Road TestCar reviews - Hyundai - Elantra - Premium sedanHyundai modelsOverviewThe Hyundai Elantra is a stylish alternative to its higher-selling rivals3 Aug 2012 ELANTRA was one of the foundation stones of Hyundai’s – indeed, the Korean car industry’s – push into the Australian market that has subsequently reaped such great dividends, so the arrival of the all-new fifth-generation model would have been significant enough without it also being a radical new design. The sleek new styling caused enough of a stir when it lobbed here in the middle of June 2011, but the new Elantra also offered plenty of safety and convenience features while still undercutting Japanese rivals such as the Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla, the locally made Holden Cruze and Ford’s German-made (but soon be come from Thailand) Focus. This car – especially as tested in Premium model specification – embodies the new Hyundai determination to put behind it the cheap-and-cheerful reputation that established the brand here in favour of quality. Model release date: 1 July 2011 to 1 December 2013 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelTHE fourth-generation HD-series Elantra was initially launched without the hatchback models normally essential for the Australian market, but with sharp pricing, new styling, an industry-leading warranty and plenty of standard features. |
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