Hyundai's redesigned Elantra sedan gets more streamlined
styling, higher engine output, better fuel economy and improved driving
dynamics through use of lightweight high-strength steel and an overhauled
suspension.
The revamped Elantra was
unveiled last week in Seoul and is expected to appear in November at the Los
Angeles Auto Show.
Engineers aimed to dampen
noise and vibration with reworked windshield wipers, thicker door glass and
rear-wheel insulation, Hyundai
said.
Hyundai said the new Elantra
includes a seat that remembers a driver's preferred seating position,
autonomous emergency braking, automatic dimming of high-beam lights and blind-spot
detection. It also gets rear cross-traffic alert and a hands-free auto-opening
trunk.
The new Elantra is slightly longer and
wider than the current version and more rigid, thanks to a 32 percent boost in
the use of high-strength steel. Stylists pursued a more refined look accented
by slim, sporty headlights and clean surfaces.
The new car goes on sale
this year in South Korea, where it is called the Avante. Hyundai did not say
when it would arrive in other markets. The U.S. version is manufactured in
Montgomery, Ala.
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