Somewhat flinty over highway expansion joints, the Sonata otherwise exhibits excellent body control with the least roll, pitch, and dive of any car here. The Sonata, however, offers some sporting promise with its eye-catching styling and a stiff, buttoned-down suspension. Skidpad grip (a 0.79-g dead heat) is downright pedestrian, and an average 70-to-0-mph braking distance of 190 feet might actually hit a few pedestrians. For example: All three cars register nearly identical scores in all performance categories. And much like the Waffle House we encountered on our test drive that wasn’t a Waffle House®, the experience does not live up to expectations. There’s a paradox inherent in that, namely braggadocious horsepower coursing through mpg-friendly all-season tires. ![]() All three cars in this test presume to be sporty versions of family cars.
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