Hyundai Elantra

[!!!TED!!!]

A few pictures from the Barrie autoshow in Ontario. Taken by polish_kris.

Here is the all new Elantra. It looks like a mish mash of styling cues from every other new car at the show. Some passers by commented that it looks like a Jetta. I dunno. The taillights kinda do. The inset round bulb part. Interior is solid as a rock and comfortable.

I leaned on it, and it didnt tip over.

[Croc]

looks good!

[ocnblu]

I still say from the side it looks just like a baby, malformed LaCrosse. Maybe the Elantra was cut from the LaCrosse's stomach, a parasitic twin, like that one dude in the news recently.

[regfootball]

last gen chrysler 300 headlights. interior looks good though. that will be enough to make it sell. Was it roomy? its supposed to be huge inside.

[!!!TED!!!]

...Was it roomy?  its supposed to be huge inside.

194436[/snapback]

Yes. Very good amount of space.

[Flybrian]

Keep it. The Aveo doesn't look that much worse inside for alot less money. Also, I hate steering wheels that small. Plus, its a Hyundai and Hyundais say "I can't even afford a Honda."

[pow]

The interior looks pretty decent... but the exterior looks Chinese.

[Variance]

Major Lexus IS vibe from the rear. Overall, the first small Hyundai I would actually consider to be not so cheap-looking.

[the_yellow_dart]

The front is very similar to the Sebring, without the ribbed for her pleasure hood. The back is MUCH better. The interiors on both are good. Overall - *gasp* I'd take the Hyundai! The Sebring has been a great vehicle for generations now, but looking at these two, I'd have a really hard time choosing it. The Elantra would have to have some serious quality or reliability issues first.

[Cory Wolfe]

The interior looks great. Otherwise... not bad, but very much an overdose of '90s styling.

[regfootball]

well i'd take one over a corolla.

[Intrepidation]

Chrysler called, they wank teh Sebring's headlights back. The interior is nice though.

[the_yellow_dart]

Chrysler called, they wank teh Sebring's headlights back. The interior is nice though.

194760[/snapback]

I thought the same thing at first. Then, I took a close look at both. While the basic idea is the same, they are differently shaped and executed.

Kind of like the Corolla and Cavalier tails.

[Intrepidation]

I thought the same thing at first. Then, I took a close look at both. While the basic idea is the same, they are differently shaped and executed.

Kind of like the Corolla and Cavalier tails.

194763[/snapback]

Yeah, they are different, but the basic shape is there.

[sciguy_0504]

The interior looks pretty decent... but the exterior looks Chinese.

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[96impalass]

Very nice pics Ted, I have enjoyed all of them except the ones showing the poor interior quality with the aura, damn i hope thats just a hand built car because it has so much potential. BTW did you pull the radio buttons off the Elantra? I live close to the Hyundai plant in Montgomery Alabama and i hope they build cars better than that, if thats where its built.

[Mule Bakersdozen LS]

Looks nice, but narrow-worlds better than the cheap-looking aging car now-hopefully the abysmal crash test ratings will improve.

[!!!TED!!!]

...did you pull the radio buttons off the Elantra?

195319[/snapback]

no