ion battery Review: Hyundai hybrid's battery move frees up space

Huntington Beach, California
For a segment that only attracted more than one out of 100 new Canadian immigrants --
Buyers of hybrid cars
Surprisingly, electric carsof-
Precautions for car manufacturers.
Few global automakers are able to find powertrain technologies that combine with conventional gasoline.
Electric engines and battery packs are hard to resist.
So, just last week, Hyundai Canada summoned the Canadian car media in this SoCal surf town, announcing the launch of not one but two --
New hybrid car: Second
Sonata Hybrid and the company's firstever plug-
It's also a sonata.
The former will be in the exhibition hall in the summer, and the latter will be in the exhibition hall before September.
Also announced a hydrogenpowered, fuel-
Cell Sonata of FCEV will come to Canada, but until infrastructure is better established.
In Vancouver, Hyundai has rented the FCEV Tucson CUVs for 2015
All use the Vancouver subway single hydrogen gas station.
But from my experience of driving along the coast to La Jolla and coming back, there is expected to be a lot of 2016 Sonata Hybrids and even some Sonata Hybridsins soon —
Especially if fuel prices continue to rise. On the 135-
My driving partner and I averaged 5 kilometers.
Top 4 liters/100 kmof-the-
Linear mixed limit model;
On the return trip of the hybrid plug
We released a fuel. sipping 3. 3 figure. The mid-
The size Sonata sedan was launched as early as 1985, and the seventh generation was launched last year. The first-
Gen hybrid made its debut in 2011, so the power system technology has been completely updated for five years.
In other words, always there-changing world.
Hyundai has made good improvements in all aspects of the parallel hybrid system in Sonata.
This includes more solid, lighter lithium.
Ion battery pack, a more efficient and lighter engine (also with a smaller engine as fuel)injected 2. 0-litre four-
Cylinder replaced 2. 4-
Upgrade), the improvement of regenerative braking and light transmission is 10 per cent.
At the latter point, the Sonata Hybrid is the only one in its section that has an automatic transmission. The mid-
Hybrid sedan-
Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry-
All of them adopt continuous variable transmission.
The power of the 2015 hybrid has dropped to 193 hp, but as far as I can tell, this does not affect the driving experience, including the always-fanatical highway driving.
Ironically, the biggest improvement in hybrid systems does not even involve performance or fuel efficiency --
It includes trunk space.
The battery pack of the new Sonata has been moved from behind the back seat to under the cargo floor, which means increased truck space to a first class level
Leading 380 liters, 36 liters larger than the factory model.
In addition, the under-floor positioning of the battery allows for complete folding
Flat configuration of 60/40 split rear seat.
None of the competitors can offer such services.
No spare tire indeed-
Instead, there's a inflator kit.
But in this area, only the Camry Hybrid provides spare parts.
Passenger space is also the bestin-
Class like in front
Seat clearance and leg space.
As you would expect, because allnew seventh-
Gen Sonata released last year, the 2016 models are the same except for the hybrid system, you are wrong.
There's a more advanced 50-
2016 strength steel in the hybrid model, in 2015 gas, the torsional stiffness is increasedpowered model.
In addition, there are some changes in the shape before and after.
At the front, there are different bumper, dash, grille and headlights shapes;
There is a new air bumper at the back, diffuser and tail light handling.
The car is also very slippery and has the bestin-
Resistance coefficient (0.
24) reduce fuel consumption and wind noise.
Three existing hybrid models: Base;
Limited and ultimate.
Sonata Hybrid
In is only available at one level of decoration-
Ultimate Package full load.
The only obvious visual difference between plug-ins
Plug ports on conventional hybrids and fenders.
Other than that, the vehicle is almost the same.
Driving them is a bit different because when the plug is fully charged
Remain silent during power operation up to 39 kilometers, with a slightly higher net power rating (202 hp ).
The fuel economy is also different.
Prices have not been announced yet, but price differences between hybrid Ultimate and hybrid plugs are expected
Will eventually be $6,000-$7,000 range.