2007 Hyundai Accent Road Test
August 5, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Safety Features
If you value your life, you need to spend the extra $1,500 and buy the SLX version over the S. Not only do you get dual front airbags (standard on the S) but you get side and curtain airbags and ABS with EBD (S misses out on EBD). You would be crazy not to pick the SLX version over the S for safety alone.
ANCAP crash test results for the a 2006 Accent S model variant (same shape) put the score at 9.37 out of 16 in the offset crash test. ANCAP noted the passenger compartment held its shape well, although protection from serious chest injury was marginal for the driver and passenger while the driver had little protection from serious leg injury.
Without side airbags, the side impact result was 10.85 out of 16. Chest protection for the driver was poor.
Invest a little more in your survival chances and buy the SLX version which comes with all the needed safety goodies.
If you’re after a reliable medium-small car that will get you from A->B in comfort, for the money, you can’t fault the accent.
Alborz Fallah
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Yeah I have to agree, the older version was nicer looking. My grandma has the older 2003 model (she bought it new 3-4 years ago) and it really is a great car. It doesn’t have much power, but for A-B it is not bad. She’s never had a thing go wrong with it, and you would mistake it for new on the inside and out.
My parents want me to buy it from her but for the reasons you stated above about the new model (cornering/handling) I’m not interested. But for people who don’t want to “drive” their car, it’s very good.
Wow talk about going down hill… that looks very Korean in its styling
It’s korean isn’t it!?
That gearstick is a throwback to 1968.
Bought one simply because it is affordable and we were working on a tight budget. The radio is horrific (at times it sounds like Rice Krispies when you pour milk on it) and we met another owner at a filling station the other day who had the same complaints.
Rex & Reggie
bought one this week. base model which was quite good. standard with electric mirrors, windows etc. sold a 2006 holden omega because of gas guzzling concerns and so far I love it. Nippy,very economical which is the big bonus and looks arent everything. Off tomorrow for 17in alloys. should look good. so far I am very pleased.
^^^You sold a VE Commodre Omega for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gas mileage and just 3 miles distance commute to work was the reason I bought one. It’s a cute car and going from a V-8 engine to this with gas going past $4.21 this week, it makes sense.
Its shaped like a watermelon, the Kia Rio version looks far better.
Do they make washing machines and cement mixers as well.
man i bought this car n had it for a year. it is great, faster than alot of cars that think they r good on gas, n cornering, come on i can go on a ramp going almost 75mph n still have control, n wit the mods that came out it is awesome, btw beats a mustang in both acceleration n top speed n gas!
I have a 2003 5 door Hatch auto. I have to say it does handle well and is quite perky to drive. I am now going for a Yaris however this time around. Had one problem with the accent and it was a crank timing chip on the last day of the warrantee. Waiting to see if Hyundai honors it or it will cost me 240.00 to fix it.
Duck Says:
April 12th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
^^^You sold a VE Commodre Omega for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
……Sounds smart to me.
Is Accent just discontinued by Hyundai in Australia?