Appearance – the striking lines and sleek contours evoked completments from my friends and family. The car even turned the heads of parking attendants and co-workers in the parking lot.

Ride – The ride is very smooth, yet controlled. The car absorbs road bumps, which are aplenty in Cleveland, yet maintains excellent control and feel in curves and during avoidance maneuvers. Braking is very sure and controlled – the regenerative braking system that recharges the battery does not compromise function. In an emergency braking situation the car braked without pulling to either side and I felt in full control of the car. I had read prior owner comments that earlier Sonatas tended to pull to the left. I have not experienced any tendency for the car to pull to one side during driving or braking. I have driven about 1,000 miles. So far the tires have good gripping and are quiet.

Interior – The interior is very well appointed. The switches are where they should be and they are easily accessable. The car is designed to enable the driver to keep an eye on the road at all times. The standard Bluetooth enables the driver to keep vision on the road while receiving and making calls, The voice interface enables you to utilize the phonebook from your phone to conveniently make calls. The head, leg, hip and shoulder room are excellent. The access for entering and leaving the care are also excellent – this was particularly important for me because with knees that do not bend well, I need a car to have a large entry profile. The motorized driver seat is extremely comfortable and its controls are intuitive.
FueL economy – I am getting 40-42 mpg in city driving and 45+ on the highway. The car will cruise using the electric motor up to about 60 mph, albeit for about a mile or so before engaging the gas engine to run the car and recharge the battery. The instrument display enables one to learn how to drive more economically.

Comments about the dealer – At 60, I am not a kid and have dealt with many different dealerships and salespersonnel in my life. I found the professionalism of the staff of Rick Case Hyundai in Bedford, Ohio to be excellent. The salesperson that I dealt with, Chuck Ardary, went out of his way to accomodate special needs that I had. He gave excellent advice in the selection of an appropriate vehicle. He did research to find appropriate shops to provide add-ons that I needed. I greatly appreciate that Mr. Ardary coordinated the process of providing me with a car that met my needs. Hyundai Sonatas and Elantras are selling as fast as the dealers get them, often folks order vehicles in advance due to their high demand. In spite of what is a “sellers” market, Chuck provided a good deal. I am very happy with the Hyundai Sonata hybrid, it has the features that I wanted, and due to Mr. Ardary, no more

According to CR (and it’s not only CR, you can look at MT, or C/D or IL)
0-60mph
Fusion 2.5 I4 9.6 sec.
Fusion hybrid 8.9
Fusion 3.0 V6 7.8

Prius 10.6 sec.
Camry hybrid 8.5

lol, that’s only true if you went from a performance v6 or something to a Prius, and has nothing to do with the transmission and everything to do with the fact that the engine is more fuel efficient but has less power.

My Buick Century with a v6 that I had before the Prius (hey, needed something cheap out of college) was far worse than my Prius for acceleration. You hit the gas, the engine made a lot of noise – nothing much happened for a couple of seconds until the engine finally decided that yes, it was actually going to apply some power after all.

For better or worse a lot of cars are built this way nowadays. My dad didn’t like the Honda Pilot for similar reasons. It had a v6 and a “traditional” transmission. But you pressed the accelerator, then it took a couple of seconds before the car applied any real power. My Prius is actually better in this regard – when I hit the accelerator at low speeds the car actually moves forward, it doesn’t have that lag.

lol, that’s only true if you went from a performance v6 or something to a Prius, and has nothing to do with the transmission and everything to do with the fact that the engine is more fuel efficient but has less power.

My Buick Century with a v6 that I had before the Prius (hey, needed something cheap out of college) was far worse than my Prius for acceleration. You hit the gas, the engine made a lot of noise – nothing much happened for a couple of seconds until the engine finally decided that yes, it was actually going to apply some power after all.

For better or worse a lot of cars are built this way nowadays. My dad didn’t like the Honda Pilot for similar reasons. It had a v6 and a “traditional” transmission. But you pressed the accelerator, then it took a couple of seconds before the car applied any real power. My Prius is actually better in this regard – when I hit the accelerator at low speeds the car actually moves forward, it doesn’t have that lag.

Prius is designed and tuned to save gas. Law of physics- hard accelaration means use more energy.

The battery in the Prius has been on the road for last ten years, it is proven to be very reliable. The Hyundai is using the cell phone battery, wait and see. Cell phones battery never last more than 3 years! I throw away my cell phone every 2 to three year, but I can not afford throw my car away every three years.