SOLAR Power Car - 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid 

Is this the best commuter car ever? Also, yes the comment dates are accurate since they are from Patreon.com/TheStraightPipes and RU-vid Members

You could make the argument that a solar roof is technically a sunroof.

the "American Hours" and days part made me almost spit out my coffee laughing!!! Dead.

I love these "real world" car reviews. Interesting tech and something I could actually imagine owning. Thanks!

Bought one a week after they dropped in the U.S. (limited trim). Can confirm the gas mileage is extraordinary. I had less than 1/5 of a tank (~7L for you in Canada) and it got me from Tahoe to Stockton, CA. That was ~225km. Insane.

I remember when people used to laugh at Hyundai..

More casual cars review ! Thats why a lot of people sub you . Bring back this kind of reviews 🤞🏽😍

Hyundai going to the future aye

"47 miles per American" got a chuckle out of me lol

Why am I just hearing about metric hours, like wtf

Awesome review! I’d argue that it does appeal to enthusiasts though; it set out to be efficient, have great tech integration, and have a reduced enviro impact. Seems like it excelled at those three things, which is really admirable. I feel like an enthusiast has plenty to nerd-out over.

Keep up the great work. As much as I enjoy seeing the luxury and supercar reviews, thank you for continuing to cover vehicles for the rest of us budget.

The American conversions are killing me 🤣

We need more EVs and hybrids with solar roofs

My 2013 Prius had a solar panel on the roof but it only ran a fan when parked. No a/c compressor just a fan that kept it closer to outside air temps

Wow so many comments in just 3 minutes this channel is finally getting the attention they deserve

There's something absolutely hilarious about you guys reviewing this car in front of a Gentlemen's Club.

What a car!!! What a review!!! Thanks guys!!!

This is a beautiful looking Sonata. I wasn't a huge fan of this generation when it initially came out, but in this all white color it actually looks quite luxurious. Not to mention in our sunny Florida this may very well be a great car to drive, since we have sun pretty much whole year around. Another awesome video fellas. Keep it up! 👍

Love the videos! Also, I've been riding my motorcycle on the same roads you guys film on for 12 years now. Once I saw the background, I knew you were locals! Keep up the great work! 👍

I knew ur new car review was a Korean car! Love the vids.. waiting for N line to come out😁

I have a limited. I couldn’t find a hybrid last month when I purchased mine. Such a great car!

Loved the new intro track @TheStraightPipes

Cheers for the conversions, made it clear how to quantify those numbers

9:16 "it is what it is " - I heard that somewhere else this week. It's not coming back to me where that was.

Love the fact that you guys pulled up at Sugar Daddy's 😂

Thanks for your videos. I really like that you start your videos with launch control. I subscribed and I have my bell notifications turned on.

I’m watching this on @thestraightpipes brand equity alone. Thanks for all the great content

"sugar daddy's nite club"

Thank you for doing a reasonable actually affordable non $100k+ car.

Lololololol, I still absolutely love you guys! You two are the only people in my world (other than me) that get this excited over car tech that's not muscle car, exotic, supercar, off-road, diesel, lifted monster truck "cool" tech! Sometimes things are cool just because... They're cool! Thank you guys for always noticing and being genuine in doing so.

Spot on guys. I have the 2022 version of this in white as well. I have had mazda, Mitsubishi, lexus, Infiniti, acura, and honda and this is my all time favorite for commuting and errands. It's no sport driving experience and it's not trying to be that. It's a high tech luxury commuting machine for under 40k USD. I love it!

I'd be cool to be able to commute each day electrically only on the charge of the sun

6:13 The widescreen apple carplay could be changed in the settings, something Sofyan Bey experienced in the same car

My wife had one for a rental while her RAV4 was In the shop. I couldn't believe how powerful the 1.6l turbo felt. The car rode great, visibility was great, back seat was huge. Lots of positives! I found the blind spit monitoring a bit aggressive and the seats were kind of hard after a while. It handled well around town and was an absolute highway cruiser.

Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers.

"It's Ok for cliche" sounds like a whole category of cars.)

Love the fact these lads are Canadian. Not only do they do amazing reviews, there is also no need for me to convert miles per gallon to litres per 100 km or km to miles.

Best Sonata design inside and out to date. This thing looks gorgeous in any color. The gold yellow color is striking in person. Hyundai is on top of their game.

You guys are great! Thanks!

“6 American hours” lmaooo y’all crack me up

Cant wait for the N-Line

I love these guys and will continue to support this channel but they could not be more wrong with the phrase “for people who don’t care about driving” when buying this car. I care about driving A LOT and let me tell you after owning this car for 2 months now I’ll never go back to anything else. It has a natural acceleration I’ve never felt in any other hybrid. So it’s very fun to drive but also extremely relaxing in stressful situations with the smart cruise/highway driving assist combo. They also didn’t mention the virtual gauge on the windshield combined with the HDA and the heated steering wheel/seats combo will make any cold morning like your own person relaxation chamber. If you’re looking to buy a fun, amazing Hybrid vehicle this is the one you’ve been waiting for!!

