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Hyundai Elantra 2020.

Hyundai Elantra 2020 review: updated design and liquefied gas engine.
Six months have not passed since the start of sales of the new Hyundai Elantra variation, as the Koreans represent the next seventh generation of their sports sedan.

If we take the new Elantra and recall the Geneva presentation of the concern, we can confidently say that all subsequent products of the Koreans will be radically different from their predecessors.

Hyundai has started a game in the futuristic direction, which, hopefully, will pay off and find wide support among motorists.

Specifications

The introduction was quite inspiring, so it’s worth mentioning right away that the entire innovativeness of the Hyundai Elantra 2020 is not about technology, but exclusively about design.

So in terms of technology, before us is essentially the same trivial sedan with which we knew him before. In particular, the trolley will be represented by the J6 platform, which is well known from another Korean sedan — Kia Forte.

The platform involves the transverse installation of the engine, the use of MacPherson struts in the front and a semi-independent beam at the rear (possibly a multi-link will be in a premium configuration).

There are some good points regarding the motor range.
Two variants of the engine will be offered on the American market, which is the main one for this model — a turbo engine on gasoline with a volume of 1.6 liters and a return of 204 hp. and aspirated, with a volume of 2 liters and a return of 149 hp
It is noteworthy that the aspirated was once a proprietary development of Volkswagen.

The abbreviation MPI suggests that a slightly different method of fuel injection is implemented here, which ensures extremely uniform distribution of the mixture along the cylinder walls.

This makes it possible to use low-grade fuel and generally increases the unpretentiousness and durability of the power unit.

For some reason, they immediately decided to announce an additional engine for the home market.
For South Korea, the Hyundai Elantra will be offered with a 1.6-liter liquefied gas engine and 120 hp output.

Appearance

The presentation of Tesla Cybertrak apparently did not go unnoticed by the Korean brand design bureau. Although the photographs presented do not yet provide the opportunity to fully consider all the details of the body, you can see that it turned out to be quite “sharp”. By the way, also in gray enamel.

Adherence to sharp lines can be seen on the side of the body, where three lines are now connected at one corner, as well as the rear roof pillars, which are somewhat reminiscent of the decisions of American muscle cars of the 70s.

Dimensions have not yet been announced, but a significant increase in length and width has been announced, and from the photographs it can be assumed that the height on the contrary will be significantly less than the 6th generation.

Salon

The Hyundai Elantra is also presented as a sketch. The manufacturer claims that he adhered to extreme extreme minimalism, which could also be seen in the concept of “Prophecy” presented within the framework of Geneva.

In fact, you can see that the strange-shaped steering wheel will still have physical shortcut buttons, the dashboard will be virtual and combined with one unit with a horizontally oriented multimedia touchscreen.

Also, one cannot fail to notice, perhaps, the most remarkable detail — the white «casing», when looking at which there are only one questions.

Is this some kind of concept capsule? We will already find out the exact information at the presentation. So far, the manufacturer has called this element «immersion cocoon», which only confirms the speculation about a certain capsule.

Price and sales start date

As already clear, neither the release dates nor the price tags are yet known.
But everything can become clear next week, because the official presentation of the finished model will be held at the end of March 2020 in Los Angeles at the California brand event.