2025 Hyundai Sonata: Perfectly Plain and Adorable

If you had a Plain-Jane reliable car like the 2025 Hyundai Sonata, that would mean you could spend more money on making yourself the Bear of Your Own Dreams.

The Hyundai Sonata won’t win any races or beauty contests, but it will get you safely and smartly from Point Gay to Point BBQ. And often, isn’t that all we really need in a vehicle?

I tested this midsized charmer in Dallas earlier this month.  I was there for Texas Bear Round Up and, boys, it was a blast.  Lotsa handsome men offering Texas-sized hospitality, it was a party not to be missed.  And I found the Sonata juuuuuust right for all the events: not too big, not too small, easy-to-park, easy on petrol.  It was perfect (well, as perfect as things can be currently in the Lone Star State).

My go-to for car information is always (first and foremost) U.S. News and World Report.  They agree with me, stating the 2025 Sonata has a “poised pleasant ride, straightforward entertainment system, generous list of standard equipment [and an] outstanding warranty.”

Depending on your need for adrenaline, the Sonata could be a snoozer.  Yet if you need a simple car with not many frills but instead reliability (average mpg is 27, which is good for the class), this is a car you need to get in and drive and then determine if you can live without all those thrills and spills when you go get a Slurpee or go shopping at Kroger.

(Fun fact: the Kroger in the gay area of Dallas is known as Kro-Girl !)

I tested the N Line trim, which has a turbo offering 290 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque.  It’s the more ‘athletic’ version of the 2025 Sonata, if you will. (The Sonata is also available as a hybrid; this review will focus on only the gas-powered version.)

Though it’s a midsized sedan, I still encourage you to test-drive it and not buy right from your phone, no matter how convenient or economical that option may be. I think four average-sized Bears should be fine in the Sonata, but really, what is average?  Pls seat your arse in the driver’s seat first and see what you think. 

FYI, I will not be listing prices for now.  Everything is too up in the air given the uncertainty of the colonies, but for reference, the current list price is about $26,000 US, which is ‘affordable’.

Well, things are getting uglier by the minute here in America.  Countries throughout the world have issued travel advisories against coming the U.S., mostly because we, as America, cannot guarantee that you will not be searched (in a fun way) or detained just because you are not ‘Mer-kin’ (which is how many people here say ‘American’, Ugh).

I wish there was a way to stop the bleeding, but even medical professionals will tell you that once you have lost enough blood, there is no reviving possible.

I am angry.  I am very angry.  I am a veteran of Desert Storm, and I am angry that we have a Commander-In-Chief who calls veterans like me ‘suckers’ and ‘losers.’  

I wish I had some good news to share on the national front. Cars sold in the U.S. could soon become unaffordable (as if they already aren’t). Everything ‘gay’ could be wiped clean, as though we never existed.  That’s what happened to Enola Gay, and he wasn’t even gay (pun intended).

But please, hang in there. We here at Bear World will do our best to keep you informed, updated and entertained.

I truly hope my words don’t sound like I am playing the violin on The Titanic.