The ongoing Chicago Auto Show and upcoming Geneva Motor Show may be where most manufacturers are showing their latest and hottest metal, but Hyundai has chosen the less well-known Canadian Auto Show to reveal its new B-segment sedan, the Hyundai Accent.
Before its unveiling on February 16, however, the fifth-generation model has been teased in a new, very short video showing off bits of the new Accent’s design. It’s clear that while the proportions will remain largely similar to the current model, the new car cuts a sharper figure with trapezoidal head and tail lights and LED daytime running lights, plus Hyundai’s latest cascading grille.
However, Hyundai has already revealed the new Accent before. Well, sort of – the new Russian-market Solaris, unveiled a few days ago, is essentially an Accent with a different name. Measuring 4,405 mm long and 1,729 mm wide, with a wheelbase stretching some 2,600 mm, the new model is around 30 mm larger in every dimension bar height.
Inside, the Solaris gets a dashboard design that’s reminiscent of latest Tuscon, with a central screen measuring up to seven inches; the infotainment system is also capable of supporting Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Heated front and rear seats plus a heated windscreen makes the car perfect for harsh Russian winters. Dual airbags and stability control are fitted as standard, with up to six airbags available as an option.
Power comes from either a 100 hp 1.4 litre Kappa petrol engine or a larger 123 hp 1.6 litre Gamma mill, mated to a choice of a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic. Expect those powertrains to be offered on the Accent as well.
GALLERY: Hyundai Solaris
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aiya, low resale value again ar?
Malaysians should be patriotic like the Koreans.
Buying a foreign car is unpatriotic and foreign car buyers must be audited by LHDN.
I Love my country but that doesn’t mean I want to be a slave to my country. I will buy a car bcos the car serve my purpose not bcos someone tell me to do so.
Noone forces you to buy local cars
Looks quite good actually. Perhaps the best looking B seg.
Good contender to the usual City, Vios and Almera. Price between RM70-85k will be good
Dear Hyundai-Sime Darby Malaysia (HDSM), please bring this new Accent to Malaysia market after it is officially launch globally.. No need to bring and sell the Genesis, i30, i40 and even Veloster here because no one wants to buy it.. Just bring this Accent is ok.. I felt utterly disappointed with HDSM for not bringing the current gen Accent to MY and you let the Catfish Vios and overrated City conquered MY B-segment sedan market…
H.Accent and N.Almera = Beauty and the Beast!!
This Accent will give the City, Vios, Mazda2, Almera a run for the money. It has the good looks of the Ioniq & the DNA of Sonata.
The experience I had in Hyundai don’t even warrant is awful, crap car (Hyundai Sonata i45) that shuts down by itself when you’re driving, very dangerous! Hyundai never were able to identify the problem or fix it. Besides that, the Sunroof plastic support broke into two on the 3rd year of 5 yr warranty causing failure of sunroof in shutting, had to use tape and later on permanently sealed shut with silicon so the whole sunroof doesn’t fly off while i’m driving and kill anybody behind. Really terrible customer service, give plenty of excuses to not fix the sunroof. Quote RM6k+ to replace the sunroof… Stay away from Hyundai for your own good.
Hi Shaun, sad to hear that. Can I know your’s is YF or LF?
Why even bother introducing this?
Dear HSDM and Paultan, please and please bring the car into our market but to conquer the market isn’t the solely work of the look but on the price as well, should be slightly below vios n city or other b-segment cars. Try to bring up the resale value of the car to convince those who are eager to buy an expensive 2nd hand car. Elantra is good enough to tame the civic but is rather pricy, if the price is lower than the civic, imagine how the new thinking and new possibility can master the power of dream.