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As for the rear ends, it appears Hyundai committed the sin of changing the Elantra's rear from its very distinctive shape for '01-'06 to a more mainstream shape, i.e. with horizontal taillamps. That was likely done to give the new Elantra more trunk space, since the old back end was fairly low and sloped back towards the bumper--looked good, but not good for optimizing trunk space. So now it will be compared to other cars that have a similar squarish trunk and taillamp orientation, e.g. the Corolla. Notice however the Corolla's lamps have a different shape and are larger (taller), and have round backup lights. Other differences are the size and shape of the license plate cutout and the rear bumper styling, and the pronounced spoiler lip on the Corolla.
I too like the styling of the current Elantra, especially after the refresh for '04. But it was time to move on. The new Elantra looks sleeker, and the taller design adds a lot to interior and truck space.
Get out the way
Get out the way "
Yes. Get out of my way with my 2.0 BETA in all its glory
Nice looking new Hyundai sedan, though, indeed!
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Thanks!
Ahhh the deconting won't end. Imagine how much money a car manufacturer saves by deleting a little item off of each car that is produced.
You know it could be also that putting a body side modling on both car doors cuts into the exterior designs overall sleekness from a car manufacturers viewpoint.
However, if I were buying a Scion tC I would not want side door mouldings on it. I mean, come on! It does detract from the overall look on a rig like that!
Yeah, a person can buy their own door mouldings off the Internet and install them theirselves. Takes about an hour to put them on, to be careful keeping them straight, etc. They're around $30 or $40 IIRC.
I put them on my last two new rigs, my 1999 Kia Sephia and my current rig, the 2001 Kia Sportage 4x4. Both sets of mouldings stayed on and worked well, saving door dinging constantly.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Ah - I'm dreaming. I should just get an aftermarket radio installed anyway. One that has an aux jack (not necessarily ipod) or at least is mp3 capable. Or even WMA capable - I was unable to play a cd I burned on my computer the other day; very disappointing.
re-contenting, and holding(or decreasing) of MSRP's?
"The 2.5-litre, inline five-cylinder engine, for instance, makes 150 horsepower and a prodigious 170 foot-pounds of torque, and moves this car from a standstill with authority (happily, it uses regular grade gasoline). You also get air conditioning, cruise control, remote central locking, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake force distribution, traction control, active steering, a 10-speaker in-dash CD/audio system, side impact and side curtain airbags, tilt/telescoping steering column, power windows with auto up/down on all windows, semi-automatic climate control, and many other discrete but equally impressive features (like turn signals built into the outside rear view mirrors, and height adjustable driver's seat)."
The new 6-speed auto does 75 MPH at only 2000 RPMS! Talk about comfortable cruising! The damn elantra 4-speed is stuck at 2800+ RPMS at the same speed.
Maybe you should allow the moderators of this forum to regulate what should and should not be posted?
~alpha
Thats about it, and the 6 speed manual isn't any better than the 5 speed Auto. This guy is critical of the Hyundai Beta engine but my 2000 Elantra with 135K miles beats that both on the highway and in the city.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
You are right, my mistake.
What is wrong with the BETA is that its underpowered
I wouldn't think that the Beta engine is underpowered, Maybe not overpowered (yes you can have to much power in a car) but its not underpowered. Its more than capable of getting up to highway speeds long before getting to the end of the on ramp, passes with relative ease and keeps up with traffic off of red lights.
The 2.5 in the Rabbit has 23%+ more torque at far lower RPMS than the 2.0 BETA engine.
Please if you are going to complain about the elantra being under powered don't praise the Rabbit, its a much heavier car than the Elantra and the power to weight ratios are pretty much the same.
Plus being able to hear the radio and not the obnoxious sound of the screaming BETA engine at 3000 RPMS+ fed through an ancient 4-speed on the highway
I wouldn't know off hand what the engine sounds like on the highway at 3000 RPM's since I rarely go the 85+MPH that that many RPM's would produce. Other than that at the 70-75MPH I travel the Interstates its pretty quiet for a 6 year old car with 135k miles on it. FWIW its pretty quite at 3000+ RPMs too.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
hmm...not really. The 2006 Elantra weighs in at a porky 2837 lbs. Considering how much the 2007 has grown (but with the same engine), I'd imagine it will be close to 2900+ lbs. The 2006 Rabbit is not light, but it's 2974 lbs for the Manual and 3040 for the Auto. Still, a huge advantage in power to weight. Plus, achieving that torque at nearly 1000 RPMS SOONER in the rev range, makes ALL the difference.
Correction: the 2.5 has 25%, not 23% greater torque compared with the 2.0 BETA.
My 5-speed Elantra revs at 3000 at 75 MPH. That's considered normal driving speed in most of the country. Push it to 85 MPH, and i'm nearly at 4K, unacceptable. I can barely hear the radio at that level.
Try 2784 lbs
The 2006 Rabbit is not light, but it's 2974
Try 3230 lbs
My 5-speed Elantra revs at 3000 at 75 MPH.
My 2000 wagon 4 speed auto is pulling about 2750 RPMs at 75MPH.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I think that for most of the driving public, the suspension is just fine. I used to be stationed in Germany in the early 70s, and at that time, I owned a stock 1600 BMW. The first time that I drove the Elantra on the rural two lanes in west Texas, I was pleased to find that I could set the cruise at 70, and just drive the car through the corners, and it feels like the old BMW did. It would be real interesting to see how the car would handle set up +2 with series 40 or 45 race rubber on it.
