Framingham, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2011 -- The 2011 Hyundai Sonata, acclaimed for its modern approach to the traditional midsize sedan segment and available for Boston Hyundai shoppers, made the Forbes list of this year’s Best Cars for Commuters. Forbes recognizes Sonata’s fuel efficiency, reliability and space to get drivers through daily commutes with ease.

“More than 42 million Americans spend at least 30 minutes in the car on their morning commutes. Seven million spend over an hour,” said Forbes auto reporter, Hannah Elliot. “For that kind of time spent in traffic, it pays to have a reliable car: something spacious enough for comfort, small enough to get good gas mileage and durable enough to withstand the occasional fender-bender. This year mid-size sedans like the $19,395 Hyundai Sonata are best for surviving the slog.”

“The 2011 Sonata is a smart buy for commuters looking for class-leading comfort, a large interior and advanced standard safety technologies,” said Scott Margason, director, Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America. “Couple that with a four-cylinder engine producing impressive fuel economy with the power of a larger V6, and the Sonata is the perfect mid-size sedan choice for drivers commuting to work.”

To compile the list, Forbes started with new vehicles listed as Consumer Reports “Recommended Picks” for 2011. “Recommended Picks” are models that have average or better predicted reliability and that meet Consumer Reports' safety standards and have performed well in accelerating, braking, handling, comfort and other user-oriented tests. Of these vehicles, the 11 with the best combination of highway fuel efficiency, legroom and headroom made the list.

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The 2011 Hyundai Sonata, available for Boston Hyundai shoppers, offers fuel efficiency ratings that now set the pace in the segment, with the first ever 35-mpg highway rating for a non-hybrid, a remarkable 33-mpg highway rating for 2.0T (which packs 274 horsepower, more than any V6 in the segment), a best-ever 40-mpg highway rating for the breakthrough Sonata Hybrid featuring industry-first lithium-polymer battery technology.

In the all-new 2011 Sonata, the engine delivers a best-in-class fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon (6.7 L/100 km) in highway driving while offering 198 horsepower (single exhaust GLS and Limited) and 200-horsepower (dual exhaust SE).

The 2011 Sonata, available at Herb Connolly Hyundai, scored well in all phases of NHTSA safety testing including five-star side-impact, five-star rollover and four-star frontal crash test, resulting in an overall five-star performance. The Hyundai Sonata, available at this Boston Hyundai, was built from the ground up with safety in mind, with a hot stamped ultra-high-strength steel body structure, advanced airbag technology and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), delivering on Hyundai’s commitment to both active and passive safety technology leadership.

For more information about the 2011 Sonata or Herb Connolly Hyundai, please call 508-283-3131 or visit http://hyundai.herbconnolly.com.

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