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 Hyundai is rumored to debut a new sub-Kona SUV at April's New York motor show, which may be called Styx

Aimed mostly at North America and Australia, the Styx has been confirmed for local release in the second half of 2019

  Rumoured to be under 4.0 metres in length and offered in front-wheel drive only, the Styx will be priced below the Kona, which lists from $23,500 before on-road costs in Australia

 Not much else is known about the Styx at this time, though its model codename is QX and that could potentially be its name in Australia

  It's likely to take its styling cues from the HND-14 'Carlino' concept car that debuted at the 2016 Indian Auto Expo, which featured a boxy body and details such as small LED tail-lights and a large glasshouse

  Competing at the entry-point to the small SUV class, the Styx has been developed with cars such as the Ford EcoSport and overseas Nissan Kicks in mind

  It's likely to use the same platform as the overseas Hyundai i20, and will likely serve as the basis for a Kia equivalent within time

  Internationally, a wide range of engines will be offered with the Styx, including a 1

2-litre petrol, a 1.5-litre turbo-diesel and a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol.  Within a few years of the Styx's release, an electric version is expected as well

Down Under, we expect just the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol to be offered, though the electric version could be sold here too

 Hyundai Australia has confirmed the Styx will be launched locally with public relations specialist Tatiana Suchecki explaining: "Yes, the 'QX' will be available locally in the second half of 2019

" While the Styx will be made in markets such as India, we expect Australian-spec Styx models to come from South Korea, and feature a higher level of equipment and safety features than the Indian model

 Does the idea of a sub-Kona SUV tempt you into buying a small SUV? Let us know in the comments below

For more infomation >> Hyundai Styx 2019: Sub-Kona SUV confirmed for Australia - Duration: 1:22.

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Hyundai i20 1.2i Go! 86 PK 5-DEURS, 46.036 KM NAP, AIRCO, LED-VERLICHTING, CRUISE CONTROL, ELEK-RAME - Duration: 0:54.

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Hyundai Elantra 2019 review: Go - Duration: 6:40.

 Hyundai's Elantra sedan hardly carries the same glory as its hatchback stablemate, the i30

 Maybe its because the Elantra has existed in some shape or form since Hyundai's budget days in the '90s, whereas the i30 had the pleasure of starting life as the shining example of Hyundai's new golden age, complete with European design and styling

 But as overlooked as it may be, the Elantra now has all those things which make Hyundai's current range so appealing

 So, what are those things? And, why do I think the steel-wheeled Go might actually be the pick of the range despite it actually costing more than the sticker price? Read on to find out

Does it represent good value for the price? What features does it come with? Does it represent good value for the price? What features does it come with?  Okay so here it is

The Go is the pick of the Elantra range. The catch? It doesn't actually cost $23,790

 No, to unlock true 'value' for the Elantra you absolutely must have the optional $1700 'Safety Sense' pack

 I'll explore more about what the pack contains in the safety section of this review, but suffice it to say with the pack equipped this is one of the few cars on the market that has such advanced refinements as lane keep assist and blind-spot monitoring alongside steel wheels and an acrylic steering wheel

 If you look past the fact that this car misses out on those essential safety items as standard, the equipment list is otherwise great

The Elantra Go has a bright, clear, high-resolution 7.0-inch touchscreen supporting Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

  The 7.0-inch multimedia screen is fast and well laid-out. (image credit: Tom White)   Auto headlights and DRLs (halogen), a reversing camera, a six-speaker audio system and dorky 15-inch steel wheels also come as standard

 The Go misses out on premium audio, a leather bound steering wheel, LED DRLs, DAB+ digital radio and built-in nav from the Active which sits above it

 You also miss out on some minor oddities around the cabin like vanity mirror lights

  The Go has halogen headlights in its triangular light clusters. (image credit: Tom White) The Go also gains power folding wing-mirrors with LED indicators provided the SmartSense safety box is ticked

 Total price for our car as tested with the $495 'intense blue' paint option was $25,985

For that money, its closest competitors include the Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium, Honda Civic VTi-L and Kia Cerato Sport

Is there anything interesting about its design? Is there anything interesting about its design?  Hyundai has pulled a high g-force 90-degree turn with the Elantra's styling, straying away from the curvy sporty look of the previous car and straight into lines and angles for this new-generation

 It's much more like business attire than jeans and sneakers this time around. I predict it will divide Elantra fans (do those even exist?)

