The next-generation Hyundai Elantra has been speculated
on and teased throughout this year. In March we got a leaked photo of a South
Korean-market Elantra, the
question being if this is was actually the new car and if we'd get in the US.
Then we got officially sanctioned sketches of the exterior and the interior.
Now Korean site Auto Tribune has leaked photos of the next Korean-market
Avante, which is our Elantra,
and they actually line up with the automaker sketches. According to Google
Translate, the pictures were taken at a Hyundai factory in South Korea
by a contractor.
If this is the real deal,
Fluidic Sculpture has given way to a grille that might want to at least send a
"Thank You" note to Audi. Flanking that are smoother lines and a more
subtle treatment of the front end, with sleek, pulled-back headlights decorated
with a lengthy LED signature above boomerang inlets in the bumper. The sides
have been flattened out, losing some of dimensionality of the current car to go
more mature. The rear end looks similar to the current sedan, but wider, with
long taillights featuring three LED elements.
Inside, a three-spoke
steering wheel veers toward the plain, and the current continuous waterfall
center console gives way to a two-section instrument panel that has an
eight-inch infotainment screen at the top, above HVAC controls. At the base
there's an open cubby that doesn't look to have a cover, and the gear selector
lever incline appears reduced. The overall impression is less engaging to the
eye than now.
Auto Tribune says a 1.6
liter GDI is under hood, which puts out 175 horsepower and 196 pound-feet of
torque in the 2016 Tucson. We'll see the real car at the LA Auto Show later
this year. Click through to Auto Tribune for more photos.
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