The eighth-generation Hyundai Sonata was launched precisely four years ago in South Korea, so it's high time for a mid-cycle update. While most facelifts bring evolutionary changes, we have it on good authority the midsize sedan will go through significant modifications at the front. You can tell by the bulky camouflage of this prototype stalked on a rainy day in California that the styling tweaks will be substantial.
As shown in the adjacent renderings based on a spy shot of an undisguised prototype, the 2024 Sonata will get a futuristic front end with a wide light bar à la Kona or Staria. Those will serve as the daytime running lights as the main cluster will be mounted lower. Yes, yet another car with split headlights is coming soon. You can see cutouts in the camouflage revealing sections of the DRLs atop the low/high beams.
