Australia is on track to become the world’s first market to offer a sporty SR version of the Accent, following its 2012 preview at the Sydney motor show. Joining the larger i30 SR, which launched in August 2013, the Accent has had significant local input and will offer performance and dynamic improvements over the regular range. Expect pricing around $21K and power around the 100kW mark.

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Hyundai will release its first diesel light-car and what it bills as Australia’s most affordable oil-burner in the form of the Accent CRDi. Its 1.6-litre engine delivers 94kW and 265Nm of torque while consuming just 4.4L/100km of fuel.

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Featuring the ‘fluidic sculpture’ design language that debuted with the ix35 SUV and i45 mid-size sedan, the Accent sedan will form a more upmarket sibling to Hyundai's i20 hatch in the light-car segment. Hyundai pulled a surprise at AIMS by announcing a hatch variant would sell alongside the sedan model as well.

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Hyundai's third-generation Accent will morph into a three-door turbocharged hot-hatch modelled on the Accent SR concept in 2007. Expect a tasty bodykit, a tweaked chassis, a technology like the South Korean car giant's new motor driven power steering (MDPS) system and stability control.

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