2011 Hyundai Elantra spy photos

By Matt Brogan | January 28th, 2010

Following yesterday’s images of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra aboard a tray top, our spy photographers have today snapped these shots of the car on its own four wheels.

The “on ice” images give us a clearer indication of the car’s stance and proportions which, according to the photographer, hint at a car with more legroom than the previous model. The new Elantra also features obviously shorter overhangs and a more sporty overall look. The recently-renovated Hyundai grille can also be seen, just, along with new lighting and fascias at the front and rear.

Engines for the new Elantra will likely include a 1.6-litre four-cylinder (petrol) engine, which may also be turbocharged, and a 2.4-litre direct injection (petrol) four banger. There’s no word yet on a diesel offering but a 1.6-litre unit, similar to that found in the i30, is rumoured for most markets.

The 2011 Hyundai Elantra could get a market release before the end of this year as an MY11 model.

CarAdvice will keep you posted on the new Elantra’s development as news comes to hand.

James007

So will Hyundai keep the ‘Elantra’ tag here in Australia or will they rebadge it as the ‘i30 sedan’?? I always thought the two shared a common platform anyway and with Hyundai in Australia going down the same direction as Hyundai in Europe and calling all their vehicles with an ‘i’, then it would make sense.

Hyundai call the i30 wagon the Elantra Touring in the North American market, just to confuse poeple even more….
Callous Aussie

The front looks like it will adapt headlamps similar to those on the sonata replacement. Hard to know what they will call it James. If it has grown in size it should slot somewhere between the i30 and the Sonata replacement. Hyundai seem to wish to get rid of the name plates and exchange them with numbers so who knows?

ix35, i20 and i10 will land here this year, so maybe this will be the i40 and the Sonata the i45 (or 50)?

One thing is for sure is the fact that the Koreans aren’t sitting on their hands. They deserve to grow.

RIchard

Concur that Hyundai deserve to grow… our family is growing and the iMax represents great value and comfort for the price – will be joined by an Elantra or Sonata replacement when they both get released here finally!

Callous Aussie

….and that should ring the alarm bells of the established marques. I just picked up my Navara this evening after its major service and the mechanic confirmed what I already knew. Hyundais seldom need attention. Infact he said they have had a few Hilux’s of late. Just out of warranty with power train issues. Prticularly the autos.

My GF put her KIA in the panel chop this arvo (not our fault) and was given a Corolla as a courtesy car for the week. It has done 15,000 k’s and the fake aluminium look plastic on the console has worn away to reveal white plastic. It appears as though it is from people rubbing against it with their knee.

The suspension picks up everything and I mean everything. Even a small stone can be felt in the cabin. She commented that she will be glad when her RIO is repaired. I cannot for the life of me see 8 grand difference in price. The Corolla is supposed to be in the next class up in size. So why does the RIO have a better ride? Not to mention the cheaper feel of the plastics in the Corolla.

More people need to take the Korean cars for a drive. Toyota have brain washed so many buyers.

Our KIA has done 25,000 k’s and excluding the brain dead twat that decided he wanted our lane ,has had nothing go wrong with it.

The Koreans are coming.

Whitbomb07

2.0lt R diesel in this would go pretty well, I think the 1.6 might be a tad on the small side………

It won’t be i40, at best it will probably be i30 (insert something, probably sedan here)

Regards

Whitbomb07

Callous Aussie

I can’t link you to the quote below (due to this sites rules) but if you type in that same quote in google it will come up. This article was about the Sonata.

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“However, that is easier said than done, because the logical i40 badge is expected to be applied to a separate five-door mid-sized model, codenamed VF – primarily designed for Europe – that is also likely to make it to Australia in 2011 to create a twin-pronged mid-sized car attack.
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Baddass

I think Hyundai needs a distinctive grille than the current one, just like Kia have done.
Callous Aussie

That diesel in the i30 is a very pucky engine and is a better option than the petrol. If weight is similar it would be fine in this car.
Tony

this is the thing… Hyundai/Kia have not released a ‘bad’ or even ‘ordinary’ car in the last 3 yrs… every car they’ve released has been at least above average to very very good to even daring… this is worrying to the particular ‘world order’

i’d like to pour some hate on them but they just resist it – unlike the japanese… see the new 2010 Corolla (yeah i missed it)… what about the 2009 Subaru Liberty (yeah i hurt my eyes too)

even with all the coverings on that 2011 Elantra, you can tell the car is pretty attractive underneath… and with their 6 spd autos and DI engines and their good CRDi motors you can be sure the have good performance

every decade has the winners and the losers

it seems the 2010s will be korean while Subaru wastes our time with 4 spd autos and Toyota recalls 8 models globally…
James007

If the new Elantra does get an ‘i’ name here in Australia, it wont be called i40, as that name will be used on the VF Euro Sonata which will also be released in Australia, while the YF Global Sonata, the one that has just been released in South Korea and will sell along side the Euro Sonata here in Australia, will retain the Sonata badge in other world markets, except Australia where they will drop the Sonata badge and give it a unique Australian ‘i’ name. Because Australia will be, at this stage, the only major market that will sell both versions, Global and Euro ‘Sonata’s', then Hyundai in Australia isn’t sure how it will badge the Global Sonata, as the Euro Sonata will already be badged i40. A few names have been suggested, like the ‘i40 Euro’ or the i50.

I also hear that the Euro Sonata/i40 will also get a version of Hyundai’s R Series turbo diesel engine, which will give this car a major chance at stealing sales away from the Honda Accord Euro, Subaru Liberty, Volkswagen Passat, etc.
HyundaiSmoke

You guys would get this as i30 Sedan, which I think it would be a bad idea if they bought it over to Australia just as a hatch. Like the US, you guys need a mix of choices.

The Accent Sedan replacement is nice as well.

The 1.6L Turbo it will share with Accent will give it 176 HP. The 2.0 is the same basic engine you get in the Genesis Coupe but with GDI and without the Turbo=166 HP. There will be 2.0 Liter Turbo GDI, which is also going into Gen Coupe giving it ~240 HP.
col

Looks good so far, hope it’s not going up in price too much.