Beijing-Hyundai Sonata Police Car In Beijing

A very pretty Hyundai Sonata police car in Beijing, painted blue-white with large lights & siren unit on the roof. I saw it in 2005 near Tiananmen Square, parked on a narrow street.

The fourth-generation (EF) Sonata was the first-generation Sonata that was made in China, by the Beijing-Hyundai joint venture. Production started in 2002 and continued all the way, with various updates, until 2017!

The police car has the 2.5-liter V6 under the bonnet, which was good for 164 hp and 225 Nm. The gearbox was a 4-speed automatic. The China-made Sonata was also available with various other engines, including a 2.0 and a 3.0 V6.

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