Hyundai Elantra 4 doors for 2007 Sedan

Design says everything about the product

This was said by the founder of Brownstele Diter Ram, who was the first to use a transparent cover on the player player and placed a hair dryer at an angle. The new Elantra recalled this phrase to Mikhail Gzovsky.
Hyundai Elantra
16 years have passed from the debut of the first generation of the model. The fourth was on sale in Russia at the end of 2006.
Engines: gasoline 1.6 and 2.0 liters (122, 143 hp).
Gearboxes: 5-speed mechanical, 4-speed automatic.
Configuration: six options.
Price: $ 17 79024 890.
Test car: 1.6 l, automatic gearbox, CF1022E equipment, $ 22,290.

So what does the design of the new Enntra say? The character has become stronger. Yes, the form of headlights and lanterns causes associations with some Japanese competitors. But this is rather a compliment than a reproach. But the wave -like stamping on the sides gives the machine instant recognition. From the face of the Elantra, it looks concentrated, and the restrained lines of the trunk are comparable to the sedans, which stand in the hierarchy with a step, or even two above. The first impression is solid! And probably expensive

Having slammed the driver's door slammed, I once again thought about the problems of a universal scale: how do we catch up with now not Europeans and Japanese, but at least Koreans? The unpretentious combination of devices nevertheless does not look neither simple nor rabbet. The front panel will also not enter the new chapter into the auto -design encyclopedia, but is made with a sense of proportion and taste. How can one recall one of Diter Rams’s rules: a good design is consistent, up to the smallest detail.

There is definitely nothing to say about the assembly of Korean machines in recent years. Burnts, uneven gaps? Do not wait! But if my eyes were blindfolded, I would still recognize the birthplace of Elantra. According to the thin rim of a skin covered with the steering wheel; According to shapeless seats without a hint of side support or the absence of a nuclear power plant.

Maybe the Koreans have entered into a secret conspiracy with the Japanese and deliberately, even at the construction stage, are laid in cars a little less than they know and can, so as not to create excessive competition? Or are those who should make the final decision when finishing not yet? Those who, having passed a couple of kilometers, will ask a few questions. For example: Why such an acute gas pedal? A light touch, and the car tears from a place as stung. Entering a garage with such a setting is not easy, even when under the wheels is just wet, but unprecedented asphalt.

What did you do with the engine? Looking into the documents, he found that the motor was developing 122 hp. But the acceleration is not named vigorous, although the automatic box switches quite quickly, and the transitions to the next gear are almost invisible. On the rise, it became obvious that the 1.6-liter motor is trite lacking in low speeds. Environmentalists strangled?

What a weightless steering wheel! It’s a pleasure to park, I thought, leaving the dealer's parking lot. Frankly, I was sure that with increasing speed, the return on the steering wheel would increase. But already at the first bend it became clear: the helm is excessively light. You learn about the beginning of slipping only by the characteristic grinding of spikes on asphalt. Later he conducted an experiment on a standing machine: if the steering wheel is properly twisted, he will make almost a whole turn by inertia. It turns out that this happens not only in computer rally ...

Or maybe this gray depressive winter is to blame? If you approach Elantre with another mood, expectations and requirements, the picture looms very optimistic. A modern sedan with a good design, good sound insulation and a completely comfortable suspension. With a decent trunk, a spacious salon (the base has grown compared to the predecessor by 40 mm) and all this for the way, how much is asked for a car?

The most affordable car with a manual gearbox and a 1.6-liter engine costs from $ 17,790. Our copy has already pulled $ 22,290, and if you want a 2-liter 143-horsepower machine (in the only configuration and only with automatic transmission), prepare 25 thousand. A little expensive, whatever one may say, and the first impression about the design and similarity to Japanese competitors is the most correct.

Hyundai Elantra Comfortable Sedan without complaints about sports is perfect for the role of a family machine. But you will have to pay a lot for the achievements of the Korean auto industry.

+ Spacious interior, low noise, smooth operation of the machine, memorable appearance.
- low steering sensitivity, quite high price.

For the same money
Mazda 3
$ 17 80023 300
One of the most popular models in Russia in its class. After a recent modernization, interest in the sedan and hatchback Mazda-3 grew again. The model is equipped with a 1.6-liter 105-horsepower engine, and the most powerful version is 2-liter 150-horsepower, combined only with a mechanical gearbox.
ZR, 2006, No. 4

Citroen C4
Є14 25023 900 ($ 18 38030 800)
Buyers are offered 3- and 5-door hatchbacks with engines 1.6 and 2.0 liters (110, 143 and 180 hp) and two types of transmission: 5-speed mechanics and a 4-speed automatic.
ZR, 2005, No. 10
 
 

Mikhail Gzovsky
 

A source: The magazine "Driving"