 What is up, you guys? Welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I am Bill Penne, the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we're in the new 2021 Hyundai Accent, courtesy of Jack G Mbalvo, Hyundai and York PA for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so wanted to check this one out today, mainly because the starting price point, actually, of the Accent comes in and right at around $15,000, which is insane considering the prices of cars these days. This is a new car for around $15,000 that is wonderful. And it actually gets better than that because as far as the warranty goes with the Hyundai Accent, you get five years, 60,000 mile bumper to bumper, 10 year, 100,000 miles on the powertrain. So you got extreme peace of mind there. Not only that, you get three years of complimentary maintenance. You do not have to pay for the oil changes to the tire rotations, things like that for the first three years of ownership on this thing. So that is absolutely amazing as well, which in my mind makes this quite possibly the very best buy when it comes to budget cars out there right now, especially when it comes to new cars. So that is wonderful. So for all of those reasons, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so there will be a few different trim levels for the 2021 Accent. First one being the SE, starting at $15,395. SEL, which is the one we are in today, starting at $17,750. And lastly, the limited starting at $19,500. And so regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant is going to be the same. Powering this little beast is going to be a 1.6 liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder, putting out 120 horsepower at 6,300 RPM, 113 pound feet of torque available at around 4,800 RPM. Power sent to the front wheels to a six speed manual for the SE trim level only. That's that bottom price point there. Or an IVT, which is essentially Hyundai's Continuously Variable Transmission or Intelligent Variable Transmission in this case. That transmission comes with the SEL that we have today, the limited and it is optional actually on that SE trim level as well. But so then when it comes to the zero to 60 time, that is going to come in at approximately 8.5 seconds. With MPG numbers coming in at 29 in the city, 39 highway from the manual transmission, then 33 in the city, 41 on the highway for the IVT. So either way, taking regular unleaded fuel but a little bit of MPGs there with the IVT transmission. But before we do any kind of acceleration tests, which we will of course test out in a second year, did want to mention there is a drive mode button just in front of the shifter. When you press that, you have one choice, which is the sport drive mode. It did immediately just downshift for me or simulated downshift, I guess you could say because it is an IVT after all. So it is going to hold the RPMs at a much higher level, giving you more power on demand for merging onto the highway, things like that. So ultimately that sport driving mode is going to adjust the throttle response and the simulated shift points on the accent. So having said that now, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway and let's put the new accent here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get this one here up to speed. Here we go. Go Ludacar, go! Dang, winding out these RPMs. Yeah, actually not as bad as I thought it would be, you guys know, it's definitely not the quickest thing in the world, but for a Hyundai accent, I was expecting a lot worse, quite honestly. So actually kind of surprised me, I gotta be honest. So I would say based on the way that felt, you're not going to have any issues merging onto the highway or anything like that, that was, I don't know, it was kind of fun for a subcompact car, I guess you could say, but anyways, to go along with that acceleration test as always, braking is equally important. And so I wanted to emphasize when it comes to the braking, the braking configuration is actually going to differ depending upon the trim level that you go with. For example, if you go with that S-E trim level, you're actually gonna get front disc rear drum brakes. However, if you jump up to the S-E-L or limited trims, you're already going to get four-wheel disc brakes. Therefore, you're gonna get a much better braking feel, much better braking performance if you were to go with the S-E-L or limited trims. However, having said that this is a subcompact car, so quite honestly, they probably put the front disc rear drums knowing that you're not fully going to need the four-wheel disc brakes necessarily. However, having said that, it is going to give you better braking performance in the end, but all in all, when it comes to that 60 to zero stopping distance, it actually comes in at a fairly respectable 122 feet. Not the very best for a subcompact car, but then again, a lot of times with SUVs and stuff, it can come in at 130s, even upper 130s. 122 feet really isn't all that bad when you think of it that way, so I will say though, the braking feel is definitely on the softer side, so it doesn't have that initial bite that a lot of other compact cars will give you, but still like I said in the end, 122 feet really isn't all that bad for the braking statistic there, but then touching on suspension and handling, upfront you're gonna get a McPherson strut front suspension with gas pressurized shock absorbers in the back torsion beam rear axle with monotube shock absorbers. All in all, as far as the ride quality goes, it's actually a little above average for the subcompact segment, I will say that, so definitely a quite nice ride quality compared to a lot of the other subcompacts that I have driven in its class, like the fit, like the Yaris cars like that, so really the ride quality is above average for this segment. I'll definitely give it that. As far as the steering feel goes, it's actually kinda nice once again, it's just a smaller car, it definitely points you in the direction that you wanna go fairly well. I will say the steering feel isn't quite as nice as let's say the Toyota Yaris, but still definitely points you in the direction that you wanna go, and quite honestly, I'm kinda having fun driving this on the back roads here in Pennsylvania, so definitely quite on point there. As far as cabin noise goes, once you get up