2017 Hyundai Elantra gets first look ahead of Los Angeles Auto Show - Christian Science Monitor
Hyundai is tipped to introduce a new generation of its Elantra compact sedan this November at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, and a revealing teaser shot has already been released (see below). Like the current Elantra, this new one will eventually spawn an Elantra GT hatchback variant, a prototype for which has just been spotted testing in Europe. While the new Elantra is expected to reach showrooms next year, as a 2017 model, it’s thought the hatchback variant’s arrival will be deferred until 2017 because the current model was just updated. This would likely see the new Elantra GT arrive as a 2018 model. From the spy shots and teaser, we can see that the new Elantra range is adopting a look that resembles the lines on the upmarket Genesis sedan. “The all-new Elantra captures the car’s unique design characteristics that really place this model in a class of its own,” Hyundai design chief Peter Schreyer said of the Korean firm’s new compact. While the current Elantra GT is available exclusively with a 2. 0-liter four-cylinder, we suspect the new model will offer the same options as the latest Tucson , meaning the choice of two new four-cylinder engines: a 2. 0-liter unit with 164... Source: www.csmonitor.com
