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2024 Hyundai Elantra review

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Hyundai Elantra highlights

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Pros

  • User-friendly tech features
  • Performance with Elantra N
  • Eye-catching design

Cons

  • Modest performance with base engine
  • A few cheap-looking interior trim pieces
  • Limited second-row headroom

Mileage (EPA estimate)

20 city, 27 highway, 23 combined

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The Hyundai Elantra is a budget-friendly small sedan with a wild side

The 2024 Hyundai Elantra is a compact sedan that competes directly with rivals such as the Honda Civic, Mazda3, Toyota Corolla, and Nissan Sentra. Changes this model year include updated exterior styling with a sleeker grille and new features like side-impact airbags for rear passengers and more USB ports.

Working in favor of the Elantra are its upscale cabin and user-friendly tech features, including a choice of two infotainment screens that are easy to navigate and rich in content. Variety is another strong point with the Elantra, thanks in part to its three available gas-powered engines.

Standard is a 147-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder paired to a continuously variable automatic transmission. The N Line trim has a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder that delivers 201 hp. At the top of the performance heap, so to speak, the Elantra N comes with a 276-hp turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder and choice of a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic transmission. There is also an available hybrid model if you want to maximize your mpg.

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5 reasons to buy the 2024 Hyundai Elantra

What We Like   

  • Sporty Elantra N: This could be one of the top undercover sports cars available today. With a total of 276 hp and available shift-for-yourself transmission, the Elantra N rips down the road and begs you to attack corners. In other words, it’s a whole lot of fun.  

  • Upscale exterior: The Elantra has a budget-friendly price, though it certainly doesn’t have a cut-rate design. For the 2024 model year the Elantra gets a new front grille and redesigned headlights and taillights. The lower trims are handsome, while the zippy N Line and N models are downright racy in appearance.  

  • Solid value: Even the entry-level Elantra comes with a long roster of comfort, tech, and driver-assist features. For no added charge you get an eight-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto, a pair of USB ports, remote keyless entry, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, and automatic high-beam headlights. 

What Needs Improvement  

  • Headroom in the second row: Elantra shoppers who routinely shuttle taller folks might want to check the headroom in this Hyundai’s second row. There is a price to be paid for this car’s swoopy shape, and that tapered roofline does take a chunk out of available room for your noggin when perched in the back.

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Ratings & reliability

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RepairPal gave the Hyundai Elantra an overall reliability rating of 4 out of 5 stars, which RepairPal describes as Excellent. This rating ranks Hyundai Elantra 11th out of 46 among Compact Cars.

RepairPal reports that the average total annual cost for repairs and maintenance on a Hyundai Elantra is $363, compared to an average of $453 for Compact Cars and $591 for all the vehicles RepairPal considered in its dataset.

According to RepairPal, Hyundai Elantra owners bring their vehicles into a repair shop for unscheduled repairs an average of 1.1 times per year, compared to an average of 1.1 times for Compact Cars and 1.3 times for all the vehicles RepairPal considered in its dataset.

RepairPal reported that the probability of a repair being a severe or major issue is 9% for the Hyundai Elantra, compared to an average of 12% for Compact Cars and 14% for all the vehicles RepairPal considered in its dataset.

Hyundai Elantra features and specs

N 2WD 4D Sedan

Standard Features

  • ABS Brakes
  • Air Conditioning
  • Alloy Wheels
  • AM/FM Stereo
  • Android Auto
  • Apple CarPlay
  • Automatic Transmission
  • Auxiliary Audio Input
  • Blind Spot Monitor
  • Bluetooth Technology
  • BOSE Sound System
  • Cruise Control
  • Front Seat Heaters
  • Lane Departure Warning
  • Leather & Suede Seats
  • Overhead Airbags
  • Parking Sensors
  • Power Locks
  • Power Mirrors
  • Power Seat(s)
  • Power Windows
  • Rear Defroster
  • Rear Spoiler
  • Rear View Camera
  • Side Airbags
  • Smart Key
  • Sunroof(s)
  • Traction Control
  • Turbo Charged Engine
  • Remote Start

Drive Wheels

Front Wheel Drive (2WD)

Engine size

2.0L

Horsepower

276

Torque (ft-lbs)

289

Engine type

Turbo Gas

Fuel capacity

12.4

Wheelbase

107.1"

Overall length

184.1"

Width

71.9"

Height

55.7"

Leg room

F 42.3"/R 38"

Head room

F 39.9"/R 37.3"

Front tires

P245/35YR19

Rear tires

P245/35YR19

Seating capacity

5

Transmission

Automatic

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