2002 Hyndai Sonata

The Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size car that has been manufactured by Hyundai since 1985. The first generation Sonata, which was introduced in 1985, was a face lifted Hyundai Stellar with an engine upgrade, and was withdrawn from the market in two years due to poor customer reaction.While the nameplate was originally only sold in South Korea, the second generation of 1988 was widely exported.

Hyundai face lifted the EF series in 2001 for model year 2002 as the EF-B series, revising the hood/bonnet, grille, headlights, tail-lights and rear license plate location from the fascia to the trunk lid — as well as revising the dash and seats.

Hyundai strengthened the body shell and firewall, widened the rear track, included anti-submarining front seat pans and added thicker front brake discs for the update.

The EF-B model featured an all-aluminum, G6BAY series 2.7-litre Delta V6 with 177 hp (132 kW), as well as the Sirius II 2.4-litre inline-four rated at 139 hp (104 kW) and 150 lb⋅ft (200 N⋅m) of torque.

This Sonata continued in production as of 2002 and was marketed in China from December 2002, by Beijing Hyundai. A face lifted Sonata was produced by that company in August 2009, marketed as the Moinca. This model is only available in the Chinese market and comes with a 1.8 or 2.0 litre engine with transmission choices consisting of a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic.