#NYIAS-bound? VIDEO: The 2018 Hyundai Sonata Unveils Its REFRESHED Look And Feel, Inside + Out

If you're sick and tired of popular sedans along the lines of the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima, what else are you left to choose from? The Ford Fusion? The Chrysler 200? The Chevrolet Malibu?

If this isn't getting any more exciting, you shouldn't be surprised.

The last-gen Hyundai Sonata opened up an all-new option that actually made sense. As the Korean automaker transformed itself into a viable player, its vehicles came to a higher regard. Generation over generation, however, the Sonata has languished. Mostly due to an uninspired, all-new vehicle.

Perhaps its refresh will save the day? We're sure that's what Hyundai is hoping for. Seen for the first time in South Korea, the updated Sonata was revealed to its home market.

Given the timing, we're thinking that the 2018 Sonata will appear for first time and make its global debut at the 2017 New York Auto Show (NYIAS). For your first peek at what's coming down the 'pike, scope out the video below. Note: It's part of a playlist.

malba2367 - 3/12/2017 2:47:00 PM

+3 Boost

Looks okay...but not better than the redesigned Camry. Everyone in the segment will lose sales big time to the new Camry when it comes available.

MDarringer - 3/12/2017 3:21:36 PM

+1 Boost

NOT!

MDarringer - 3/12/2017 3:21:36 PM

0 Boost

NOT!

cidflekken - 3/12/2017 4:42:15 PM

+2 Boost

The front-end looks pretty good, with the headlights harkening back to the previous generation. But, as I suspected, that front-end does not harmonize with the unchanged greenhouse/rooflife. Like a reverse mullet in concept - lots of stuff going on up front, then nothing the rest of the way.
The backend does not look nearly as good as it did in the sketches.

skytop - 3/13/2017 12:04:05 PM

-1 Boost

The dashboard stack looks like a typewriter. Good luck finding the desired switch while you are driving (or getting into an accident as you look away from the road).