Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Performance, Hatchback, Hyundai
Hyundai debuted the 2013 Veloster Turbo at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, adding some more oomph and a more aggressive look to the funky three-door hatch. We felt that an additional 63 horsepower and 71 pound-feet of torque was just what the little Hyundai needed, and [...]
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupe, Budget, Hyundai
In addition to the GT hatchback, Hyundai also rolled out a new Coupe version of the C-segment Elantra here at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The new two-door is clearly meant to take on the likes of the Honda Civic Coupe, and it’s got a spec sheet that [...]
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Hatchback, Hyundai
After driving the 2013 Elantra GT out on stage here in Chicago, Hyundai executives immediately focused on one of its new five-door’s core values: lightness. You see, the GT is the lightest C-segment hatchback in the United States, weighing 151 pounds less than a Mazda3, 175 pounds less than [...]
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Coupe, Hyundai
Hyundai wants its Elantra to dominate the C segment, and that means in all body styles. The just-introduced five-door GT is set to battle the Ford Focus and Subaru Impreza hatchbacks, and this new Elantra Coupe clearly has the two-door Honda Civic in its sights.
The four-door Elantra already wears [...]
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Budget, Hatchback, Hyundai
When you intend to go up against cars like the Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Mazda3, it doesn’t matter how softly or loudly you speak, your stick had better be impressive. Hyundai believes it has just the thing in the 2013 Elantra GT, which is the updated moniker [...]
