Hyundai Elantra

Hyundai Elantra
Production period:	since 2000
Class :	Compact class
Body versions :	Sedan , hatchback , station wagon , coupe
Previous model:	Hyundai Lantra
Successor:	Hyundai i30 (Europe)

The Hyundai Elantra is a passenger car model from the Hyundai Motor Company .

Elantra (XD, 2000-2016)

3rd generation
Hyundai Elantra Notchback
Production period:	2000-2016
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.6–2.0 liters (77–105 kW) Diesel engine : 2.0 liters (83 kW)
Length:	4520-4525 mm
Width:	1720-1725 mm
Height:	1425 mm
Wheelbase :	2610 mm
Empty weight :	1253-1432 kg

Other measured values
CO 2 emissions:	167-200 g / km
Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test	XD:
Stars in the US NCAP - Crash Test	XD: XD2:

As a representative of the lower middle class, the Hyundai Elantra succeeded the Hyundai Lantra in the summer of 2000 . In Europe, the two previous generations ran under the name Lantra , because Lotus Cars wanted to exclude buyers from a conceptual connection between Elantra and its Elan model . Although its production ended in 1992, the name remained until 1996, when the entire Elan production line was sold to the then Hyundai competitor Kia, which manufactured the Kia Elan Roadster until 1999. After its merger with Hyundai, the Elantra generation that appeared in mid-2000 was also given this name in Europe.

The Elantra was only available as a hatchback or notchback sedan . There was no longer a station wagon version, but the compact van Hyundai Matrix was presented as a replacement in April 2001 .

In autumn 2003 the Elantra received a facelift to the XD2 and three years later, in autumn 2006, it was removed from the model range in Europe. Until the introduction of the i30 in the summer of 2007, the Accent therefore filled the range between small cars ( Getz ) and mid-range ( Sonata ).

In Russia, the Hyundai Elantra XD is still manufactured as a notchback. The manufacturer there is TagAZ , which also produces its own vehicles. On the basis of the XD2 platform from 2003, the Kia Cerato was also created later , as well as the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage soft roaders with a heavily modified form .

This generation of Elantra was the last available in Europe so far. The following are slightly lower-cost versions of the compact platform on which the i30 is currently based.

In China, the third generation was built until 2016.

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  Hyundai Elantra notchback (2000-2003)

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  Hyundai Elantra Hatchback (2000-2003)

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  Hyundai Elantra notchback (2003-2006)

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  Hyundai Elantra Hatchback (2003-2006)

Engines

engine	cylinder	power	Max. Torque	consumption	transmission	0-100 km / h	construction time
1.6 gasoline	4th	107 hp at 5800 min -1	146 Nm at 3000 min -1	7.4 l / 100 km 8.2 l / 100 km	5-speed gearbox, 4- speed automatic	11.0 s	2000-2003
1.6 gasoline	4th	105 hp at 5800 min -1	146 Nm at 3000 min -1	7.1 l / 100 km	5-speed gearshift	11.0 s	2003-2006
2.0 gasoline	4th	139 hp at 6000 min -1	182 Nm at 4900 min -1	8.2 l / 100 km	5-speed gearbox, 4-speed automatic	9.1 s 10.5 s	2000-2003
2.0 gasoline	4th	143 hp at 6000 min -1	186 Nm at 4500 min -1	7.6 l / 100 km 8.3 l / 100 km	5-speed gearbox, 4-speed automatic	9.1 s 10.5 s	2003-2006
2.0 diesel	4th	113 hp at 4000 min -1	235 Nm at 1800 min -1	6.4 l / 100 km	5-speed gearshift	11.7 s	2001-2006

The petrol engines up to autumn 2003 are certified according to Euro 3, after that they meet Euro 4. Even after the revision, the diesel only meets the Euro 3 standard.

Elantra (HD, since 2006)

4th generation
Hyundai Elantra Notchback (2006-2011)
Production period:	since 2006
Body versions :	Limousine , station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.6–2.0 liters (89–105 kW) Diesel engine : 2.0 liters (83 kW) Electric motor : 81 kW
Length:	4506 mm
Width:	1775 mm
Height:	1480 mm
Wheelbase :	2641 mm
Empty weight :	1235-1313 kg

In 2006 a new generation of the Elantra (code name HD ) was presented at the New York International Auto Show and sold in the USA and eventually on all continents from the end of the year. The Elantra was not offered in Europe because the i30 is sold here, for which the same engines are available. In the United States, the Elantra was only offered with a 2.0-liter engine. A 5-speed gearshift was available as standard, with a 4-speed automatic as an option.

Since the end of 2008 in the United States is a wagon version under the name Elantra Touring offered, which is almost identical to the i30cw.

In July 2009, a mild hybrid version of the Elantra notchback followed in South Korea , which is the only hybrid in the world that runs on liquid gas and uses a lithium polymer battery for the first time . The vehicle's drive system is based on the 1.6-liter gasoline engine.

