I used to sell cars at a multi-franchise dealership around the turn of the century. I mainly worked in the Honda showroom but could sell any brand the customer wanted. Back then, Hyundai was still pretty unknown and located in a hallway between dealerships. They had just introduced “America’s Best Warranty” to improve their reputation from being seen as a low-quality manufacturer. One day, I had a customer who couldn’t afford a new Accord, so I showed them a 5-speed Sonata. We had to jump-start it and even move some cars and tables to get it out, but once I drove it, I was pleasantly surprised by how well it performed. The customer liked it too and ended up buying it. That day, I realized Hyundai wasn’t a joke anymore and began suggesting it to other clients.
Eventually, I was moved to Hyundai, where I sold a lot of cars and made many happy customers. I later left for another dealership (bad move) and then switched careers entirely, but I’ve always appreciated Hyundai, especially the Sonata.
Fast forward to today: I now work the graveyard shift in a low-responsibility job with little supervision or human contact. To pass the time at night, I play around with AI image generators. I also have a 4-year-old son who reignited my childhood love for Hot Wheels. Okay, my love for Hot Wheels is more like an obsession now, and we play with cars all the time. I tell him which ones are special and why. One brand I think is special and underrepresented in the Hot Wheels world is Hyundai—especially the Sonata.
That’s what brought me here today: I wanted to share some AI images I generated of the Hyundai Sonata as a Hot Wheels car. I’ve been playing with prompts and would love to hear what you think. Let me know which one you like the most—or, if AI isn’t your thing, feel free to shake your fist at the sky and tell me to get off your lawn! (By the way, I’m a fan of long-roof cars.)
Wagon looks sick, but I’m over here still waiting on a gen 1 VT to be made by hotwheels or matchbox. Also, I love the battle car version as well. Not usually a fan of A.I. stuff, but good post OP
Mark1 said:
Wagon looks sick, but I’m over here still waiting on a gen 1 VT to be made by hotwheels or matchbox. Also, I love the battle car version as well. Not usually a fan of A.I. stuff, but good post OP
Thank you! I love having a tool to turn words into images because I have no artistic ability. My hands are pretty beat up so my passion for Hot Wheels cars will never extend into customizing them.
Dany said:
A N-Line Sonata Wagon would sell like hotcakes
(OP) I would be thrilled to see! Like, literally I would be thrilled to be able to see over other vehicles while driving my car because a bold automaker released a station wagon and it sold well, had other auto companies follow suit and turned the tide from all these nearly identical dang SUVs that block my visibility when I’m driving my Ford Fiesta hatchback.
Mercy said:
The Sonata Wagon and Sonata Ute look awesome.
Another thing I wish we had, utes.
Wagons and utes would be so much more useful and interesting to the eye than the world of basically Pontiac Aztek but not ugly knock offs everybody buys.
