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Hyundai's big small car, the Elantra, is now offered with free automatic transmission, saving automatic buyers $1990 as dealers begin to run out stocks before an ungraded new Elantra arrives late this year.
All Elantra models benefit from the offer, both 1.8 litre GL and 2-litre GLS variants of the sleek five-door liftback and four-door sedan, plus the unique Pininfarina-designed LaVita five-door Euro-hatch.
Elantra's four-speed automatic transmission electronically adapts its shift speed and points to the suit the driving style employed at any one time.
As ever, Elantra is a medium-size car at a small car price. Prices for the Elantra GL still start from where they did at the car's launch nearly three years ago─$19,990 driveaway-no-more-to-pay. This includes air-conditioning, 6-speaker CD-player, driver's airbag, power front windows and mirrors, central door locking, engine immobilizer, tilt adjustable power steering and 15" wheels.
Elantra is now more entrenched as the small car class value benchmark. On the road, Elantra GL automatic is now around $5000 more affordable than Toyota Ascent automatic with air-conditioning added and at least $3000 more affordable than the new Pulsar ST sedan.
Elantra GLS sedan or hatch similarly remain priced from $21,990 driveaway, GLS adding over GL a 2.0 litre engine, alloy wheels shod with bigger 195/60 tyres, front fog lights, power rear windows, remote actuation to the central locking, lidded bi-level centre console, rear retractable cupholders and more luxurious trim.
Similarly well-equipped is the Elantra LaVita GLS 1.8, a city-chic Euro-hatch, mini-MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) and small wagon all in one, an urban-savvy small car with a tall, unusually spacious cabin, flexible seating for five and styled short so it can park where others fear to fit. It is also still priced at its $23,990 launch price of two years ago and deducted driveaway costs of late as well as now free automatic.
Elantra is backed by Hyundai's industry-best 5-year / 130,000 km new car warranty.
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