2019 Hyundai Sonata Interior and Cargo

Cloth upholstery is standard on the SE and SEL Sonata trims and is available in three colors, beige, gray, or black with matching lower dash and door panels. With the cloth upholstery, trim inserts on the doors and dashboard are a metallic finish. The Sport model gets a combination of black leather with cloth inserts on the bespoke sports seats, with a black interior, aluminum pedals, a leather-clad sports steering wheel, and 3D Tech accent inlays on the dash and doors. The Limited model gets access to full leather upholstery in beige, gray, or black. The beige upholstery is paired with wood grain accents on the dash and doors, while the gray and black leather get darker colored wood accents. The Limited 2.0T gets its own sports seats clad in black perforated leather with blue piping. Dash and door accents are the same 3D tech inlays from the Sport trim.

In its segment, the Sonata offers marginally larger amounts of trunk storage than rivals do at 16.3 cubic feet. The rear seats fold in a 60/40 split to allow the through-loading of longer items, and they can be released via remote seatback releases for ease of use. The lift-over height to access the trunk with larger items is quite high, though, which robs it of some practicality. There's an available hands-free trunk opening feature on some trims, which works with the proximity key to release the trunk lid when you stand behind the trunk for a few seconds. But when the catch releases the trunk lid only opens marginally and doesn't open to the full aperture which is mildly frustrating. Opening the trunk manually from outside is also tricky, as the trunk release is hidden in the Sonata's Hyundai badge.

As far as small item storage in the cabin goes, Hyundai's clever placement of bins and pockets means there are loads of available spaces to store personal items. The wireless charging pad is rubberized and grips onto your phone tightly, and the various storage bins are all on the larger side of things.

In a tough segment, the Sonata delivers on high levels of feature specification, with items like a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, power adjustable seats on all but the SE trim, and cruise control, a rearview camera, blind spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert standard across the range of models. Keyless entry and push-button start, as well as a hands-free trunk lid, heated front seats, adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and lane keeping assist are all available from the SEL trim, while the Sport and Limited trims boast a sunroof, and the latter also featuring an auto-dimming rearview mirror, ventilated seats, dual-zone climate control, and an available panoramic sunroof and rear park sensors.

Hyundai employs a default seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system with six speakers as the standard on all but the top trim of the Sonata. In the SE derivative, it's equipped with AM/FM/MP3 functionality, with higher trims adding SiriusXM satellite radio and HD Radio functionality to its repertoire. USB and auxiliary inputs are standard, and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay functionality are equipped to the full model line-up. From the SEL model, all Sonata derivatives are equipped with a second-row USB charge port and a wireless charging pad up front for compatible devices. The Limited 2.0T tops the range in technology as well as mechanical prowess and equips a standard eight-inch infotainment screen with built-in navigation capabilities. This system is paired with an Infinity ten-speaker premium sound system and Clari-Fi music restoration technologies.