Hyundai Sonata was cited by Popular Mechanics’ inaugural automotive excellence awards, winning the safety category. The award was announced in the October issue of the magazine, one of the largest and most trusted men’s monthly magazines in the world.
The all-new Sonata sets new standard for safety equipment with six standard airbags (front seat-mounted, side-impact, and front and rear passenger side curtain airbags), standard active front head restraints, standard ABS and, for the first time in the mid-size sedan segment, standard Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Traction Control.
"We’re honored that Sonata was chosen by the magazine’s editor as embodying excellence in safety," said Bob Cosmai, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America. "The all-new Sonata celebrates Hyundai’s commitment to lead the auto industry in the standard application of the most effective safety technologies."
The magazine’s editorial staff selected Sonata after driving hundreds of thousands of miles in well over 100 different new cars, trucks and SUVs.
The mid-size Sonata is the best-selling sedan in the Hyundai product line, and the first 2006 model rolled off the production line in March at Hyundai’s all new-manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the Philippines, Hyundai Sonata is exclusively distributed by Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI).
