2002 Hyundai Sonata Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Hyundai Sonata:

The trunk was spacious with an extremely low lift-in height for ease of use.

-- Edmunds.com

Sonata offers the safety, comfort, and performance of other mid-size cars costing $5,000 more. That's value that's hard to beat.

-- New Car Test Drive

Controls and gauges are logically placed and easy to understand.

-- Road Test Online

Excellent noise, vibration, and harshness characteristics

-- The Car Connection

What reviewers liked least about the Hyundai Sonata:

The V-6 doesn't cut it against the larger [V-6s] offered by its rivals.

-- Automobile

Four-speed automatic lacks smoothness.

-- Automobile

Interior materials are still a cut below those of Japanese rivals.

-- Consumer Guide

Cupholders in the center console are too shallow to hold anything larger then a small cup of coffee.

-- New Car Test Drive

Hyundai Sonata Comparisons:

The Sonata is nearly as big as an Accord inside.

-- AutoWeek

The rear seats don't have the legroom of a Dodge Intrepid.

-- Car and Driver

Only Chevrolet's Malibu LS comes as well equipped for [the money].

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Hyundai Sonata:

The Sonata's styling may not make you weak in the knees, but it certainly sets the car apart from the crowd.

-- New Car Test Drive