Photo: Hyundai Finally Some New Blood Hyundai is challenging Toyota and Ford in
the mid-size hybrid segment with the new Sonata hybrid which was unveiled today in New York.
Not exact matches
With a base price of $ 42,000 for both the 2.0 and the
hybrid, the MKZ is priced among tough competition in the
mid-size premium sedan
segment.
Plug - in
hybrids are a relatively new
segment, so unlike
mid-size sedans, there's no consensus about what they should offer and at what price.
The
mid-size sedan, however, really is the
segment where a
hybrid powertrain should work.
Two new TNGA powertrains include a punchy 3.5 - liter V6 (which allows for more power and less fuel consumption) and a 2.5 - liter four - cylinder Toyota
Hybrid System (the only full hybrid in the premium mid-size sedan seg
Hybrid System (the only full
hybrid in the premium mid-size sedan seg
hybrid in the premium
mid-size sedan
segment).
The gas / electric Lexus GS450h remains the world's only full
hybrid model in the premium
mid-size segment.
All 2012MY Sonata
Hybrid models deliver a segment - leading 40 - mpg highway fuel economy rating, higher than any other mid-size sedan, hybrid or non-h
Hybrid models deliver a
segment - leading 40 - mpg highway fuel economy rating, higher than any other
mid-size sedan,
hybrid or non-h
hybrid or non-
hybridhybrid.
The Subaru Forester leverages an efficient 2.5 Liter engine to deliver fuel efficient transport in the
mid-size SUV
segment, without
hybrid powertrain components.
Positioned as a bit of a range topper however, it has yet to grab the mainstay market share from the Fusion
Hybrid which leads the mid-size hybrid sedan segment, trailed by the Camry H
Hybrid which leads the
mid-size hybrid sedan segment, trailed by the Camry H
hybrid sedan
segment, trailed by the Camry
HybridHybrid.