Edmunds dealer partner, Bayway Leasing, is now offering transparent lease deals via these forums. Click here to see the latest vehicles!
What made you buy the Touring, and seeing the new Elantra, any regrets?
I liked the Touring from the start (dispensed with the Mazda3, Impreza hatchback, don't like anything from Honda this year (I currently drive a Honda).
But then more than a year ago, someone said "Wait until the new Sonata comes out--you might really like that!"
So I waited (I wasn't in a huge hurry anyway, at that time). Too big a car for me.
Then I kept test-driving, and someone said, "A new-trim Elantra's coming out! Wait until the car show so you can see it!"
And I waited, liked what I saw, still like what I see and how it drove, but there's a part of me that still really wants the Touring for the hatchback look and function.
The other part of me sees the MPG for the Elantra sedan and the sedan's nicer interior and says "Logically, that's a much better vehicle for what you get!" Logic is getting the best of me!
Weigh in on your feelings here.
I think I'm gonna need to go back to the dealer and test drive both again, if they still have an Elantra Ltd on the lot!
(I've also read somewhere that the next generation of the Touring will reflect the changes (style, engine, mpg perhaps) of the new Elantra. So sad it wasn't done for the 2011 model year!)
But then more than a year ago, someone said "Wait until the new Sonata comes out--you might really like that!"
So I waited (I wasn't in a huge hurry anyway, at that time). Too big a car for me.
Then I kept test-driving, and someone said, "A new-trim Elantra's coming out! Wait until the car show so you can see it!"
And I waited, liked what I saw, still like what I see and how it drove, but there's a part of me that still really wants the Touring for the hatchback look and function.
The other part of me sees the MPG for the Elantra sedan and the sedan's nicer interior and says "Logically, that's a much better vehicle for what you get!" Logic is getting the best of me!
Weigh in on your feelings here.
I think I'm gonna need to go back to the dealer and test drive both again, if they still have an Elantra Ltd on the lot!
(I've also read somewhere that the next generation of the Touring will reflect the changes (style, engine, mpg perhaps) of the new Elantra. So sad it wasn't done for the 2011 model year!)
0
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
Within the H family there are 2 choices at this time:
1. The Accent 2012 hatch (should arrive very soon). This car may be around the same size as the "old" Elantra hatch which was discontinued around 2007. I had one of these & it was my favorite new car purchase.
2. The Elantra Touring
Within a year there may be 3 H choices:
1. The Accent 2012 hatch
2. The Touring replacement which may be the 2012 Elantra Hatch. If H models the hatch after the Elantra sedan (and not the Touring) they may have a killer combination: A very good riding auto with great mileage and very usable space.
3. The I40. If H release this in the US and it can get the same (or close to) mileage as the current Sonota this auto will be da bomb! I do agree with the comment that it sits lower than the Touring. However, I think higher profile means less mileage. Based on the photos I've seen it will have cavernous cargo space.
Berto
"I am now crossing my fingers in hoping that H sends us the Sonata Wagon in 2012. My only concern with that car, again, is how short in height it is. I really don't like stuffing myself down into a car. Getting in and out of my Vibe and HET are perfect due to their high stature."
And I'm still having a little difficulty parking it well the first time! It's just bigger than my old Civic, which swung perfectly into any spot. Underground garages, with their pillars everywhere, are a pain. It's a learning curve, I know... Good thing I didn't get the Tucson or the Santa Fe, huh? LOL!
But I'm liking the extra little height this gives me, it's roomier than my old Civic, nice cargo space and it's a very nice looking vehicle. I have only about 1300 miles on it, so the mpg isn't where I hope it'll be in another 1000 miles, but it'll get there.
With the heat wave we've been having, I wish there were air vents in the back so that my occasional passengers (like my pup!) could be cooler quicker.