The Hyundai Celesta , launched in China in March 2017, uses the technical basis of the fourth Elantra generation. In addition, in China, the fourth generation is still sold as Elantra Yuedong after the sixth generation has been introduced . Since 2017, the vehicle has also been sold there with a 110 hp electric motor .

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  Hyundai Elantra Touring (2008-2011)

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  Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid

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  Hyundai Elantra Yuedong

Engines

engine	cylinder	power	Max. Torque	consumption	transmission	0-100 km / h	construction time
1.6 gasoline	4th	122 hp at 6200 min -1	154 Nm at 4200 min -1		5-speed gearbox, 4- speed automatic	10.6 s 13.6 s	2006–2011 1
1.6 hybrid	4th	136 hp at 6000 rpm -1	148 + 125 Nm electrical	6.9 l / 100 km (LPG) 2	CVT automatic	12 s	2009-2011
2.0 gasoline	4th	143 hp at 6000 min -1	145 Nm at 4600 min -1	9.1 l / 100 km 3	5-speed gearbox, 4-speed automatic	8.3 s 10.1 s	2006-2011
1.6 diesel	4th	116 hp at 4000 min -1	255 Nm at 1900 to 2750 min -1		5-speed gearshift	10.1 s	2006-2011
EV	-	110 hp	285 Nm	-	1-speed reduction	10.1 s	since 2017

¹ In China since 2006

² Manufacturer's specification, converted into gasoline 4.6 l / 100 km

³ North American EPA drive cycle with same result for manual and automatic

Elantra (MD / UD, 2010-2018)

5th generation
Hyundai Elantra Notchback (2010-2015)
Production period:	2010-2018
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.6–1.8 liters (97–108 kW)
Length:	4530 mm
Width:	1775 mm
Height:	1435 mm
Wheelbase :	2700 mm
Empty weight :	1210-1338 kg

In April 2010, the current generation of the Elantra was presented at the South Korean Busan Motor Show. It is the fifth in the series and the third under the name Elantra .

After the Sonata  YF, the Elantra was the second vehicle to receive the "Fluidic Sculpture" design from Thomas Bürkle, who designed for BMW until 2005. The model has been sold in South Korea since November 2010, followed by the USA at the beginning of 2011, and finally Saudi Arabia , the UAE , Israel (under the name i35) and parts of the European Union in September . Here it is also offered as an EU import in Germany. In Europe and South Korea there is also the first Hyundai designed by Bürkle, the platform- related i30 . Its station wagon has been offered in the USA as Elantra Touring since 2008 .

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Elantra Coupé

The US standard consumption, which has been reduced by 17.7%, is broken down by the manufacturer according to changes made. The smallest contribution with 0.5% is made by the drag (cW) reduced from 0.32 to 0.28, the largest with 7.4% by the switch to a completely newly developed engine. According to the American EPA standard, the vehicle was the most economical in its class in 2011. To underline this market positioning, the manufacturer does not mention the acceleration time from 0 to 100 km / h. Instead, mention is made of the change from petroleum-based to soybean oil-based foaming of the seat cushions.

For the first time, heated rear seats, keyless access through a proximity sensor, a reversing camera, Bluetooth hands-free system and a touchscreen navigation system are available for the Elantra. In South Korea, a parking system is also available that arranges the Elantra in parking rows parallel to the direction of travel. In Europe it is available with Hyundai's largest choice of interior colors (fabric or leather in black or beige), but always with the same engine. It is the 1.6 L petrol engine from the i30, which also received valve control on the exhaust side.

The vehicle will be produced at the Hyundai plant in Ulsan (South Korea) and by Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery , although the American plant is designed to be conservative in terms of its capacity, so that if the US demand increases, the South Korean production is also exported. In India the model is known as Fluidic Verna and is manufactured there by Hyundai Motor India . Dealers prominently highlight the Korean production location as an equipment feature in order to counter possible quality concerns from customers. Hyundai itself identifies the vehicles using the model code - the first letter is that of the production site: UD for vehicles from Ulsan, MD for those from Montgomery. This differentiation was also made with the i30, whose European production is marked with FDH (Korea: FH). The code will later be relevant for spare parts and add-on parts that can be approved, such as aluminum rims.

According to a Forbes list, the Elantra was the second best-selling car in the world in 2011 with 1.01 million units sold.

This series was offered on the Chinese market between 2012 and 2018 as Elantra Langdon .

Engines

engine	Displacement	cylinder	power	Max. Torque	consumption	transmission	0-100 km / h	construction time
1.6 gasoline	1591	4th	132 hp at 6300 min -1	158 Nm at 4850 min -1	6.4 l / 100 km 7.0 l / 100 km 1	6-speed manual 6-stage automatic	10.7 s 11.6 s	2011-2015
1.8 gasoline	1797	4th	148 hp at 6500 min -1	178 Nm at 4700 min -1	7.1 l / 100 km 2	6-speed manual 6-stage automatic	9.3 s 10.2 s	2011-2015

¹ European driving cycle

² North American EPA drive cycle with same result for manual and automatic

Elantra (AD, since 2015)

6th generation
Hyundai Elantra SE 2.0 (since 2015)
Production period:	since 2015
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engines : 1.6–1.8 liters (94–150 kW) Diesel engines : 1.6 liters (100 kW)
Length:	4570 mm
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	1450 mm
Wheelbase :	2700 mm
Empty weight :	1255-1350 kg

The sixth generation of the Elantra was presented in 2015, but it is still not available in Germany. In South Korea it is sold under the name Avante .

