2016 Hyundai Elantra review, road test

Hyundai’s strengths of visual flair and lots of equipment return with the new Elantra. But this executive sedan has an altogether more European feel.

Published on Oct 28, 2016 08:00:00 AM

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Impressive as the performance of the new 2.0-litre petrol Elantra is, given the car’s size and weight (between 1,270 and 1,340kg), it’s no wonder the fuel economy isn’t spectacular. In the city, the petrol car managed 8.1kpl in our test, that number going up to 8.7kpl for the automatic; perhaps because the auto likes to keep the revs low. On the highway too, the auto does better, with a 12.5kpl result, compared to 11.8kpl from the manual. It’s the other way round for the small-capacity 1.6 diesel which, predictably, gets you a lot further on the Elantra’s 50-litre tank. Here, the manual manages 14.1kpl in the city versus the auto’s 11.12kpl, while on the highway, the manual does 17.7kpl and the automatic 15.12kpl.