My review
Overall, I love the car. In the Texas heat, I really love the ventilated seats, though I do wish they were more powerful. My last car was a 2020 Honda Insight, and I do prefer the feel and ergonomics of its steering wheel more than the Sonata. But I love all the tech in the car and the big touchscreen, which are much better than the Insight. I LOVE the side cameras when I use the blinkers. I wish I could turn them on without using the blinkers, as I could in the Honda Insight. I don't like the temperature controls not being physical buttons. The temperature controls should ALWAYS be physical buttons. Funny enough, the car has physical buttons for the touchscreen, and I never use them. I do use the physical volume knob though. I'd prefer the physical Home button to be a button on the touchscreen. I love how fast and powerful the USB-C ports are for charging devices. The Insight's engine and brakes were smoother too. There are times when the Sonata lags behind when I push the accelerator or if I apply regen-braking, whereas the Insight didn't. I also prefer that in the Insight, when I add regen-braking, it goes back to no regen-braking after coming to a complete stop. I don't like that it stays after a stop in the Sonata. What I do love about the Sonata over the Insight is that the brake hold button stays on even after I turn off the car. I wish it would do the same for the lane keep assist. I have to turn that on every time I use the car which is annoying. I love getting over-the-air updates for the infotainment system that I didn't get in my Insight. Another thing I preferred with the Insight is the walk-away lock feature with the key fob. I got so used to it that when I got the Sonata I'd walk away from the car after parking it and would forget to lock it, thinking it would lock automatically as the Insight would. I hope in the future y'all make an EV version of the Sonata, as my next car will be an EV for sure. The IONIQ 5 has good tech, but I don't like the way it looks, and I don't want a crossover. I much prefer the look of the Sonata with the light bars.