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Show Sixth Gear: 2007 Hyundai Sonata Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER . It's an Asian-descent midsize mid-size sedan that comfortably seats five adults, it sports a big letter 'H' on its front and tail ends and its manufacturer manufactur-er has placed third out of 37 automakersbeating Toyota, Toy-ota, Honda and Nissan on a recent quality study published pub-lished in the USA Today by J.D. Power and associates. With features like standard stan-dard XM satellite radio for the first three months, five star crash safety rating, Electronic Stability Control (ESQ as standard equipment, equip-ment, and MSRP reductions reduc-tions from $500 - $800 on its GLS 4-cylinder models, the American made 2007 Hyundai Sonata is depriving depriv-ing Camrys and Accords from proper sleep. According to Hyundai, the Sonata's leap in customer custom-er preference hasn't happened hap-pened by accident. Drawing Draw-ing new customers to the brand is entirely by design, as Hyundai began the new Sonata program by surveying survey-ing American consumers at clinics about their likes and dislikes, wants, needs and preferences for midsize sedans. se-dans. This consumer-focus has succeeded in propelling Sonata So-nata to a 61 percent sales increase in 2006. It now ranks as the eight best-selling car in the country, and is cross-shopped most frequently fre-quently against the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord the two best-selling cars in the US. The '07 Hyundai Sonata has earned the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Ad-ministration's (NHTSA) top five-star crash test rating for front and side impacts. This accomplishment was made possible by Sonata's standard-setting active and passive safety technology. Every Sonata has ESC with Traction Control as standard equipment, along with four-wheel disc brakes and an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) that includes Brake Assist, which provides pro-vides maximum braking force when a panic stop is detected and Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) to optimize brake performance even with differing dif-fering vehicle loading. This is important because the NHTSA has reported that ESC results in 35 percent per-cent fewer single-vehicle crashes and 30 percent fewer few-er single-vehicle fatalities in passenger cars. The Sonata can house two different powerplant options: op-tions: 2.4-liter DOHC inline-four inline-four cylinder rated at 162 horsepower and 164 Ib.-ft. of torque on its GLS models or a standard 33-liter V6 that produces 234 horsepower . and 226 Ib-ft. of torque in the Sonata SE and Limited models. The 2.4 inline-four cylinder cylin-der meets ULEV emissions standards and returns a comfortable 24 mpg city34 mpg highway with the Sonata's So-nata's standard five-speed manual transmission, and 24 mpg city33 mpg high way with the optional f our- On the other hand, the pace is picked up by the more muscular V6, which boasts a Variable Intake System (VIS) to further broaden its power curve, improving off -the-line acceleration accel-eration and passing performance. perfor-mance. The Sonata SE and Limited offer 15 Ib.-ft. more torque than the Accord V6. Mileage estimates are 20 mpg city30 mpg highway. For 2007, the 3.3L engine is enhanced to achieve higher mileage emissions durability through the introduction of a high-technology catalytic converter wash-coat. WithanMSRPof$17,345, the 2007 Sonata GLS is priced $550 less than 2006 Sonata GL base model. The GLS also has a sizable price advantage compared to its four-cylinder CQmpetition, undercutting the lesser-equipped lesser-equipped base 2006 Honda Accord and 2007 Toyota Camry. The 2007 Hyundai Sonata So-nata is protected by the Hyundai Advantage Warranty. War-ranty. Coverage includes five-year60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper protection, 10-year100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty, and seven-yearunlimited mileage mile-age anti-perforation coverage. cover-age. In addition, Sonata buyers buy-ers receive 24-hour roadside assistance coverage at no extra charge for five years (no mileage limit) and that service includes emergency towing, lockout service and limited coverage for trip-interruption expenses. AccorDaniel Souza can be reached at sixth.gear. heraldgmail.com or visit his blog at httpsixthgear-herald.blogspot.com httpsixthgear-herald.blogspot.com ding to Hyundai, there is no deductible on any of these coverages. Base Price -$17,345 Price as tested -$26,370 Daniel Souza can be reached at sixth.gear. heraldgmail.com or visit nis blog at httpysixthgear-herald.blogspot.com httpysixthgear-herald.blogspot.com . speed automatic transmis-. Camry by $1,030 and $1,075 sion with SHIFTRONIC. respectively. Accord four- Unfortunately the Sonata's four lacks the sometimes necessary oomph for, let's say, a freeway onramp confidence con-fidence moment. tlljiif ww i .in, - nn.i" I j rfrS7 . "rrm- i fin. .1.111 n i ii " n ImnmiirH rfi nr i : 1 cylinder models are not available with ESC, which is standard on all Sonata models, mod-els, while-Toyota offers ESC as a $650 option on the 2007 Th i v.. ) V Liiu UvUUo ay t ,1 (mm Dr. Traer Caywood & Dr. Rick Winward Eye & Vision Care Prevent vision loss with a yearly dilated eye exam rs Call & schedule your exam today! Springville Office Provo Office wa inn r-4 4A tt mil Appointments is our Focus HOif-O I I I Ol l"000 Avaibbh We accept Altius. 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