Hyundai Lingxiang

The Hyundai Lingxiang was the Chinese-market version of the Sonata Transform, the facelifted NF Sonata. The first generation, coded NFC, was based on the NF Sonata but reworked by Beijing Hyundai itself, which judged that the NF Sonata design did not suit Chinese tastes: the body was lengthened by 15 mm, the radiator grille enlarged, and the headlamps and tail lamps redesigned for Chinese buyers. It stayed on sale after the YF Sonata that followed it was launched, and it was discontinued in 2011. The Korean article also lists a second generation based on the YF Sonata but gives no details of it.