Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

When Hyundai redesigned the Elantra sedan within the 201one model year, it paused on refreshing the wagon body vogue, the Elantra Touring. A replacement is returning soon, but for 2012, the Elantra Touring still rides on its European-derived running gear, and still offers one among the better--and solely--compact-wagon selections on the market these days.

The Elantra Touring is completely totally different from its namesake sedan, but it still appearance a bit like the previous Elantra four-door. It's a lot of a lot of within the vein of compact, sporty, European wagons, that makes sense, since it's based on Hyundai product sold on the Continent. The look is easy, not overly detailed, and definitely not half of the "fluidic sculpture" current that is taken over the corporate's U.S. car lineup.

The front-drive Elantra Touring gets its power from a 138-horsepower, a pair of.zero-liter four-cylinder engine that was found under the hood of the last-generation Elantra sedan. Here, it's teamed up with a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual gearbox, that offers tight acceleration and smoothness, however lackluster fuel-economy ratings, particularly compared with the Elantra sedan's forty-mpg highway EPA rating. The suspension is considerably firmer than either the current or former Elantra sedan, with quicker steering and bigger anti-roll bars, that offer the Touring a verve all its own.

The interior is roomy and versatile, because of the Touring's tall wagon body. Utility meets or exceeds that of Hyundai's own compact Tucson crossover, and also the Touring's back seat splits and folds for an expanded cargo area. It's neat and well-designed, and therefore the Elantra Touring very solely comes up short in noise and refinement. The firm tuning results in a lot of road noise that reverberates within the wagon's cargo hold.

The 2012 Elantra Touring comes with a very generous set of customary options. Offered in GLS and SE trim, the Touring comes with commonplace power options, climate management, and an AM/FM/CD sound system with 172 watts of power, six speakers, USB and auxiliary inputs. The SE adds leather seats--heated in front--furthermore a sunroof, a sport shifter, and upgraded alloy wheels.

The Touring's safety features include standard stability management and aspect and aspect-curtain airbags.

Only minor trim and features changes are made for the 2012 model year. The Elantra Touring is due to be replaced in the next 18 months by a model based on the present Elantra sedan.

  

Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

 Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

 Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

 Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring

Hyundai 2012 Elantra Touring