Original sentence: Despite the fact that Hyundai now makes extremely reliable and high-quality vehicles, like the Sonata which has gone from being a questionable machine at best to being named "Most Reliable Car" in 2005 by Consumer Reports magazine, many still hold to the notion that Hyundais are low quality, "cheap" cars.It would seem, however, that statistics and consumers would suggest otherwise
Edited sentence: Despite the fact that Hyundai now makes quasi reliable vehicles, like the Sonata which has gone from being a questionable machine at best to being named "Most Reliable Car" in 2005 by Consumer Reports magazine, many still hold to the notion that Hyundais are low quality, "cheap" cars