Under acceleration and when the transmission downshifts and the engine ramps up there is some noise. The engine is hooked to a four-speed automatic gearbox that could have used a better choice of gears. A better choice would have improved acceleration. When you tromp down on the pedal, there's always a slight delay before everything kicks in. You can learn to deal with this delay and time your acceleration accordingly, but when you only have the car for a week, it is a problem.
Front passengers sit in cloth-covered individual bucket seats.
IN the rea ris a split bench that's big enough for three people and has decent legroom. We did our job of trying to fill the trunk on a couple of shopping trips. It's rated at 13.2 cubic feet and with the addition of the back seat for emergencies, there's a lot of carrying capacity in this sedan. The model range has increased somewhat over the years. What is impressive now about the Sonata sedan, which I always generally liked, is the addition of a V-6 engine.