Chicago: 2008 Hyundai Elantra Touring

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Following up the release of its new luxury model, the Genesis, Hyundai gets back to basics with the Elantra Touring. It's a 5-door model, or, dare we say, a wagon version of the Elantra, that Hyundai claims is both sportier and more versatile than the sedan on which it is based.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• compact
• elantra
• hatch
• hyundai
• touring
• wagon

[Mausome]

Nice Car

[dementedkirby]

Kudos to Hyundai for making a nice-looking wagon with a Euro flair! (Love the Touring badge, BTW.) I want this, the Kia Soul or Nissan Cube, but I'm edging closer to the Hyundai or Kia (mostly because of all that standard equipment and the awesome warranty!)

[subzero92MK]

is it sold in europe?

[nodrogla]

Isn't Hyundai the 4th largest carmaker in the world? It's hardly "generic".

I saw an Elantra Touring toay and it's beautiful and classy looking for a small car. Looks much better than a Toyota Matrix.

I'm thinking of this as my next car.

If you're worried about not being seen in a car, then you have to work on your self-esteem my friend.

I really don't care what people think of what kind of car I drive; I just want a good car at a decent price.

[dimebag699]

i have one not the wagoon but the saden.the car suck and they wont fix it.stay away from ydundai unless you want to work on it all the time or in the shop 2 months at a time

[kaunasprince]

KIA is hardly "generic" I have owned so many cars in my life and My KIA Optima is the first of my cars ever to get compliments for strangers.

[YoungSage04]

To me Hyundai and Kia are like generic brands; They may be a great value and they may even look nice, but as soon as you see the "off-brand" insignia you're like "I can't be seen in this!". That said this Elantra is very tempting. The styling is similar to the Saturn Astra and the rear slightly resembles the Volvo V50. It looks more practical than the Toyota Matrix, certainly more upscale, and possibly more fun to drive. I still doubt I'll get one but it is very tempting.

[USAsiaEU]

not cool.

[IrisMG]

So nice to see a small wagon come back into vogue. Toyota sells its Fielder wagon overseas while we get the ugly little Matrix, which is not at all a wagon but a hatchback. My knees rub up against the console in Matrix but not Corolla, which is odd. I'm hoping I'll be comfortable in the Elantra. My coworker loves his, and the fact that fully loaded is still under $20K...win!

[eduardo7gj]

wooow looks really nice

[buffalocrotch]

i wish it had a little more HP,

[buffalocrotch]

Your English "is" sucks.