Next-Gen Hyundai Elantra Spied Testing with Funky New Design
Key takeaways
- The new Elantra appears to have an unorthodox lighting signature, and the compact sedan should go on sale sometime next year.
- Last year, the compact Elantra was the Korean automaker's second-bestselling model in the United States, selling 148,200 copies, putting it behind only the Hyundai Tucson.
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The new Elantra appears to have an unorthodox lighting signature, and the compact sedan should go on sale sometime next year.
KGP Photography|Car and Driver. The next-generation Hyundai Elantra has been spied testing, and we can begin to make out the quirky new design that's hiding beneath the camouflage.Thin LED light bars at the front and rear meet up with perpendicular elements on the outer edges, and a small triangular window sits behind the C-pillar. We expect to continue to see a range of four-cylinder engines under the hood, as well as a hybrid variant, when the Elantra arrives next year.Despite the meteoric rise of SUVs over the past two decades, the Elantra sedan remains an incredibly important vehicle for Hyundai. Last year, the compact Elantra was the Korean automaker's second-bestselling model in the United States, selling 148,200 copies, putting it behind only the Hyundai Tucson. With the current Elantra starting to show its age, Hyundai is readying its replacement, and we've now caught the next-generation Elantra testing in both Austria and California.
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