joe80

2011 Elantra will debut this year at LA sale in late fall. Base engine is said to be a 152 hp 1.6-L GDI, while the top of the line engine is a 1.6-L GDI turbo with about 175 hp. Mileage on the base car is set to be over 40+ MPG highway ready to be the class leader.

LexFather

Mini Sonata? Anything is better than the current one, they are so unremarkable I can't even remember seeing one.

40 MPG is a huge selling point here, hell that is Civic Hybrid territory.

TRDFantasy

Not a fan of the side character line and sculpting. Looks like a mini-Sonata. Overall not a big fan of Hyundai's new styling.

The car does have a nice stance though.

Looks like we can see the lower-end/base interior and a higher-end interior. Not a fan of the interior design either. Odd placing of the air vents in the center stack.

This is now the 3rd next-gen compact car to be rumored to achieve 40+ mpg highway. The Chevy Cruze, the next-gen Elantra, and the Fiesta are all said to achieve at least 40 mph highway.

I will believe it when I see it.

joe80

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/01/l...as-four-doors/

that's Cruze's press release. it says up to 40mpg. that's not a rumor. that's Chevy's word. i have no reason to doubt them.

TRDFantasy

Given this, Honda and Toyota really need to step it up with the next-gen Civic and next-gen Corolla.

In Toyota's case, they desperately need to add a 6-speed transmission, Valvematic and/or direct injection on the base Corolla engine to achieve 40+ mpg on the next-gen model.

In Honda's case, they need to implement a 6-speed transmission along with their long-delayed A-VTEC system in order to get the Civic's highway mpg at or over 40.

jadu

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body lines remind of a 3

RXSF

rear high trunk lid reminds me of either a mazda 3 or the TSX. I dont like the shoulder line nor the small rear window.

TRDFantasy

Similar wavy rear window shape as the current model:

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

This should be another hit from Hyundai, but I'll still take my Euro Focus over anything in this segment thank you very much!

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

Looks liked a stretched out prius..

IS-SV

eeeewwww, I almost thought Neon.

-J-P-L-

Hyundai is redesigning their cars at the quickest rate. They're quite serious. Seems like the current one just came out.

TRDFantasy

They cannot keep up this pace forever without consequences.

-J-P-L-

May be true but so far their quality is progressing just as fast as their redesigns.

MPLexus301

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For some reason that center dash looks like love handles. Not a fan.