All-New Hyundai Elantra to join Sonata and Sorento in Alabama, U.S. Spec Model to Debut in LA

For some reason (maybe it's a revolution) Hyundai is just all up in everyone's face lately. Whether it's forging the way Stateside with its new Sonata and Tucson or diving head-first into the Russian market with its new Solaris small sedan, the South Korean automaker just appears in the news non-stop like it's no big thing.

Case in point: the all-new and very Soanata-esque Elantra (called Avante in South Korea) is going to be built in good ol' Alabama at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant.

For the record, that's three (yes, 3) models we've got being built here as "made in America", and all in the past few years. Even Hyundai knows it. The first words of the press release are "Hyundai's three most popular models will now be built in the U.S." And that's that.

Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik says, "Hyundai's philosophy is to build our vehicles where we sell them, and with the addition of the Elantra to our U.S. production mix we now manufacture our three most popular models right here in the U.S."

While we've already essentially seen the Elantra (in various forms), it will make its US debut in L.A. in November. If it's anything like the Sonata, which has just plain been knocking them dead in the market, this new little looker could put the Corolla, Civic, and others in its rear-view mirror.

For more on the next Elantra, check out our previous post and get a look at what we here in the States will soon be getting. Expect to see something along the lines of a directly-injected 1.6-liter four-cylinder making 140-ish horsepower and hooked to either a 6-speed stick or 6-speed automatic tranny.

By Phil Alex

Photo Gallery: KDM 2011 Hyundai Avante / Elantra

Hyundai Elantra -This High Performance Luxury Sedan

The 2009 Hyundai Elantra comes with the exterior styling and body design of European model. Elantra has been quite popular throughout the world, but in the Indian market it has special significance because it happens to be India's first high performance luxury sedan car marketed at low price range.

The 2009 Elantra is offered in two different engines - the 2.0 liter diesel Common Rail Direct Injection (CRDI) engine and the 1.8 liter Dumi overhead Camshaft petrol engine. The four cylinders CRDI generates 112.2 bhp of power at 4000 rotations per minute and the other variant produces 127 bhp at 6000 rotations per minute. The new Elantra is equipped with the advanced features like Electronic Brake Force Distribution System, Traction Control System and the Brake Assist Control.

The striking features in the vehicle include temperature sensors that have intelligence to sense the temperature in the car and the independent suspension. Other features apart from these two are Ultra smooth all wheel independent suspension, Ultra sensitive automatic temperature sensing, rear and front gas filled shock absorbers, generous room space and the advanced tubeless tires.

The vehicle is being offered in two different models - Ebony Black (EB) and the Noble White (NW). Hyundai aims at providing greater security and safety features in the Elantra model.

As of now, the most noticeable ones amongst these will be Electronic Brake Force Distribution System (EBD), Traction Control System (TCS), Passenger presence Detector, Anti Lock Braking System (ABS), Energy Absorbing Collapsible Steering Column, Brake Assistance System and the Pre-tension Seat Belts.

Looking at its awards and achievements, the 2008 Hyundai Elantra was awarded the "Best Value for Money Car of the Year" title, by the CNBC TV18.

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