Hyundai Sonata — mid-size front-wheel drive sedan. In accordance with the classification of passenger cars by formal criteria (dimensions), adopted in the EU, the car belongs to segment E - “Executive cars”, according to Euro NCAP - to “Large family car” (segment D). Unofficial sources, dealers and journalists specializing in this topic classify the car as both a D-segment and a business class.
The Hyundai Sonata sedan was first presented to the public on November 4, 1985.