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2009 Hyundai Elantra
I am excited about this car, the sketch looks nice......resembles the PORTICO concept, especially in the rear.
I am, however, disappointed that it will use the same 2.0 engine instead of all-aluminium 2Liter engine with more horsepower (at least 155)
They should at least offer a 6 speed manual
I am, however, disappointed that it will use the same 2.0 engine instead of all-aluminium 2Liter engine with more horsepower (at least 155)
They should at least offer a 6 speed manual
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HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES NAME OF FUTURE FIVE-DOOR
ALL-NEW 2009 ELANTRA TOURING MOVES A POPULAR NAMEPLATE IN A SPORTIER, MORE FUNCTIONAL DIRECTION
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., 08/08/2007 Hyundai Motor America Vice President of Product Development and Strategic Planning John Krafcik, speaking at the Center of Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars, announced Hyundai’s all-new five-door compact will be named “Elantra Touring.” Elantra Touring will reach dealers in the spring of 2008 as a 2009 model year vehicle. The “Touring” name captures this all-new model’s combination of high-function and fun-to-drive character. Elantra Touring will once again extend Elantra’s product line into the compact five-door segment. (The previous generation also featured a sporty five-door model). Elantra Touring will come with class-leading standard safety technologies, including Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Traction Control, ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution, and six standard airbags, including side curtain airbags and active front head restraints. The vehicle will be the first compact five-door with standard Electronic Stability Control.[1]
Elantra Touring will have the most interior volume (passenger volume plus cargo space) of any five-door in its class and will be powered by the same fuel-efficient 2.0-liter, in-line four-cylinder found in the Elantra sedan. This newest Hyundai will also feature unique sport suspension and steering tuned for greater response and handling, while offering Hyundai’s first USB port, along with a standard auxiliary jack and standard XM Satellite Radio®. Elantra Touring’s competition will include the Toyota Matrix, Dodge Caliber and Mazda3.
http://www.hyundainews.com/Corporate_News/Corporate/08_08_2007_2297.asp
Looks more sporty than the i30, based on the sketch...
Note that the press release avoids the term "wagon" and the rendering does look more streamlined than the wagon that was announced earlier. I'm wondering if HMA has changed direction and will import the 5-door hatchback instead of the 5-door wagon?
I am intrigued to see the actual thing. I have some telling me this maybe different than the i30 in Europe (so it may not just be replacing the i30 badge and simply slapping it with Elantra Touring). As I said in my previous post, the sketch looks different than the i30 (more sporty). Of course, it is a sketch, we shall see...
By the way, I am glad HMA is keeping Elantra in the name.
It should look nice.
Maybe some hyperbole on HMA's part. How about the xB? Unless Hyundai is excluding it from "5-door compact five-doors."
BTW-if you couldn't tell I don't see the intense need for ECS. My '08 Lancer GTS doesn't have it, although it is stock full of seveal other safety features, including whiplash-control headrests and side curtain airbags and side airbags. I even have a driver's knee airbag(as my trade-in, a '01 Kia Sportage 4X4 also had!). One of those features that, if just the right angle of collision occurred, would treat you right, eh?
Both of these rigs looks promising and if my Lancer GTS wasn't so new and I put more miles on it, I would take a look at each of them.
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Also I doubt we'll get all the features shown in those photos, e.g. auto climate control.
Correct me if I am mistaken but I think in S. Korea, they are only calling this new car i30 (I've also heard of FD for its internal code name) but the rest of the lineup will be saved with its original name (i.e. Getz will still be Getz, which I think it's called the Click in the local market)
tenpin288, "2007 Hyundai Elantra" #1432, 23 Apr 2007 2:49 pm
Note the resemblance of the rear side windows to those in the artist's conception.
Are you saying that the Elantra Tourings we get will be built in Europe and not in the ROK? The Ceed got a very positive review from one of the car mags recently, it was either C/D or MT. About the only thing they didn't like was the name.
2009 Elantra Touring Video
James
Rondo does not have the high taillight setup:
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A move to an all aluminum engine (the Beta II uses an aluminum head, but still uses a cast-iron block), and a timing chain, in lieu of the timing belt, would be nice.
It's all well and good that Hyundai develops new bodies and chassis, but a new engine is past due for this model.
Re. the comparison to the Kia Rondo (known as the Carens in Europe). It's been widely discussed by Europeans that Hyundai was rolling out its comparable model soon. It is very much like the Rondo we get here in the USA, regardless of what others say. The high tailight setup is only a minor tweak, and helps differentiate it from the Kia. But, the chassis mechanicals are very, very similar to the current generation Rondo/Carens. The Rondo we get here in the USA is the 3rd generation Carens.
