The boldly shaped, 200-horsepower compact four-door is the Hyundai Elantra N Line, but European buyers are left out of this circle.
Hyundai’s new design language is called parametric dynamism, which makes the Elantra compact sedan look so bold. The bottom line, though, is that the whole car is made up of definite, origami-like edges and has therefore managed to move far beyond the image that many people lived of Korean cars. The Elantra has become specifically so, and now the sportier N Line version has been unveiled, which, like the smooth one, also doesn’t make it to Europe.
Yet the Elantra finally looks specifically desirable and is built on a whole new platform - just in the sea of recreational cars, you could hardly find an audience for yourself. More sporty bumpers and sills are added to the N Line version, and the interior features red-stitched leather handlebars and better-lasting seats, complete with anthracite-colored roof upholstery.
Its 1.6-liter, four-cylinder turbo engine has 201 horsepower and 265 Nm of torque. The Elantra N Line is available with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission or up to 6 gears. The sportier model has a more traction-tightened chassis with multilink suspension at the rear and larger brakes at the front behind the 18-inch alloy wheels.
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