OpenRoad Driver Volume 12 Issue 1 | Page 60

58 » OpenRoad Driver 2015 Hyundai Sonata » Upscale features follow Hyundai’s usual value-laden strategy, the base Sonata getting more standard gear than most competitors. Every new 2015 Sonata comes standard with an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award, not to mention the car’s second-place ranking in JD Power and Associate’s 2014 Initial Quality Study (IQS). The new 2015 Sonata is the best version of the popular model yet, and one of the best choices in the mid-size sedan segment, period.