Official: 2012 Hyundai i40 - first images Sonata's replacement

Just a few days before the Geneva Motor Show opens its doors, Hyundai has released the first official photographs of the i40, the model medium (4.77 meters) with which Europe replaced the Sonata. However, it has little to do with the next generation of its sedan, available some time in America and Asia.

According to Hyundai, the i40 is the first product specifically developed to house Europe, including engines, transmissions (there will be a shift dual-clutch) and technology. Visually, the new Elantra baby, but if you compare the photos do not appear to share a single exterior panel. The equipment also will be colored by what we heard, while Hyundai, which wants to keep the mystery to Geneva, it merely states that the i40 will be reclining, heated rear seats, and a misting system that detects the blurring of the moons automatically .