DRIVEN: Hyundai Sonata N Line - A Worthy Contender For The BMW Wanna Be Crowd?

BMW and Mercedes Benz do it. So why not Hyundai? And by “it,” I mean a Diet Coke version of the full-on performance cars, with a lot more go and some of the looks but with all the punch—or the price tag. The German automakers have been doing this for some time with their M Sport and AMG Line cars. That’s what the Hyundai N Line is—nicer and faster than the base car, but nothing extreme. Or particularly expensive. Given how hard the Hyundai Group has been raiding both BMW's personnel file and performance playbook as of late, it definitely makes sense.
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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 11/23/2020 5:36:36 PM

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After Mercedes, BMW + Audi. Everyone else is going after crumbs. The biggest remaining piece goes to Lexus and then it is way downhill from there. Hyundai can try, but don't expect much initial success.

carloslassiter - 11/23/2020 8:37:29 PM

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I look forward to your article in a year or two telling us about the cancellation of the Hyundai N line.

valhallakey - 11/23/2020 10:52:30 PM

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Not sure exactly whom the buyer would be? What’s the profile there? In any case I applaud the effort and hope they do well enough not to have to cancel it in a year or two.

dlin - 11/24/2020 2:28:44 AM

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HONDA wanna-be