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Today I will do 2 reviews, this time of a car that Ive driven some time ago. The 2006 Hyundai Elantra.


Introduction: The 2006 Hyundai Elantra is a compact car designed to compete against the more common Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Hyundai has always been made fun of for their earlier admittedly low quality vehicles, the 1st Elantra included. This did not deter Hyundai as they strive to be taken seriously as a large automaker. Im kind of a loss about the description of the Elantras in general since the Koreans just made cars of all sizes specifically to compete, not innovate. Onto the review then.

The 2006 Elantra was one of the first vehicles I got to drive at my job. My expectations of the car were admittedly low, Ive never really taken the Korean cars very seriously. The example I was shown...was in awful looking colour called "Sage Green", its still being used today. I certainly felt just by looking at this car that Honda and Toyota could forget about having Korean competetion catching up.


Performance: All of the North American Hyundai Elantras come with a 2.0L DOHC 4-cylinder engine producing 138 hp and 136 lb. ft of torque which is actually better than what Toyotas 1.8L engine offered. The engine is shared with Mitsubishi meaning this is a joint venture engine. This allowed the Elantra to accelerate from 0-100 in 10 seconds with an automatic transmission, the manual being about to 9 seconds. Having driven this car, the engine while resonably powerful is very unrefined and noisy. I dont mind noise from engines but this car drones and starts sounding more and more awful each time. Power isnt very smooth like you would expect from a modern 4-cylinder. The 2006 Elantra does have some power, but the sacrifices required to get this power do not seem worth it.

My Score: 5/10 - The engine is alright as an a to b engine, but its not enjoyable in any way. The drones particularly were really annoying.

Handling: I didnt expect too much again since this is a regular car attempting to compete against regular cars. The 2006 Elantra had a fairly light wheel but unfortunately did not provide much feel when making turns. Attempting to make a corner in an Elantra is not very memorable and due to the uninvolving nature of the wheel was pretty boring. Hyundai did not put a lot attention to how the car handled or feel and it shows. This Elantra will not excite any enthusiast.

My Score: 3/10 - This wasnt the worst car when it comes to handling but the lack of feel and the lack of fun it gives means it fails in my mind. You do not deserve a good grade if you fail to put in the effort.

Interior: The interior of the Elantra is nothing to brag about. All in all it is pretty generic, many of the interiors of the cars are depressing grey. The chimes that the Elantra has are quite annoying, I remember them so well and theyre something I couldnt stand. The stereo was a pre-2008 Hyundai unit...meaning it is crap. The sound quality of the stereo is low, the buttons are very small and last but not least the most annoying feature if your listening the radio waiting for somebody with the car off and then decide to start the car...the stereo resets the volume to a low setting...what a stupid idea. The car was built in South Korea...from what I can see the Koreans only do a good job if they believe the product is good...the build quality is so-so meaning they believed the car was so-so.

My Score: 4/10 - Generic interior, so-so build quality and a terrible stereo. This I think is a very fair score.

Styling: The Korean car companies have never been very good at styling cars. Theres always something somebody can spot that the Koreans copied. Currently this was the phase when the Koreans were copying European and the Elantra took a few front cues from the British company MG. Unfortunately they added some Korean bits and thus the car looks angry but ugly at the same time. Its not appealing in any angle be it sedan or hatchback. The picture I displayed is the one I remember, the Sage Green Hyundai Elantra...yuck.

My Score: 2/10 - A failed copy job, with an option for a awful colour

Value for Money: Here is something the Koreans do particularly well in. In the past it was the Japanese who offered extra equipment often propelling the cost of their cars but ending up cheaper than a full loaded car. The Koreans offer lots of equipment at a low price undercutting everybody. The 2006 Elantra comes with a lot of the expected standard options which makes them better equipped than the Civics and Corollas. Hyundai also had a weak reputation in 2006 still meaning they were often cheaper as a whole compared to their American competition with a declining reputation and were offering less. As a low cost compact car, the Elantra looked great in the brochure spec sheet.

