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Busy Hyundai reveals next Elantra at Busan show in Korea
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Hyundai has been very busy lately as it progresses through round two of its 24/7 product renewal program. Just days after unveiling the new Accent/Verna in Beijing, Hyundai has revealed its next generation Elantra/Avante at the Busan Motor Show in South Korea. Like the smaller Accent, the Elantra has picked up the "fluidic sculpture" styling cues of its big brother the Sonata. By virtue of its larger size, the Elantra retains more of the sleeker profile of the Sonata and doesn't look as stubby as the Accent.
Like the Sonata, the new Elantra gets a direct injected inline-four, in this case a 1.6-liter based on the Gamma engine family. For the Elantra the GDI 1.6 generates 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet of torque. In combination with a new six-speed automatic transmission, the Elantra should get about 10 percent better fuel economy.
The Avante will go on sale in South Korea in the second half of this year and we'd expect to see it state-side with Elantra badges early in 2011. No word yet on whether we will get a hybrid version of the new Elantra.
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Like the Sonata, the new Elantra gets a direct injected inline-four, in this case a 1.6-liter based on the Gamma engine family. For the Elantra the GDI 1.6 generates 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet of torque. In combination with a new six-speed automatic transmission, the Elantra should get about 10 percent better fuel economy.
The Avante will go on sale in South Korea in the second half of this year and we'd expect to see it state-side with Elantra badges early in 2011. No word yet on whether we will get a hybrid version of the new Elantra.
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In all honesty it no longer looks like an Elantra (if you know what I mean). It also looks better than the Sonata.
Hyundai has money and is using it right IMO
Hyundai has money and is using it right IMO
skylar2ups
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I LIKE A LOT! If it's anything like the new Hyundais I'll be very interested in the car. 
sanblaster
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wow. looks good. 1.6, not so good.
fateexceeds
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I concur. What an improvement Hyundai has made over the last few years, both in styling and quality. I'm impressed.
fateexceeds
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no kidding!
fateexceeds
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come to think of it, I may like this new Elantra so much because it looks an awful lot like the new Mazda 3 (naughty)
Without the idiot smile and terrible tail lights of coarse.
I am glad to see some company finally gets "IT"
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this looks better than the new 3
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Dunno, it definitely looks much better than its predecessor (God, is that an ugly thing), but that does not mean I like the Hyundai styles just yet. Anyway, that is relative...
they have come a LONG way in the styling department...and also performance and reliability department. everyone used to make fun of them as a company because there cars were crap. i started liking them before the genesis coupe came out. started with the last sonata design and then the genesis sedan came out. they are on the way up for sure. ill def consider one when im in for a new car!
ConceptVBS
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fateexceeds
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I definitely understand how the "smile" can be polarizing, but what's wrong with the taillights?
fateexceeds
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nice, I'm interested to see the specs on the 2.0.
I dislike them
