Hyundai Sonata vs Holden Calais

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Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Sonata

$38,888 - $61,350

2024 price

Holden Calais
Holden Calais

$12,439 - $29,990

2018 price

Summary

2024 Hyundai Sonata
2018 Holden Calais
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.5L

V6, 3.6L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
8.1L/100km (combined)

9.1L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • No Sonata station wagon
  • Only one version - the N Line
  • No hybrid or EV variant

  • Fuel use on the high side
  • Four-cylinder turbo petrol unavailable
  • Diesel not an option
2024 Hyundai Sonata Summary

The Hyundai Sonata N Line is a sedan. Not a hatchback, not a fastback, nor a coupe and definitely not an SUV.

And even though only a handful of people in Australia buy the Sonata N Line each year it’s been updated with a completely different look and new technology, making it an outstanding car in many ways.

The thing is, because we’re obsessed with SUVs in Australia most people will never know how good this sedan is - unlike you.

So, let me congratulate you for making it this far. There’s probably so few of you I could possibly congratulate all of you in person. In an afternoon.

The big question is, though, is the Sonata N Line fit for Aussie families? Well, it scores well, but maybe not where it counts…

Let’s see what’s new and what the Sonata N Line can do.

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2018 Holden Calais Summary

If Holden had a dollar for every time someone had criticised the new and international flavour of Australia’s formerly home-grown hero, it would surely have more than enough spare cash to blow the dust of that vast South Australian factory and restart local Commodore production immediately.

Hell, there’d probably be enough left over to relaunch the Camira while they were at it. And maybe even knock out a new Gemini or two.

So we’re not going to do that again here. The all-new Commodore, in this case the Calais Tourer, is now here - granted having travelled further than the one it replaces - and so we’ll be playing this review with the straightest of bats.

Because the truth is, if you peel the badging - and thus the swirling emotion - off its elongated rump, then you’ll find this German-built Tourer is, really and truly, a very good thing.

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