HYUNDAI Sonata · 3.0i GLS V6 · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1998

Hyundai began production from 1996 of autos type Sonata, modification 3.0i GLS V6 and finished it in 1998. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.7 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is destined to sit 5 passengers including the driver.

«Sonata 3.0i GLS V6» have a front wheel drive car with a 4-speed automatic gearbox. This car can speed up for 10.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 185 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum output of 146 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 16.8 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 8.8 l, and the intermediate fuel rate is 11.7 liters per 100 km. Tank volume is 65 l of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 556 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/60HR15.

Hyundai Sonata is not certified for crash test Euro NCAP. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety features such as ABS.