With a redesign not due until 2014, according to a recent statement from Hyundai’s CEO Kim Choon-ho, the Korean company’s popular Sonata is entering the 2013 model year in the States with some minor equipment upgrades throughout the range.
For 2013, the base GLS with the ‘Popular Equipment Package’ gains standard fog lights and heated front seats, with pricing set at $21,720. The SE model now comes with standard heated front seats and the Limited gets a standard traditional sunroof, while a panoramic sunroof is now part of the Limited Premium Package for 2013.
There are no other changes or upgrades to the Sonata, which continues to be available with two gasoline engines, a 198hp 2.4-liter Theta II GDI (200hp in SE trim with the dual exhaust) and a 274-horsepower 2.0-liter Theta II turbocharged GDI engine, plus a 206hp Hybrid variant.
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