现代刚刚对2018款车型进行了中期改款，但这并未让车厂停止开发下一代车型。最近谍照记者拍到了正在进行测试，车身重度伪装的索纳塔，一同测试的还有其竞争车型丰田凯美瑞、本田雅阁和雪佛兰迈瑞宝。虽然销量下降，但现代并未放弃这款车。从谍照看，这是该车自2011款车型以来的最大幅度造型改款，当时那款车采用了所谓的流体雕塑1.0设计语言。而2015款车型作为第七代索纳塔采用了流体雕塑2.0设计一样。2015款车型确实进行了显著外观改款，但它仍采用第六代车型的平台，而座舱和车门则让人想到2011款车型。这次拍到的新车采用了新的车门和改款座舱。改变后的前后脸进行了遮盖，但仍窥探到新的格栅和前大灯。后视镜设置在车身而非窗框上，这表明新车采用了新的设计。预计整体造型风格采用渐进式改款，或许这就是流体雕塑3.0设计语言。预计2020款索纳塔的动力总成与现行版一样，提供三种引擎选择和三种变速器选择。目前，现代为该车提供了1.6升涡轮增压、2.0升涡轮增压或2.4升自然进气引擎，搭配六速自动、七速双离合器或八速自动变速器。在这三种引擎中，2.0升涡轮增压引擎是最有可能延续至新车的动力系统。第八代索纳塔将作为2020款车型于明年初发布。

 

2020 Hyundai Sonata Spied With Major Design Changes

Hyundai may have just given its Sonata a mid-cycle refresh for the 2018 model year, but that hasn’t stopped the automaker from thinking about what’s next for the family sedan. Spy photos show a heavily camouflaged Sonata sitting amongst its rivals – a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and Chevy Malibu. Even with sales dwindling, it doesn’t appear Hyundai is abandoning the car market just yet.

 

From what we can see in the spy photos, this appears to be the sedan’s most significant styling update since the car’s major overhaul for the 2011 model year with the introduction of the sixth-generation Sonata and the brand’s Fluidic Sculpture 1.0 design language. The 2015 model year saw Hyundai introduce the seventh-generation Sonata and Fluidic Sculpture 2.0. While the 2015 Sonata did receive a significant design change, the underlying platform was still very much the sixth-gen car. The greenhouse and door cuts have remained the same since 2011.

 

The camouflaged car shows new door cuts, and a revised greenhouse. Changes to the front and rear fascias are hidden, but we can see a peek of a new grille and headlight units. The mirrors mounted to the body instead of window frame are a clear indication of the Sonata’s new design. We image the overall style to be evolutionary, possibly introducing Fluidic Sculpture 3.0.

 

Predicting powertrains for the 2020 Hyundai Sonata is tricky as the current model has three engine choices and three transmission choices. Right now, Hyundai offers a 1.6-liter turbocharged, a 2.0-liter turbocharged, or naturally aspirated 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. These are paired with either a six-speed automatic, seven-speed dual-clutch, or eight-speed automatic transmission. Out of these three, the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine is the most likely to carry over to the new model.

 

The eight-generation Hyundai Sonata should debut sometime early next year as a 2020 model.