in higher speed, you get a little bit of wind noise creeping into the cabin, and of course the engine is kind of noisy as well, especially when you really hit the gas, but then again, this is some compact cars pretty much as expected, so we'll say not the worst that I've ever tested, but certainly not the best either, but touching on visibility then, I can see perfectly fine out the back, usually are not going to have any issues with sedans, and that is certainly in the case with the Hyundai Accent. There's actually a blind spot mirror within the driver's side mirror here as well, I did wanna mention that to you guys, that is going to of course assist with visibility as well, but that about rounds out the performance segment of this review guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of this brand new 2021 Hyundai Accent. All right, so here she is you guys, the new 2021 Hyundai Accent finished in admiral blue in the snow. Yes, front wheel drive is definitely doable in the snow, as you can clearly see right here, but anyways, here's where the changes actually come in for the 2021 Accent. There's gonna be a couple different color changes for the 2021 model year. Forge gray now replaces urban gray for this year, and linen beige has been discontinued, so in case anybody was curious about the changes for this one, that's essentially it, but anyways, let's go ahead and start up front on the Accent here. Up front you will get that large front grille with chrome accenting found across the board for every single trim level. Halogen headlights are going to come with the S-E and S-E-L trims. Also the automatic feature for those headlights, meaning when it starts to get dark out, they're gonna turn on automatically for you. That's actually gonna come with the S-E-L trim level that we have today. Also the limited fog lights down below, also for the S-E-L limited trim levels as well, and you will get LED headlights with LED daytime running lights only if you go with the limited trim level. That is the one and only way you can get that. And I do like the chrome accenting found in the fog light portions of the front fascia as well, kind of ties together very well with that front grille. We'll say that. Now let's go ahead and make our way to the side of the Accent here. All right, and so now that we are around side of this one, chrome belt line molding will come with the S-E-L trim level and up. Body colored power adjustable side mirrors do come standard with all trim levels. You will actually get integrated turd signals only if you go with the limited trim level. That's how you're gonna get that. Taking a look down at the wheel setup, you will find 15 inch steel wheels with covers for the S-E, 15 inch alloys for the S-E-L, and 17 inch alloy wheels for the limited trim level. So therefore you are looking at the 15 inch alloy wheel design right now in case you were curious. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the back of the Accent here. So swinging around back, you guys could probably see it up there. There is a matte black shark vent antenna. Just below that you do have that Accent lettering of course just above the driver side tail light there. And by the way, LED tail lights only come standard with the limited trim level. That is how you're going to go ahead and get them in case you wanted it. And just below it all of course, there is a single exhaust outlet just tucked away on the passenger side underneath there. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around back of the Accent when it comes to opening that rear trunk there are a few different ways to go ahead and do that. There is a button on the trunk itself. Of course there is also a button on the key fob. And there is a button just underneath the driver side seat as well. That is yet another way to go ahead and open that. But once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 13.7 cubic feet. If that was not enough space there actually is a 60 40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space there than if he needed it. Then making our way to the rear legroom that comes in at 33.5 inches. So for reference, I mean even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there. And actually that space is acceptable. I will say that. And the cool thing about the back part of the front seats is that it's not a hard plastic and it does have some give to it. So you can push that forward a little bit with your knees if you need a little extra legroom back there as well. So again, this is how much space I had back there. And there is also a passenger side seat bat mat pocket for the SEL trim level and up for a little bit of storage there. And overall seats were plenty comfortable back there. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the front seats on the accent. Manually adjustable claw seating actually does come standard across the board for every single trim level. I will say that you will find heated front seats if you were to go with a limited trim level only that's how you're going to go ahead and get that. And once again, seats are plenty comfortable actually believe it or not. So I definitely didn't have any issues there but taking a look at the steering wheel then it is tilt and telescoping. It is wrapped in urethane. So there is no leather wrapped steering wheel available for the accent in case anybody was curious but 10 and two grips are plenty fine. It's pretty much as expected there. Then make our way to the startup. Let me first start by showing you guys the key here. You do have your Hyundai logo on the one side and when you flip it over lock unlock and of course that button to pop the rear hatch. And I will say it is a push button start if you go with the limited trim level only otherwise it is actually a traditional key start. It is a switchblade key which is kind of cool but we do actually have that traditional key start of course since we have the SEL trim. So all I'm going to do, simply put my foot on the brake and turn the key. It's a bit then once started up tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is all the way to your right. There is a small digital display front and center which can be controlled by using the steering wheel mounted controls on the right side of the steering wheel. It does give you things like how many miles you have left until you hit