Hyundai corporate tends to roll out new designs first with Kia. In fact, many of the underpinnings of the chassis and structural design of the 2007 Elantra sedan were first done with the current Kia Spectra generation. The current Spectra is NOT a design equivalent to the previous generation Elantra. Interesting isn't it on how and why Hyundai corporate does this.
Unfortunately, it looks like the US market is getting the wagon and not the hatch version of the i30. I might buy the hatch; the wagon is highly doubtful for me. If you strip off the paint job and the lowering springs, you have a very bland people mover along the lines of the Kia Rondo (although probably not even as big as the Rondo).
http://autopic.sohu.com/auto_images/piclib/85/11/Img1201185.JPG
Saw it here: http://www.carspyshots.net/zerothread?id=19235&page=27
Niels
http://www.elantratouring.ca/
Maybe Hyundai will have a GLS and a SE Touring model.
Niels
Very simple.
Driving north from Florida in April with the temp set at 75*, the A/C was on lightly. Later in the day and further north, the heat was on. Outside temp was 40 something in Fayetteville, NC when I pulled into a motel for the night. The car's interior temp remained constant without me having to change any settings.
Will it arrive in the USA.
This are some pretty major styling differences to me. The hatch lines are sporty, the wagon lines scream SOCCER MOM.
The hatch may look a little sportier, but the wagon will be more versatile.
The hatch is plenty versatile for what I need.
I like the looks of the Elantra touring much better than those of the Rondo. The Rondo looks a lot bigger and chunkier than the Touring, like a small minivan instead of a small wagon.
The Rondo has some really unfortunate sheet metal; it's hard to imagine anything plainer. Even if you could convince yourself "plain" equals "clean", the effect is ruined as soon as you put a passenger in the back seat and the thing sags to the ground in back. I've driven a Rondo and would consider buying one over the Elantra Touring if it was just a littler more stylish and if they had slightly stiffer springs in the rear (or at least lines that would visually minimize the effect of the rear sag). The Rondo somes with a larger engine than the Elantra Touring and even has a V6 option. That's what was in the rental I had. For a big, boxy vehicle, the ride and handling were very good. The interior was better than anything I've seen in an American car lately. It just looks like doo-doo on the outside.
I wonder how this compares to what we'll get in the U.S.? For example, will it offer the auto climate control here (I doubt it), and will it have ESC standard (I recall seeing something about that in an earlier announcement)?
My understanding is that the Touring is not just a body style, it's a high-line trim level, comparable to when the Elantra hatch was released as a GT-only model. I think it will have lots of goodies. It may be that they will decontent it down the road and sell it as an Elantra GLS Wagon or something, but I think the Touring moniker is more about the bells and whistles than the body style.
I very strongly disagree. This is not a minivan design and is not a SUV design.
Wagon, Estate, Shooting Brake, maybe, SOCCER MOM = NEVER.
Elantra Touring
I like that the sport shifter and suspension are standard, but I wonder how many stick cars will actually be available. A B&M sport shifter is standard in the Accent SE, but I have yet to see one on a dealer lot.
Price??? My guess is it will start at a little over the SE sedan's price, since it offers comparable content plus the sport suspension and shifter and a few other extra features like the lumbar support--$17,495 MSRP including destination maybe for a 5-speed?
There are rumors that's one of the reasons for the USB port (other than to play music from a USB drive).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsautomotive/videos/FiatBlueAndMe/default.html
They moved the AUX input from the lower console to inside the center armrest with the USB port.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/hyundaielantratouri- - - - ng8.jpg
Normally, that would be a good thing except that they failed to also move the power port.
If you have a portable MP3 player or portable GPS that doesn't use that USB port for power, you will have to have to use both the power port and the AUX port and string the power cord across to the external power port. That will be unsightly with cables going both ways and will be a hassle to have to unplug the power port when you want to store everything out of sight.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/08chi_i3013.jpg
Compare it to the Sonata that has everything in the same location:
It does have quite a sleek but anonymous look from the side. If the Volkwagen GTI got 4 doors and stretched out, it might look like this. It is most interesting from the front with the Honda like grill, wrap around headlights, and low air intake. Wheels are a little more up-to-date than the Elantra sedan.
But I kind of hoped it would look more like the Saturn Astra hatch (another European design), but if you look at the Astra wagon, it is A LOT less sporty than the hatch version, too. What is it about wagons? The sportiest looking wagon is still the Mazda3 imho. New Vibe exterior is all right, but the new Matrix looks overdone.
I was also hoping Hyundai would try to imitate the Vibe's completely flat folding rear seats and passenger side seat. That's the coolest, most well thought out part about that car. But it looks like your conventional fold down design.
Do the Canadians get pimpin' turn signals on the sideview mirrors and we don't?
BTW the i30 hatch got a nice write up in the UK.
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