Hyundai Elantra News
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Hyundai established a standalone performance division in 2015 to develop cars leveraging knowhow from its various motorsport programs, namely its World Rally Championship efforts. The division is called Hyundai N and the first product will be a hotted-up version of the new i30 hatchback. The i30 is the latest member of Hyundai’s Elantra range and the likely successor to our Elantra GT. The hot i30 has already been spied in prototype form and is expected to be labeled a Hyundai i30 N when it's unveiled in 2017. On Thursday, Hyundai unveiled a concept previewing the car at the 2016 Paris...
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New concept previews Hyundai i30 N hot hatch
Hyundai will use the upcoming 2016 Paris auto show to introduce its new i30, the hatchback of the latest Elantra range and the likely replacement for our Elantra GT. The i30 is Hyundai’s answer to the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus and Volkswagen Golf, and like its rivals it will feature a...
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New Hyundai i30 revealed, Elantra GT-badged version still pending
Hyundai has revealed its new i30 hatchback ahead of the vehicle’s world debut later this month at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car is the Korean automaker’s rival to the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus and Volkswagen Golf. It’s also the successor to our Elantra GT, although...
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Could Hyundai prep an i30 N as a Focus RS rival?
When someone who used to work for BMW's M engineering division switches to a new automaker, you know they're going to bring some passion for going fast along with them. That's clearly what's happening now that former BMW M boss Albert Biermann is helming the development of the Hyundai N performance...
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2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport comes with 200 hp, 6-speed manual
Hyundai’s new Elantra has received its Sport variant and this time the car is packing a turbocharged engine. The engine is a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder that delivers 200 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque, and drive is to the front wheels only. The previous Elantra Sport came with...
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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT (i30) spy shots
Hyundai unveiled a new generation of its Elantra compact sedan (shown below) at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. And like the previous Elantra, this new one will eventually spawn an Elantra GT hatchback variant, a prototype for which has just been spotted testing in Europe. In other markets, the...
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Hyundai is looking to compete on the world stage in the area of performance cars and recently launched its N sub-brand to focus on just that. Heading up Hyundai N is none other than former BMW M engineering boss Albert Biermann. He and his team plan to use knowledge gained in motorsport, which for Hyundai primarily means the World Rally Championship, to develop faster and more dynamic road cars—including for the new Genesis luxury brand. “Our future model lineup will include performance-oriented and race-track-capable cars full of energy,” Biermann said. “Drivers will...
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Hyundai i30 N development car to tackle 2016 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Hyundai has been testing a version of its current i30 hatchback (an Elantra GT in the United States) at the Nürburgring for the past year. Initially thought to be a prototype for a model from the Hyundai N performance division based on the the current i30, the car is now thought to be a test...
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200-horsepower Hyundai Elantra Sport revealed
Hyundai’s new Elantra has received a new performance range-topper in the automaker’s home market. The good news is that the car is headed to the United States with a debut expected to take place at the annual SEMA show the first week of November. It will be badged an Elantra Sport and...
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2017 Hyundai Elantra debuts at 2015 Los Angeles auto show
Hyundai’s lineup has continued to improve over recent years, so much so that the Korean firm is launching its own luxury brand to take on the more established premium marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The good news is that Hyundai's smaller, more affordable models are also vastly better...
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2017 Hyundai Elantra Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show
Hyundai’s all-new, sixth-generation Elantra compact sedan has been revealed in the automaker’s home market of Korea, where the car is known as an Avante. It will make its global debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show in November and reach showrooms sometime in 2016, as a 2017 model. It...
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2016 Hyundai Elantra GT Live Photos: 2015 Chicago Auto Show
The hatchback scene in the U.S. is always in a tenuous position. It feels like, at any moment, the whole thing could unravel and we’d be left with nothing but sedans, crossovers, and pickups. But thanks to good-looking, fun-to-drive mainstream models like the Elantra GT, things are alive and...