Love the American Hours, hilarious! Keep up the good work, my best from America!

This is not the 1 mil sub video we were looking for Edit: thanks for specifying American hours I was really confused for a second

I don't know why solar roof panels aren't a more common thing. It's honestly a great idea.

I leased a 2016 Sonata Plug in Hybrid-loved it. Last year I rode in a 2018 Sonata Hybrid for a Lyft ride. Owner put 100,000 miles in less than a yr and it rode like new. Hyundai makes solid cars.

You guys just make my day every time you upload a video, I feel like y’all are mates of mine

Wheeew, I just subscribed the straight pipes when looking at the thumbnail

I love this because the technology will improve with more range, but we gotta get it out there first ! And that's what this Hyundai is about. Update: lol it's not available anymore on the newest model. Rip solar roof.

We love u guys! Greetings from Miami ☀️

Did I just click on TheStraightPipes' new video, or start watching Drive? *synthwave intensifies*

Favorite car on the favorite channel. Way to start the day.

Say worddd you guys film in Sauga!!! I might have drove passed yall without even knowing 😤

Thanks guys. So entertaining to watch you describe this super car.

Ooohh, I'm an editor and I appreciated the grill match edit in intro 😂

first interior scene shot taken in parking lot of gentleman’s club 😅😅

The solar roof kind of reminds me of the fisker karma

I own a 2016 Sonata 2.4L and it is one of the best commuter cars in the market. It is also very comfortable for long rides to Ottawa and Kingston!

Sir respect from Bangladesh...Always come up with new knowledge... Love u both

Damn that car looks GOOD!

legend has it if you come quick enough the straight pipes give you a heart

Bmw's and Mercedes's are nice yeah but I want this car so bad, it's so nice and it has so many cool features, You're killing it guys with the videos, great job!

Those headlights are amazing how it goes up into the car. Seen one in red the other day.

I hope the solar roof can keep the AC running without drain the battery when park the car in hot summer.

this is needed in Arizona.

Nice video, as always guys! But you should point out that the system total torque is 271 lb/ft and not 138. There's a big difference.

I don’t know why but see jacob crushing the monster can into the cup holder was the funniest thing ever.

Hyundai/ KIA always impresses me.

Whoohoo first time patron here!

I definitely would opt for the Hybrid, I like the front fascia better, just would swap out the rims and solar panel for a pano.

This reminds me of my realtor's old prius with sunroof on. It was cold inside when I hop inside even before it turns on engine. Wish more car has sunroof. Perfect for CA climate.

Now I kinda want Jason from engineering explained to take this car and test how effective are the solar panels. Great video SP.

Solar roof? If I were live in California, it would really efficient car. I love the new Sonata's rear design. It's awesome.

I bought this car a few weeks ago. It does have sensors in the handle. Keep the key in your pocket, put your hand fully behind the driver door’s handle, and it will unlock. Edit: I’m in the United States. Not sure if this is different in Canada.

Love the conversion captions! Lol

Can you guys review accord hybrid?

47 miles per American isn’t great! We’re big people! 😂

Push and hold the lock and unlock buttons at the same time on the key fob, until the exterior lights flash and then you will have one button lock and unlock on both doors. Push and hold again to go back to the default.

You can def program that button to unlock all the doors. It works on the 2018 Elantra GT, and I am betting they have the same door lock system. Nice car! New sonata is looking awesome.

What effect do seagull or crow droppings have on the solar roof?

Oppa hyundai style!!

Really wish this had 250hp instead of less than 200.. really makes it less than stellar for pulling onto highways. And that's important for somebody like me who lives around highways.

I believe, I saw you guys on DVP when you recorded this :D

Kia k5 review

2:01 Am American, still confused. Can you re-dub the video but in American and then have Canadian subtitles?

Veloster N had that press door button twice too, but it is changeable in the settings to only require one touch to lock\unlock all doors :)

The black paint with black trimming looks badass on this car tbh...

I died when the can is crushed 😂 😂 😂

Solar roof panel= launch control?🤣 Also Yuri's hp and tq tones are falling apart from the last video...

Lol @ 11:50 - “oooh, is that what cloudy looks like?”

That Hyundai Sonata is pretty impressive the solar panel roof is something else and it’s not a bad price at all great review very detailed for all that’s going on in it great job as always never disappointed with your reviews as for the next review I’m always way off on these but mybe comparing other trucks Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram ??

Yeah that car came a long way. I just don't like the front so much. But no doubt it is a nice car and good value for money!

Dying! “6 American hours” . As a Canadian living in US this is hilarious.

08 S6 had a solar panel sunroof, powered the fan unit to keep the air circulating in the car when parked. Similar to Prius. Hardly mattered to be honest.

You can do wide screen Apple Car play go to settings in display or Apple car play settings in the infotainment and deselect split screen

Oooh I'm looking forward to the future of car hacking! ❤️

really cool, just make it a real hybrid with more range

I'm sure the 2 button unlock can be changed with the steering wheel control settings. I changed it to 1 press on my Hyundai Elantra and Veloster N

I have been thinking for the longest time why haven't someone thought of this sooner.