New Sonata sighted in chennai

tabrez02 · 5th May 2005, 15:19

Hi guys

I spotted this Hyundai Sonata Yesterday almost looks like a Honda accord back shape.

* the pictures are unclear as its from the phone cam.

GTO · 5th May 2005, 15:30

Hey Tabrez! Fantastic shots there. It sure looks even more identical to an Accord in a on-the-road picture.

GTO

Dippy · 5th May 2005, 15:32

Great shot tabrez. I wonder how it would looks with the actual Accord next to it. For the record I saw a small car yesterday on the way home totally in covers with the badges taped off. I wonder what that was.

Dippy

vandan · 5th May 2005, 16:22

hey great pics! yea the back looks like the accord and the front of the optra,so if any one wants a combo of both all you have to do is buy the sonata!

lamborghini · 5th May 2005, 16:31

Hey Dippy, maybe you saw the swift or Spark.
Tabrez, good find.
Send these pics too autocar in exchange for cash if you want.
Why aren't there any companies in Mumbai?

Harrie · 5th May 2005, 16:40

The car looks good but twin exhausts? Is this a V6? are they going to give the V6 at the price of a regular accord to capture the market again?

well whos complaining? the more cylinders it has the more fun it will be...

Revvmaster · 5th May 2005, 16:54

Amazing find tabrez. It just looks so similar to the New Accord in these pics, hard to distinguish between the two.

Looks like the 2.7 V6 with twin exhausts. Or is it the 3.0 litre, 205 hp monster?

Revv

revtech · 5th May 2005, 17:59

hey dude nice pics !! the back really looks like the accord accept for the big "H"

REV

aadix · 5th May 2005, 18:21

dude!
sell the pics!

doesnt the front grill look like that of an alto? and lights like an accent?

sridhar24 · 5th May 2005, 18:29

Nice shots, the rear looks very identical to that of Accord's.

Dippy · 5th May 2005, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamborghini

Hey Dippy, maybe you saw the swift or Spark.

Lambo I dont see any reason for Maruti to keep the Swift in hiding so my bet is that it was the Spark

Dippy

P.S Sorry to go off topic

cheatingdeath · 5th May 2005, 21:57

nice pics dude definately looks like a accord...

lamborghini · 5th May 2005, 23:00

Well the accord is 3 years old so Hyundai has a year to win customers before it looses out to the Accord again.
But i hate to say it, i am quite tempted to get one but then again that is because my priorities will be like other luxury car buyers who will inevitably go for it if priced close to or less then accord.

revtech · 6th May 2005, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamborghini

i am quite tempted to get one

hey dude no offence intended man but do u have an aim to buy each and every car manufactured for the indian market because you seem to have a garage full of different kinds of cars.

Rev

Montoya · 6th May 2005, 12:27

Hey Tabrez nice find there,

The car looks so accord like that i guess i should buy one remove the Hyundai badge and put a Honda sticker. People will mistake it for the new Accord i mean the 8th or 9th generation.. hehe

I just hope they lauch a CRDi and they sure have a winner on their side. People who buy the Octavia is just for its diesel engine (mostly) Rest the Accord is way better. The Octavia doesnot feel like a D segment car IMHO from the inside its so plain jane..

Cheers..

5th May 2005, 15:19	#1
tabrez02 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	New Sonata sighted in chennai Hi guys I spotted this Hyundai Sonata Yesterday almost looks like a Honda accord back shape. * the pictures are unclear as its from the phone cam. Last edited by tabrez02 : 5th May 2005 at 15:21.
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5th May 2005, 15:30	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,518 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	Hey Tabrez! Fantastic shots there. It sure looks even more identical to an Accord in a on-the-road picture. GTO
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5th May 2005, 15:32	#3
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,558 Thanked: 2,462 Times	Great shot tabrez. I wonder how it would looks with the actual Accord next to it. For the record I saw a small car yesterday on the way home totally in covers with the badges taped off. I wonder what that was. Dippy
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5th May 2005, 16:22	#4
vandan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 179 Thanked: Once	hey great pics! yea the back looks like the accord and the front of the optra,so if any one wants a combo of both all you have to do is buy the sonata!
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5th May 2005, 16:31	#5
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Hey Dippy, maybe you saw the swift or Spark. Tabrez, good find. Send these pics too autocar in exchange for cash if you want. Why aren't there any companies in Mumbai?
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5th May 2005, 16:40	#6
Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	The car looks good but twin exhausts? Is this a V6? are they going to give the V6 at the price of a regular accord to capture the market again? well whos complaining? the more cylinders it has the more fun it will be...
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5th May 2005, 16:54	#7
Revvmaster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,190 Thanked: 95 Times	Amazing find tabrez. It just looks so similar to the New Accord in these pics, hard to distinguish between the two. Looks like the 2.7 V6 with twin exhausts. Or is it the 3.0 litre, 205 hp monster? Revv
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5th May 2005, 17:59	#8
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	hey dude nice pics !! the back really looks like the accord accept for the big "H" REV
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5th May 2005, 18:21	#9
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	dude! sell the pics! doesnt the front grill look like that of an alto? and lights like an accent?
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5th May 2005, 18:29	#10
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Nice shots, the rear looks very identical to that of Accord's.
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5th May 2005, 21:57	#12
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	nice pics dude definately looks like a accord...
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5th May 2005, 23:00	#13
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Well the accord is 3 years old so Hyundai has a year to win customers before it looses out to the Accord again. But i hate to say it, i am quite tempted to get one but then again that is because my priorities will be like other luxury car buyers who will inevitably go for it if priced close to or less then accord.
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6th May 2005, 12:27	#15
Montoya BANNED Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Best City In India Mumbai Posts: 665 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey Tabrez nice find there, The car looks so accord like that i guess i should buy one remove the Hyundai badge and put a Honda sticker. People will mistake it for the new Accord i mean the 8th or 9th generation.. hehe I just hope they lauch a CRDi and they sure have a winner on their side. People who buy the Octavia is just for its diesel engine (mostly) Rest the Accord is way better. The Octavia doesnot feel like a D segment car IMHO from the inside its so plain jane.. Cheers..
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