It’s finally out in the open, officially. Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) is currently previewing the new Hyundai Elantra at Mid Valley Megamall. Not the easiest of malls to reach, so if you’re not looking forward to braving the crowds, here’s a live gallery of the soon-to-be-launched C-segment sedan.
UPDATE: The new Hyundai Elantra is now open for booking in Malaysia.
The car on show in Mid Valley is a red Elantra Sport. In the Elantra AD’s case, ‘Sport’ does not mean just a bodykit – there’s a 1.6 litre turbocharged engine that puts out Civic FC-beating 204 hp and 265 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 4,500 rpm.
In South Korea, the Avante’s Gamma T-GDi is paired to either a six-speed manual gearbox or a seven-speed dual-clutch auto, but we’re only getting the auto here. Variations of this blown motor also power the Tucson SUV and Veloster Turbo in Malaysia.
The Sport comes with a unique grille (chrome slats aren’t full width, discreet ‘Turbo’ badge on one side), larger bumper air intakes (note the C-shaped chrome element with LED daytime running lights) and a more elaborate headlamp design. Its rear comes with a diffuser, twin exhaust tips and a ‘Sport’ badge. Different 17-inch rims from the regular car, too.
Inside, there’s plenty or red. The seats are more red than black (‘Sport’ stitched on the front chairs), and the “sporty colour” is repeated on the door cards, steering/gear boot stitching and edges of the floor mats.
The flat-bottomed steering wheel is the same one seen in the Ioniq, but with the hybrid’s blue band swapped for red. There’s also carbon fibre-style trim, dual-zone auto air con, keyless entry with push start and cruise control, among other goodies. Delete the sunroof and this is pretty much the launch spec for Malaysia, we understand.
Not all will want (or need) a turbo engine, and there will be a non-Sport Elantra expected to carry a naturally aspirated 2.0 litre Nu MPi engine with a six-speed torque converter automatic. The Elantra GLS can be had up with an aftermarket bodykit that’s very shouty, even more so than the Sport. We’ve had a glimpse of this optional kit courtesy of spyshots from last week. Anytime soon now.
GALLERY: Hyundai Avante Sport, Korean market
GALLERY: Hyundai Elantra Sport, US market
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See how the Koreans have progressed. Once upon a time, Kia and hyundai were known as pariah brands. If you drove a Hyundai or a Kia, people would laugh at you.
Look at them today. Totally transformed. Hyundai and Kia sell about 10 million cars per annum. And in US and Australia, they are now TOP No 1 brands.
Hyundai just started 10 years before Proton started. And yet, one sells 10 million cars worldwide and the other sells 70,000 cars locally only.
We need to work hard like the Koreans.
Why work hard when the rakyat want to gip u money? That’s called working smart like Proton
for once you are right john. This is why Proton don’t work hard. Got free money. 1.5 bil habis, already asking RM1.8 bil
All workers got guaranteed jobs for life. No need to look for jobs in jobstreet like most people who have been retrenched.
Yes. And we can start with u. Work harder and dun be lazy. When customers walk into ur toyota showroom, serve them properly and humbly instead of just sit there and non-stop posting nonsense in PT. I knows u can do it, I belips in u!
They dont sell 10 million cars per annum. You got it confused with VW and Toyota. Those are the only two car makers that sell 10million cars in the world today. Hyundai sold 4 million plus cars last year, while Kia sold about 3 million cars, both of which declined.
Bro. Basher logic is; never let factual data gets in the way of fake news.
hyundai dan kia total last year 8 million.
Meanwhile Proton total last year 80 ribu…or wazzit lesser?
Good comment there. And ironically…. the koreans are now even capable of buying u up if they wanted to.
Btw… does anyone know the outcome of the supposed strategic partnership deals of proton??
It will never happen.
Now elantra already got GDI.. Proton when can come out with GDI???
Proton GDI
G-Government
D-Duit
I-Injection
Proton might upgrade its current 1.5 GDI to 1.8 GDI
Bro, I Like your GDI man. Like that also can. That’s a GUD one. Hehehe. Cheers…
But P1 is likely to use TDI moniker instead, so…
I’m guessing the price is RM135k. Probably the kits offered will be better than the Civic turbo
Civic looks better
as well as the interior… civic excels way higher
At last, the Koreans has put a Turbo into its mainstream car that will make the Japanese stand up. Looks like this Elantra have set a benchmark in terms of Horse Power/Torque for the rest to emulate. Good job Hyundai.