2006 rabbit 2-door
That being said, thats not what I saw on edmunds.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
You're comparing the wrong cars.
And yes, you are off topic.
Btw, Hyundai just won another award for most Ideal Designs by AutoPacific.
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/06/14/011176.html
http://ad.hyundai-motor.com/catalog/avante/index.html
1. I don't mind discussions of Golf but you keep putting charts/specs/pics like this is the Golf thread. There are comparison threads around here, use them. I highly doubt anyone go put reviews of the Elantra, for example, in the Golf thread.
2. Since you posted Golf in manunal, Elantra is 2,784 manual.
3. Elantra - 4 door; Golf - 2 door (currently);
4. Elantra - sedan; Golf - hatchback
The Rabbit looked like it would be something to think about until I saw how poor the fuel economy was.
On top of that VW reliability today is more like Hyundai reliability from 10 years or more ago.
1. I imagine no one posts Elantra reviews in the VW forums for fear of chuckles that would ensue.
2. I posted BOTH Manual and AUTO weights, hence the large obnoxious image I posted
3. There is a 4-door Golf as well. Couldn't find the weight for that model, but as I've read, it shouldn't be much of adifference in weight. So, lets reexamine the power to weight issue. Rabbit MANUAL: 2974 lbs. 2006 Elantra MANUAL: 2784 lbs. Difference = a mere 190 lbs. So, the rabbit weighs 7% more than the 2006 Elantra, but has 25% more torque. hmm...which do you want to drive.
4. Yes, it is a hatchback. But I felt it was a relavent comparison given, a) The Elantra has been available in Hatchback form for some time, b) the compalints heard when news came out Hyundai was deleted the hatchback from the Elantra lineup, c)the growing popularity of hatchbacks in the U.S.
The EPA mileage has not been released for the Rabbit yet. This mileage is for the Jetta 2.5, a much heavier car.
But 24/32 in the 2006 Elantra AUTO is spectacular for a car with a half liter smaller engine and 25% less torque?
30/22 compared with a Civic or Corrola? Sure its not amazing. But compared to the Elantra with only half-way decent mileage doesn't speak volumes.
2. You could have just typed the weight and linked the graph...
3. Compact vehicles are not about power, but more so on fuel economy, which the Golf lacks compared to the Elantra. Also, torque alone does not make it better, there are a lot of factors (including low-end/high-end torque, among others)...
4. Complaints? Do you have a source stating that? And FYI - the Elantra hatchback is not being deleted, it just won't be introduced intitially. Popluarity of hatchbacks have grown but still not of much interest outside of the enthuasim crowd. Sedans outsell comparable hatchbacks by a wide margin.
AND Jetta is in fact a direct competitior to the Elantra, not the Golf.
So, the 2007 Rabbit mileage and 2007 Elantra mileage are not comparable.
Please post a source of this information. I heard speculation about a 4 MPG increase, but no mention on Hyundai's website. I highly doubt this increase from essentially the same exact engine. The 2007 Rabbit has not been EPA tested yet, so no numbers have been released.
yysyys, "2007 Hyundai Elantra" #781, 2 Jun 2006 12:34 pm
There are NO EPA ratings for the 2007 Elantra. If you have some, please POST YOUR SOURCE. The hyundainews.com isn't exactly official. Maybe you can enlighten us with information that is not available on Hyundai's official site (somehow, I doubt this).
There are NO EPA ratings of the Rabbit. I've indicated this. Again, reading skills are important.
The 2006 Sonata is rated at 24/33 for an AUTO. Research skills are also important. It also produces 164 ft-lbs at 4250 RPMS. The Rabbit produces 170 ft-lbs at 3750 RPMS.
"All of a sudden the Rabbit's larger I5 doesn't look all that special, does it?"
When compared with the 2.0 BETA, yes, it surely does.
It is a bit surprising, however, that VW, after all their years of experience, can't match the engine technology of Hyundai.
Hyundainews is OFFICIAL. Hyundainews.com is the official US media site for Hyundai. Repeat - Official site for Hyundai USA Media.
Again, you are reading too much into torque...it's not all about torque (gloating all you'd like but few buyers put torque at the top of the priority list)
ElantraIsTheBestcarEver.com is about as official as Hyundainews.com is in terms of OFFICIAL EPA ratings. As of today, there are none. Plus, the 2004 Elantra press release on the front page isn't helping things for the official Hyundainews
"Again, you are reading too much into torque...it's not all about torque (gloating all you'd like but few buyers put torque at the top of the priority list)"
It may not be about the numbers, but it's all in the test drive. That that my friend is where abundant low-end torque counts.
No, of course not. Not VW's globally praised 2.0T, nor their 3.6l that gets 280 HP. How much HP does Hyundai squeak out of that 3.8l again? And lest us not forget Hyundai's groundbraking 2.7L nor their innovative 3.5l in the XG350 that got an astounding 194 HP and 18 MPG CITY. Simply amazing.
And certainly not their TDI nor 4.2l. Can't match the might Hyundai.
As for the fuel economy, consider it final.
Stop posting irrelevant VW information here. You are getting way off-topic.