empty believe it or not. It's telling me I got 345 miles left that's pretty cool. Of course trip A, trip B the outside temperature as well which is pretty cool and believe it or not there's actually a small digital speedometer up top there of the digital portion there. Kind of surprised to see that. I don't think I remember seeing that in previous years I've reviewed the accent so I don't know that's pretty cool I like seeing that up there as well but now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. There is a power sun or if that only comes with the limited trim level if you wanted to go that route automatic climate control again only coming with the limited dual USB charging ports coming with the SEL and limited trim levels and there's actually dual 12 volt power outlets up here in front of the shifter as well as an auxiliary port so that was pretty cool to see as well. Just behind that shifter you have dual cup holders and within the center armrest there's a decent amount of storage not the most of course I've ever seen but overall this is a pretty purposeful interior you also have an overhead sunglass holder found on the ceiling here that's always nice and no fancy finishes or anything like that there is a little bit of hard plastic of course but it's pretty much as expected quite honestly it's not that bad considering the price point of the accent so I will say that but let's go ahead now and take a look at the tech display the SE trim level is going to be the trim that's going to give you a smaller screen being a five inch color touch screen display having said that the SEL and limited are going to give you a seven inch color touch screen display I will say either way you still get Bluetooth and audio streaming but to get Android auto and Apple car play you will need to go with the SEL trim level or the limited and so what that is essentially if you have a smartphone simply hook it up to the accent via USB cable and it will display free navigation up on that screen as well as the ability to like and dislike and print all our songs the list goes on for other compatible apps as well but that is pretty cool that's definitely something I pretty much always have to have in my cars now so therefore the SEL might be the trim level for you if you wanted free navigation through your smartphone up on that tech screen but also of course you can check out your radio settings up on that screen as well and by the way when it comes to the sound system of the accent you will find four speakers with the SE six speakers with the SEL trim level and the limited so having said that you guys I do believe you know what we have to do next here so let's go ahead and turn on the radio so we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this six speaker sound system we have in our SEL trim level it's not too bad it's pretty much as you would expect a six speaker sound system to sound not the most based in the world but you know what it's a six speaker sound system and it does the trick for the accent you really don't need anything more in a car of this size so anyways not too bad last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that tech screen though is when you do put the accent in reverse you will find a rear view camera that does come standard for every single trim level across the board letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety and so first thing I wanted to mention with the accent actually this is an IIHS top safety pick for the limited trim level only because it needs those LED headlights to be that top safety pick so I did want to mention that but front side side curtain airbags do come standard in the back you're going to have latch a.k.a. lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats rear child door locks back there as well there is a tire pressure monitoring system that also comes standard there's a driver's side blind spot mirror as I was mentioning to you guys however I will say that only comes with the SEL trim level or limited it will not come on the SE trim so I do want to mention that as well and if you were to go with the limited trim level you will also get a forward collision avoidance assist system as well and so but all in all in the end when it comes to my final thoughts here of the Hyundai Accent this is one of the least expensive new vehicles today with perhaps the best value seeing as it comes with three years of free maintenance that's going to save you some money there's that 10 year power trade warranty so for 10 years at the engine brakes at the transmission brakes you got peace of mind that's going to get fixed for free once again so really that is amazing not to mention the five years free roadside assistance if something were to happen as well so all of that is definitely quite a value when you consider all of that it's also kind of nice that a subcompact can achieve an IHS top safety pick although you do have to go with the top trim level to get that but still it's kind of refreshing to see that as well I'd personally pick the SEL trim level on this one quite honestly because that's the one that gives you the Android Auto Apple CarPlay so that's definitely the trim level that I personally would go with not to mention the four wheel disc brakes as well and overall interior quality is actually pretty good again considering the price point the only other option that I would consider in the subcompact segment right now quite honestly is the Toyota Yaris because it's a collaboration with Mazda so therefore it has an amazing steering field also has incredible reliability because it's a Toyota of course and the Honda Fit is pretty nice as well there they're going to stop making that now for the US at least not in Japan but however I will say that one is a little more expensive when it comes to the subcompact market so I did want to mention that as well but overall very solid pick especially when you consider the value the Hyundai Accent very well might give you the very best value in this particular segment so I will say that but that about rounds out this review guys thank you so much for watching for free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there if you want to see what's coming next on the channel be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in a new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold