IIHS names 2011 Hyundai Sonata a Top Safety Pick
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Hyundai Sonata - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sonata">Hyundai Sonata</a> has a lot of things going for it. Not only does the sedan wear sleek new sheetmetal, it's powered by a powerful yet fuel-efficient 2.4-liter four-pot mill with direct injection, capable of achieving up to 35 miles per gallon on the highway and it's priced below the $20,000 mark. Now, the Sonata can wear another badge of honor, as it has just earned the rating of Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.<br />
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According to the IIHS, a Top Safety Pick vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in all front, side and rear crash tests, and it must be equipped with electronic stability control. This is a relatively big achievement for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/hyundai/">Hyundai</a>, as the 2011 model is the first Sonata to receive this high honor.<br />
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We're in the process of conducting our first drive on the Sonata as you read this, so stay tuned for full driving impressions in the not-too-distant future.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/">2011 Hyundai Sonata</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011sonata000_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011sonata001_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011sonata002_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011sonata003_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-hyundai-sonata/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011sonata004_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=4 27">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/18/iihs-names-2011-hyundai-sonata-a-top-safety-pick/">IIHS names 2011 Hyundai Sonata a Top Safety Pick</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/18/iihs-names-2011-hyundai-sonata-a-top-safety-pick/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19363972/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/18/iihs-names-2011-hyundai-sonata-a-top-safety-pick/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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