My Score: 8/10 - Great value for a low price. Its a pity it took them 2 more years to get everything right.

Overall: 22/50 - A reasonable effort but Hyundai, while its clear this car was not a good vehicle the most importing thing was Hyundai knew this. My low marks for this car is partly due to how much better Hyundais could be.

Hyundai Elantra

Summary
Hyundai Elantra is a home run in the compact segment, which allows the rider more happy future as a fuel-efficient. Elantra compact sedan features a new engine, new transmission, body and interior, and to determine the model that has not been very competitive and memorable. After a complete redesign last year, Hyundai Elantra 2012 profit Eco Active System which modifies the engine and transmission parameters by pressing the button to increase fuel efficiency up to 7 percent.

2012 Hyundai Elantra is available in the GLS and Limited trim. Elantra GLS Limited was chosen to add all the devices coupled with 17-inch alloy wheels, roof, leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, and leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter. GLS Comfort Package adds 16-inch steel wheels cruise control, air conditioning, tilt steering wheel-and-telescoping, solar glass and, when equipped with automatic transmission, Hyundai Active Eco system. GLS option package adds 16-inch alloy wheels, foglamps, and upgraded interior trim, sliding front center armrest, illuminated vanity mirrors, steering wheel voice control and Bluetooth.

Hyundai Elantra Interior
but the purified becomes the norm, and the Hyundai Elantra is good when compared to the best of them. It has the most quality materials - some of which have interesting patterns - and the fit and finish. Hyundai even went so far as to give the main Elantra fiberboard and sun-protective fabrics, patterned webbing of the upper classes.

Hyundai Elantra Performance
All Hyundai Elantra 2012 front-wheel drive and come standard with four-cylinder 1.8-liter engine that produces 148 horsepower and 131 pound-feet of torque. Vehicles sold in California emissions states have partial zero-emission vehicle (PZEV) versions of this engine, which reduces the output at 145 hp and 130 lb-ft of torque. In GLS, with a six-speed manual transmission standard and six-speed automatic is optional. The Limited comes standard with an automatic.

Hyundai Elantra Safety
Standard safety features include all-disc antilock brakes, side impact air bags for front seats, side curtain airbags and Electronic Stability system. System stability sections of the standard car technology Vehicles Stability Management, which also uses electric power steering to help keep the car on the intended path.

Hyundai Elantra Competitors
2012 Hyundai Elantra is, welfare convenience built, fuel-efficient, which is equipped with many, with sharp style and covered by Hyundais long warranty coverage. Of course, other small vehicles like the Chevrolet Cruze, Focus, Honda Civic and Mazda 3 is also a good choice, making price comparisons should be.

New Hyundai Verna
To compete with Volkswagen, Honda and Suzuki in the car market in India, Hyundai launched its newest product, Fluidic Verna. In addition, this release relating to the spike in purchases of new cars because of increasing consumer income.

Other triggers, medium sedan market growth in cider country reached 33 percent in fiscal year 2009-2010 with sales of 366.86 units. Meanwhile, overall vehicle sales rose 30 percent.

Posed new Hyundai Fluidic Verna has two engine options, namely gasoline and diesel fuel. Good for the gasoline and diesel fuel, both offered with engine capacity of 1.4 liters and 1.6 liters. "With the introduction of new , Fluidic Verna, sales of the previous model (Verna Transform) will be stopped," said Arvind Saxena, Director of Sales and Marketing for Hyundai Motor India Ltd. as quoted by Dow Jones, yesterday (05/11/2011) at the launch.

"The launch of the new , Fluidic Verna great help consolidate the position of Hyundai in the middle segment,"said Hyundais President & Chief Executive Steve S Yang at the launch yesterday. Vernas presence makes this brand will be strengthened and we are no longer considered a small car maker in India, "added Yan.