Hek elehh..P1 CFE turbo God job!
actually kia/hyundai have a big range of engines from 1.1, 1.6turbo, 1.7 turbo diesel, 1.8, 2.0 turbo, 2.0gdi, 2.2 turbo diesel, 2.4 gdi, 2.7, 3.3 gdi, 3.3 turbo, and all the way to the range topping 5liter for their flagship k900.
Because proton is manage by those who “…mudah lupa” and “tak apa lah” kind of people.
Geely coming in 2 weeks! Yeeehah
And what does P1 have related to this?
Can see the japanese & Korean are going toward turbo powerful engine now… Nissan & Toyota still sleeping stucked with N/A engines..targeting uncles.. lol.
Your username….you forgot to mention one other japan carmaker that sticks to N/A but still good power and efficiency.
The interior from the 90s?
this new elantra receives good reviews from overseas car journalists….mostly due to its handling dynamic and steering feedback, all thanks to the guy behind the BMW M division albert biermann… the european design influence….by peter screyer paired with the powerful 1.6 turbo gives the car a complete package all show with go
and Hyundai cheat on fuel consumption figures.
I am currently driving 2012 1.6 Hyundai Elantra which full tank petrol(45liter) can go at most 420km written on the paper. But the truth is I only pump Shell vPower97 and my Elantra could easily go on more than 650km with full tank petrol.
Hey hyundai sales, shud be more than 900km with full tank petrol…
Hey, Proton… another target model for rebadging. Quickly make a deal, so we can have this for half the price! Ceeeepppaaaatttt!
Thinking that this car would have quite a high risk profile = expensive premium .
Retro design from the early 2000’s by Hyundai. Local dealer headed by the dato social media will probably sell about 27 units a year.
This car actually won 2016 International Design Award. I have seen this car on the road in Singapore. It looks way better than the current Civic. The current Civic looks like it was designed for ah beng & bad boy while Elantra was designed for man.
no plug in ? else would be selling like a hot cake for sure
sorry la i think the seaweed turbo is still a better buy
can this car really beat a civic? it might on the straight but never on the total sales volume.
Not in all countries Honda is selling better than Kia/Hyundai. Go to Singapore and you will see more Elantra (excluding their i40 taxi) than Civic on the the road. And in Australia Kia/Hyundai sales is much more better than Toyota/Honda too. Travel away from Malaysia and get wider perspective, then you will probably more willing to accept different brands and things.
Not in all countries Honda is selling better than Kia/Hyundai. Go to Singapore and you will see more Elantra (excluding their i40 taxi) than Civic on the the road. And in Australia Kia/Hyundai sales is much better than Toyota/Honda. Travel away from Malaysia and get wider perspective, then you will probably more willing to accept different brands and things.
Agree with WongYC… Even in Saudi Arabia and at some Arabs countries, it really hard to see Honda otr… Most cars there are GMC, Kia, Hyundai and Toyota… Even Honda representative said there, Malaysia is the countries sells more Hondas in ASEAN region besides Thailand and Indonesia.. At some countries, Honda are not selling well, and if I’m not mistaken, Honda is not that popular in Latin America..
Hyundai/KIA did exaggerate their fuel consumption, so did everyone else. I think why it looks so bad on them is because their highway versus city driving fuel consumption really differs a lot, and I do mean A LOT!!!
For example, what I’m currently getting from my 2.0L 2012 Sonata YF (Stock) is between 380-400KM for a full tank when I drive it around Kepong (work-school-home). When I did a trip north earlier this year, I managed to get 680KM on a full tank. Even when I was driving a Vios, the difference between highway vs city driving is 580KM vs 450KM.
Technological advancement aside, if there is one thing I prefer on Korean cars is how they position the seat. It is really more comfortable for both driver and passengers. There is a downside to it though. I used to fetch elderly clients and they found it a bit hard to get out of the seat.
While a comparison should be done on say a camry with 2.0 engine to be sure, but i have a strong feeling it is simply because of a larger capacity engine burning more fuel at idle plus heavier body that needs to be accelerated over and over again in stop and go traffic that impacted your city driving fuel economy.
I’m driving a Japanese 3.5 liter SUV giving me 15-18l/100km in the city, while highway i can get 8l/100km.
My other 1.3liter car gave much closer city-highway fuel consumption spread. 7l/100km highway vs 9l/100km city.
Just spoke to my wife, she used to own a kancil 660 during her uni days.
Above 100kmh, that car uses more fuel on the highway than city.
So I seriously think its CC & weight related, not Korean-Jap. D segment cars with NA 2.0 engine are usually underpowered, so that explains high FC in town.
At first, on the paper, this car really outstood in competition. But something chicky and not necessary strikes hard, when I first saw the show car at the local showroom. Why red color seat?! The red seat ensure the resale value of this model of hyundai continue to be low.