The first thing you will notice as you start the engine is how quiet the car is. Start one up and experience it yourself. Feel the solid wood grained-leather wrapped steering wheel while hardly noticing any vibration coming through to the steering. You will need to restrain yourself from restarting the engine...an engine so quiet you may think that it has not started.

On the outside, the sound level is so subdued and the vibration coming through to the body is so well controlled that the Sonata is a very quiet car. These are the hallmarks of a luxury car. Based on UK standards tests results (refer to panel on the right), Hyundai Sonata 2.0L delivers results which equals and/or exceeds some of the selected international cars.