Hyundai
Sonata
Introduced in 1998, the EF Sonata combined Hyundai’s own midsize platform with four-cylinder and V6 engines.
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Selected generation models, including overseas specifications
Vehicle details
Introduced in 1998, the EF Sonata combined Hyundai’s own midsize platform with four-cylinder and V6 engines. Dimensions and engine figures describe Korean launch specifications documented in the manufacturer’s 2025 technical retrospective. Figures can vary with model year, market and facelift. The final worldwide production and sales end is unverified, so the end year is blank; this does not indicate that production continues.
- Production years
- 1998–
- Body
- Sedan
- Powertrain
- Petrol
- Wheelbase
- 2700 mm
- Length
- 4710 mm
- Width
- 1815 mm
- Height
- 1410 mm
2.0 gasoline · 1998 KR
- Development / body code
- EF
- Powertrain
- Petrol
- Displacement
- 1997 cc
- Maximum power
- 147 PS / 6,000 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 19.4 kgf·m / 4,500 rpm
- Transmission
- 5MT / 4AT
- Drivetrain
- FWD