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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 05/14/2019 at 12:45 • Filed to: Eloantra, Hyundai Elantra

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While the Soul is getting a spa treatment we’ve gotten this Hyundai Elantra SE. One thing that really stands out to me about this car is how low to the ground it is. Of course I am comparing it to the Forester and Soul.

It is black just like my wife’s Soul

This is a fancy looking headlight

Just 700 miles!

This button puts it in SPORTS ,,, Why!?

I drove the car home from the dealer. I feels a lot like the Soul. The 2.0 seems like a decent motor and this 6 speed autobox is one of the better ones around. In manual mode it’s pretty responsive and you can certainly drop a cog or two when you want to make some more noise or pass a dump truck.

This is a base model but it still has central locking, a/c, cruise, some kind of screen for a radio and a back up cam. My wife will not like this car because it does not have satellite radio.

There’s a button to switch it into sports mode. I’m not sure why you’d want this in your base Elantra but yeah. It makes the steering heavier which is nice but it makes the autobox hold gears forever and drop down at most throttle inputs.

All in all it’s a inoffensive vehicle. I wouldn’t go out of my way to own but if someone gave it to me it’d handle commuting duties fairly well. It did not like blasting down my dirt road and I bet it’d get beached super easily in the snow.

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 13:05

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The checkered pattern in the gauges is a strange choice.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 13:08

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If you’re in the US, all new cars are required to have reverse cameras starting MY 2018(?).

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 05/14/2019 at 13:10

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There’s also this pseudo carbon-fiber deal going on on the dashboard trim.

Though the gauges might be my favorite part of this car.

CalzoneGolem > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 05/14/2019 at 13:12

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Thanks Obama!

Arrivederci > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 13:16

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I had one of these for a rental, same trim.  It was a nice little runabout, though the lane keep assist was obnoxious.  Does yours happen to have that? 

atrombs > punkgoose17 05/14/2019 at 13:16

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Carbon Faux-ber

Chariotoflove > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 05/14/2019 at 13:17

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That’s the story, but then I got a leaner Soul that said it was an ‘18 but had no camera.  Maybe there was a transition period?  I don’t know.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Chariotoflove 05/14/2019 at 13:17

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I’m not familiar with the grace period but the law has been delayed many times and I believe it’s finally in force.

CalzoneGolem > Arrivederci 05/14/2019 at 13:17

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I don’t think so. The whole concept of lane assist seems annoying.

I think I’m done driving it though I might drive it to the dealership to get our Soul back. 

Chariotoflove > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 05/14/2019 at 13:17

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I think you’re right.

punkgoose17 > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 13:22

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I had an Altima rental. The dash trim was fake wood and the door trim was fake carbon fiber. It was gross.

CalzoneGolem > punkgoose17 05/14/2019 at 13:25

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Yikes that’s some mixed media right there.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 14:00

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It's ugly asl and the 2017-18 ones were peak Elantra, if there's even such a thing

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CalzoneGolem 05/14/2019 at 14:31

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Also "It's black like my wife's Soul" I see what you did there lol

CalzoneGolem > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute 05/14/2019 at 15:11

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