Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs. Toyota Camry

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs. Toyota Camry: Compare Midsize Hybrid Sedans in North Charleston, SC

The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is a sleek, comfortable midsize sedan that blends smooth, electric-assisted power with the kind of everyday practicality busy drivers in North Charleston appreciate. It offers bold styling, a classy and capacious cabin, desirable amenities, and a calm, refined ride, making it a compelling companion for weekday commutes and weekend road trips alike. It's an excellent choice for Charleston-area drivers who want excellent fuel economy and the latest tech and safety features. Here's a quick look at how it compares to a prominent hybrid competitor in the segment, the Toyota Camry.

Interior Space & Comfort

Both sedans seat five, but the Sonata Hybrid simply gives you more room to stretch out. It offers about 104.4 cubic feet of passenger volume, compared with roughly 99.9 cubic feet in the Camry, so adults have a little extra breathing room in both rows. The Sonata Hybrid's trunk is also slightly larger (around 15.6 cubic feet versus 15.1), which makes a difference when you're loading groceries, sports gear, or luggage for a road trip out of Goose Creek.

Inside, the Sonata Hybrid leans into comfort with standard heated front seats, plus an 8-way power driver's seat with lumbar support. These amenities are available in the Camry, but they're tied to higher trims or packages, so you often have to spend more and hunt for the right configuration to match what the Sonata Hybrid gives you from the start.

Big-Screen Tech & Everyday Convenience

If you enjoy car tech, the Sonata Hybrid pulls ahead quickly. Every Hyundai Sonata Hybrid trim includes a wide 12.3-inch touchscreen display, so you get crisp graphics, easy-to-read navigation, and room for your favorite apps right from the start. The Toyota Camry still uses a smaller 8-inch screen as standard equipment, reserving the 12.3-inch unit for upper trims like XLE and XSE.

Hyundai also layers in thoughtful convenience technologies to help improve your Charleston-area commutes. Available Hyundai Digital Key 2 lets you use your compatible smartphone or smartwatch as your key, so you can lock, unlock, and start the car without needing to fish for your fob. Toyota offers its own app-based vehicle access on select Camry trims, but it requires paying for and maintaining an active subscription.

Driver Assistance

Both sedans come with impressive suites of driver-assistance features, but the Sonata Hybrid gives you more at lower levels. Hyundai SmartSense includes features like Driver Attention Warning and Safe Exit Warning, helping alert you if your focus drifts or if opening a door could put you in the path of an approaching vehicle. These features are standard across the Sonata Hybrid lineup, including the base trim, while the Camry limits comparable equipment to the highest tiers.

Higher Sonata Hybrid trims further tilt the scales, thanks to innovative driver aids like the available Blind-Spot View Monitor, which displays a live feed of the lane beside you in the instrument cluster when you activate the turn signal. The Camry offers a basic Blind Spot Monitor system. However, it relies on warning lights in the mirrors and doesn't instill the same convenience and confidence as the Hyundai brand's camera-based system.

Parking is another area where the Sonata Hybrid can feel more advanced. On the Limited Hybrid trim, Remote Smart Parking Assist lets you stand outside the car and use the key or phone to maneuver it into or out of tight spaces-a handy feature for narrow garages or crowded parking lots around Summerville. The Camry offers parking sensors and helpful alerts, but it doesn't have a remote or automated parking system.

Test-Drive a New Hyundai Sonata hybrid near Myrtle Beach and Georgetown, SC

Get in touch with the team at Hyundai of North Charleston for more information about the Hyundai Sonata, including its available configuration options, financing offers, and ordering opportunities. If you'd like to get behind the wheel to experience the accommodations and drivability firsthand, we invite you to visit us for a test drive. We'll be happy to show you around.