If you like sitting closer to the pavement, there are still some good sedans out there 鈥� even though they鈥檙e a dying breed. The 2025 Hyundai Sonata Limited Hybrid is a stylish one that likes to sip fuel.
This one comes in dark, metallic gray with some flashy silver and black turbine-style wheels.
While it has a sloping rear roofline, it鈥檚 not a hatchback but rather a true sedan, with a trunk lid that reveals a decent sized cargo area (but no spare tire appeared underneath the trunk floor. The window sticker only lists a 鈥渢ire mobility kit鈥�).
Taking a page from the SUV playbook, this trunk lid is powered, so it opens and closes with the push of a button.
Inside the cabin, there are camel-colored, leather-trimmed seats beneath a panoramic sunroof.
It鈥檚 comfortable for the whole family, with my 4-year-old car reviewer in training enamored with 鈥渢he biggest armrest I鈥檝e ever seen,鈥� in his words. He deemed the device, with a flip-out cupholder, to be simply 鈥渕agic.鈥�
Of course, there鈥檚 that blind spot viewing feature that shows a camera view of your blind spot on the dash, which I think is nearly magical.
This hybrid is on the slow side, but that combined gas/electric power train provides a staggering 600-plus miles of range! That鈥檚 a lot of time between fuel fill-ups.
This one also has Hyundai鈥檚 Remote Smart Parking Assist, which lets you use the key fob to move the car out of or into a tight parking space.
The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study puts the Hyundai brand below the study average, but the Sonata does come with Hyundai鈥檚 generous warranty. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the Sonata a Top Safety Pick+ award.
The price here is $38,810 after shipping, which is not bad for a car with plenty of luxury features. Still, if that鈥檚 too rich for you, a base Sonata comes in at $28,145, after shipping.
It鈥檚 kind of enchanting either way.
