While many automakers have stopped producing sedans, Hyundai is leaning in with the new race-inspired Sonata N Line. If you’re ready for versatile vehicle that’s not box-shaped, you’ll want to get to know this car.

Now, let’s take a closer look at Sonata’s hot upgrade that joins the Veloster N in Hyundai’s performance lineup.

Wait. That’s a HYUNDAI?

Hyundai has been updating the Sonata to give it a fresh, daring design, including an eye-catching LED light strip around the headlamps that ramp up the cool factor.

As you approach the N Line, its low, wide, prowling stance gives you a taste of the power waiting to be unleashed. This athletic Sonata has some serious Game Face with an aggressive front fascia featuring a black mesh grille and massive air intakes. The air-cutting silhouette leads the eye to the fastback tail section with a rear spoiler and quad exhaust outlets with twin tips.

Hyundai offers up a track-inspired color palette that ranges from spicy-hot red and yellow hues to racing blue and phantom grays and blacks. Paired with N line-exclusive 19-inch alloy wheels, you’re going to hear, “Wait. That’s a HYUNDAI?” a lot.

Sporty on the Inside, and Wicked Smart, Too

Take a look inside the Sonata, and you’ll see an interior that would look right at home in one of those pricey German sports sedans. The N Line is a performance sedan inside and out, from the aluminum pedals to the leather-bolstered Dinamica suede sport seats.

Of course, not every strip of pavement is a racetrack, so you’ll find a ton of features that make the ride comfortable and engaging for everyone in the car. Hyundai’s incredibly useful infotainment system comes with one of the largest, sharpest touchscreens in its class. And while the system includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, it’s the Android users that are in for a treat.

Hyundai Digital Key uses Android’s near-field communication technology to turn your smartphone into another key fob. Not only can you wave your phone to unlock your door (it adjusts your seats and mirrors to your preference, too), but you can share your Digital Key with a family member or friend so they can borrow your car.

Not Playing Dress-Up

This isn’t a sedan dressed up as a sports car. The 290-horsepower N Line is the most powerful Hyundai Sonata ever built. The turbocharged 2.5L engine is teamed with the N eight-speed Wet Dual Clutch transmission to get the most from 311 pound-feet of torque. And with the steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, you get to experience track-like control without having to learn how to drive a stick shift.

Like nearly every other Hyundai model, the Sonata N Line’s front-wheel drive delivers a sure-footed grip, so curves are hair-raising without giving you white knuckles.

Get the Power You Crave Even if You Don’t Have a Lot of Cheddar

You don’t have to drop 60 grand to get a performance sedan. The Hyundai Sonata N Line starts at just over $33k and is loaded with driver assistance technology, including Highway Driving Assist, high-end LCD digital instrument clusters, and interior mood lighting. A sedan that’s this much fun to spend time in might even make you look forward to your Monday morning commute.