much as I dig the N line spec, I'd be even more intrigued by an EV variant we ith similar performance
That's a damn good looking car.
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