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In the world of almost pointlessly powerful front-wheel-drive cars, Bisimoto Engineering is a legend. Wringing unbelievable herds of horses from pint-sized engines, the Bisimoto team continues its magic, pulling 600-plus horsepower out of a 1.8-liter Hyundai Elantra GT for SEMA. Based on the 1.8-liter "NU"-family Hyundai engine, but with Bisimoto's rods, injectors, cams, and turbo kit, plus Arias forged pistons, an AEM series 2 EMS controlling it all, an upgraded Spearco intercooler, an AEM water-methanol kit, and 100 octane fuel powering it all. Other mods include racing seats and harnesses...
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Hyundai Shows Off Its Zombie-Proof Elantra Coupe
When it comes to choosing a ride for the upcoming zombie apocalypse, we’ll admit that a Hyundai Elantra Coupe isn’t the first option that springs to mind. While it can deliver up to 40 mpg on the highway (an important consideration when there are no more gas stations), its lack of...
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Hyundai Elantra GT Goes Zombie For The Walking Dead's 100th Issue At Comic-Con
Hyundai. Zombies. Comic books. What? We're not entirely sure what's going on here, but we kind of like it. In celebration of the 100th issue of The Walking Dead comic, the Hyundai Elantra GT will get a special wrap bearing the issue's cover art. Better yet, Robert Kirkman, owner of the Skybound...
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Hyundai Uses Dozens Of Monkeys To Test Durability
Weird, but true: Hyundai recently loosed 40 baboons on the latest Hyundai i30 hatchback. The i30 shares most of its essentials with the Elantra, though it's a hatchback in the case of the monkey-infested durability tester. Hyundai claims it's the first test of its kind by a U.K. manufacturer...
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Sporty Elantra GT Turbo Possible: Report
With the release of the new 2013 Veloster Turbo, Hyundai now has a potent four-cylinder turbo engine that’s just begging to go into other models in the automaker’s ever-expanding lineup. One recipient for the new engine may end up being the recently revealed 2013 Elantra GT. The Elantra...
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2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Live Photos: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
With the sporty and stylish Elantra Coupe on the stage, you might be wondering if the more practical 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT is getting any attention. If you're a hatch-head, after all, it's the one you're interested in. Though the Elantra's styling themes, introduced with the sedan, translate well...
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Today is a big day in the Windy City for Hyundai, as two new versions of the Elantra have been unveiled. The sporty-looking Elantra Coupe in particular is drawing eyes. These live photos show it looks as good in person as it does in the polished official shots. The two-door version of the Elantra shares the sedan's bold front end, and similar side styling, but with a very fast and curvaceous coupe roof that tapers smoothly into a rear end with almost no deck. It's a successful interpretation of the same themes--proportions don't always translate well between sedans and coupes, but Hyundai has...
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2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Preview: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
A sporty coupe wasn’t the only new Elantra variant Hyundai had planned for this week’s 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The South Korean automaker has also used the event to unveil its new 2013 Elantra GT, a practical five-door hatch version of the award-winning Elantra sedan. The new 2013...
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2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe debuts at 2012 Chicago auto show
We’ve known about a sporty coupe version of the award-winning Hyundai Elantra for a while now, with even some spy shots of the car appearing last November. Hyundai has now taken the wraps off its two-door Elantra, with the car making its official world debut this week at the 2012 Chicago Auto...
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Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque voted 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year
The 50 jurors of the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2012 Hyundai Elantra and 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque have been voted this year's best car and truck. Once again our own editorial director Marty Padgett helped preside among 50 fellow U.S. and Canadian...
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2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe spy shots
Back in February, we heard reports that Hyundai was working on a coupe version of its stylish Elantra compact sedan. Hyundai quickly dismissed this nonsense and has continually denied these rumors. We can now confirm Hyundai is indeed clearly working on an Elantra Coupe, and that, quite possibly...
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Hyundai Coming at the Prius With Production Blue-Will
Where there's a will, there's a way. At least that's what Hyundai is hoping when it comes to pulling green consumers from the grasps of the Toyota Prius. With the introduction of the 2012 Hyundai Accent at the New York Auto Show last week, Hyundai now has four current and future models that boast...
Chris Weiss