A sport variant, the Elantra Sport, has also been available since September 2017 . This takes over the 150 kW (204 PS) 1.6-liter gasoline engine from the Kia cee'd GT .

In China, the vehicle was introduced as the Elantra Lingdong in March 2016 .

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  Hyundai Elantra - interior

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  Hyundai Elantra Sport

Technical specifications

engine	Displacement	cylinder	power	Max. Torque	transmission	Top speed	0-100 km / h	consumption	construction time
1.6 D-CVVT	1591	4th	94 kW (128 hp) at 6300 min -1	155 Nm at 4850 min -1	6-speed gearshift [6- speed automatic ]	200 km / h [195 km / h]	10.1 s [11.6 s]	6.6 l / 100 km [6.9 l / 100 km]	since 2015
1.6 D-CVVT (Russia)	1591	4th	97 kW (132 hp) at 6300 min -1	158 Nm at 4850 min -1	6-speed gearshift [6- speed automatic ]	200 km / h [195 km / h]	10.1 s [11.6 s]	6.4 l / 100 km [6.9 l / 100 km]	since 2015
1.8 D-CVVT (Russia)	1797	4th	110 kW (150 hp) at 6500 min -1	178 Nm at 4700 min -1	6-stage automatic	202 km / h	10.2 s	7.0 l / 100 km	since 2015
2.0 MPI	1999	4th	115 kW (156 hp) at 6200 min -1	192 Nm at 4000 min -1	6-speed gearshift [6- speed automatic ]	205 km / h [203 km / h]	8.8 s [9.9 s]	7.2 l / 100 km	since 2015
1.6 T-GDi Sport	1591	4th	150 kW (204 hp) at 6000 min -1	265 Nm at 1500-4500 min -1	6-speed gearshift [7 -speed dual clutch transmission ]	210 km / h	8.0 s [7.7 s]	7.7 l / 100 km [7.2 l / 100 km]	since 2017
1.6 CRDi	1582	4th	100 kW (136 hp) at 4000 min -1	260 Nm at 1500-3500 min -1	6-speed gearshift [7 -speed dual clutch transmission ]	194 km / h [200 km / h]	10.5 s [11.0 s]	4.5 l / 100 km [4.1 l / 100 km]	since 2015

Awards

• 2012: Car of the Year (North America)

Web links

Commons : Hyundai Elantra  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crash test results. EU NCAP, accessed on May 17, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Crash test results. US NCAP, archived from the original on May 27, 2010 ; accessed on September 14, 2010 (English). 
3. ↑ Elantra instead of Lantra . In: Berliner Zeitung , June 14, 2000; Origins of (E) Lantra naming
4. ↑ Production volume and differences between Lotus Elan and KIA Elan Roadster
5. ^ Platform relationship to the Kia Cerato
6. ^ Platform relationship to the Hyundai Tucson ( Memento from August 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
7. ^ Platform relationship Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage
8. ↑ ^{a b} Hyundai Elantra Lingdong China auto sales figures. In: carsalesbase.com. Accessed December 26, 2018 . 
9. ^ Hyundai Celesta Hits The Chinese Car Market. carnewschina.com, March 21, 2017, accessed on February 27, 2018 . 
10. ↑ North American EPA drive cycle of the Elantra HD
11. ↑ The boom in demand began with German designers . welt.de ; Feature on the chief designers of Hyundai and KIA
12. ↑ Elantra MD / UD in the Czech Republic ( Memento from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Elantra MD / UD in Poland
14. ↑ Elantra MD / UD in Spain ( Memento from December 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
15. ^ Elantra MD / UD in Slovakia
16. ↑ Elantra MD / UD in Saudi Arabia ( Memento from May 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Elantra MD / UD in the UAE ( Memento from September 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Measures to reduce the consumption of the Elantra MD ( Memento from February 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Consumption comparison US compact models and "Soyfoam" seats ( Memento from September 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Equipment extras of the Elantra MD ( Memento from March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 3.1 MB)
21. ↑ Automatic parking of the Elantra MD
22. ↑ Mention of the production location for Elantra MD offers ( Memento from May 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ Model code differentiation according to production location in Elantra MD ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
24. ↑ Meaning of the model code for the buyer ( Memento from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
25. ↑ Forbes Best Selling Car List 2011
26. ^ Joey Wang: Beijing-Hyundai Elantra Langdong hits the China auto market. In: carnewschina.com. August 23, 2012, accessed December 26, 2018 . 
27. ^ Hyundai Elantra Langdon China auto sales figures. In: carsalesbase.com. Accessed December 26, 2018 . 
28. ↑ European Driving Cycle Elantra MD ( Memento of July 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.6 MB)
29. ↑ North American EPA Elantra MD drive cycle