
The vehicle was unveiled in South Korea on 4 November 1985.Įngine choices included 1.6-liter Mitsubishi Saturn (only available outside the domestic market), 1.8- and 2.0-liter Mitsubishi Sirius inline-fours. The Sonata was sold only in the South Korean domestic markets. In 1987 Hyundai added two tone color schemes and a trip computer option but sales soon went down and the car was discontinued in December of that year. In the domestic market Hyundai attempted to sell the Sonata as an executive car using catchphrases like "Luxury car for VIP" however, as the Sonata was based on the Stellar without any redesigning it was seen by the public as no different than a luxury version of the Stellar. The Sonata was available with two trim options in Korea: Luxury and Super (the latter only available with a 2.0-liter engine). It included cruise control, power seats, head lamp washers, power brakes, electric operated adjustable side mirrors and chrome bumper trims.
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The first Sonata was introduced to compete with the Daewoo Royale series and was a more luxurious version of the Stellar.