  The 2019 Elantra is a major facelift of the previous car and carries new design cues

(image credit: Tom White) Dominating the front is a collection of triangular shapes, and hard lines streak down the sides

The roofline swoops round the back for more of a squared-off boot than the curvy compact rear angles of the previous car

 Oddly, this new Elantra is missing many of the design queues invested in by Hyundai across its range although, I do like how it yells E-L-A-N-T-R-A across the boot like big-name Japanese sedans of the early '00s

  Strangely this new Elantra seems to miss many of the design points on the brand's other cars

(image credit: Tom White) Inside, the Go is absolutely no-nonsense. In the cockpit there's a rather drab, but user-friendly acrylic steering wheel dropped straight out of the i30, paired with a simple four-dial instrument cluster and centre dot-matrix screen that hosts trip computer readouts

 The media screen is expertly placed within easy touch distance for the driver, it's fast and responsive and seemingly never subject to glare

  The inside is sensible, if a little monotone. (image credit: Tom White) Letdowns on the inside include the monotone grey trim and lack of soft surfaces around the cabin

That second one gets tiresome on long trips for your right elbow and left knee… How practical is the space inside? How practical is the space inside?  Don't let people sell you the furphy that SUVs are so much more practical than sedans

Apart from higher clearance, it's usually not true. Take our Elantra here for example

Bigger boot than most small and even medium SUVs? At 458 litres, that's a resounding yes

  The Elantra's boot is deep and long, even with a full-size spare residing under the floor

(image credit: Tom White) Great cabin storage with deep trenches, generous bottle holders in the doors and a decent centre console box? Yep, got all that too

It even has plentiful legroom and headroom for every occupant despite its slick roofline

 The seats are comfortable and finished in a hardwearing cloth trim. My partner drives an '08 i30 with basically the same seat trim

It still looks brand new. Up front there are two power outlets one 12-volt and one USB

 There's a drop-down armrest with a set of cupholders in the second-row, but it's also lacking air vents and a power outlet

  The back seats offer heaps of room, but there's no rear vents. (image credit: Tom White) While the boot is deep, it is pipped on volume by sedan versions of the Subaru Impreza, Honda Civic and Kia Cerato

Strangely, there's also no way to open the boot without use of the remote or the latch next to the driver's seat

 If you drive long-distance often, 2.0-litre variants of the Elantra have you covered with a full-size matching spare wheel under the boot floor

What are the key stats for the engine and transmission? What are the key stats for the engine and transmission?  The Elantra powers on with a carryover 2

0-litre petrol engine from the last generation car. It's a little old now, but still manages to kick out the right amount of power at reasonable refinement levels for this class

 At 112kW/192Nm it sits around the same outputs as competitors like the Civic VTi (104kW/174Nm) and Subaru Impreza (115kW/196Nm)

It shares the same engine with the current-generation Kia Cerato sedan. The Elantra Go can be had with either a six-speed manual or a six-speed traditional torque converter auto, but only the auto can be fitted with the $1700 Safety Pack (our car was an auto with safety fitted

) How much fuel does it consume? How much fuel does it consume?  The Elantra has a claimed/combined fuel consumption figure of 7

4L/100km against which I scored 8.1L/100km over a week of mixed (freeway/suburban) usage

 I scored 8.0 on my recent test of the Elantra Active proving it is the more realistic number to expect for your regular commute

  As old as the engine is, its nice that it drinks base-grade unleaded. (image credit: Tom White) Both the 2

0-litre Elantra variants happily drink 91 RON standard unleaded to fill their 50-litre fuel tanks

Stay up to date with expertguide What's it like to drive? What's it like to drive?  Despite its less sporty looks this time around, the Elantra is still great to drive

 Hyundai's local suspension work is – as always – excellent, sporting a good balance of tight in the corners and forgiving over rough surfaces and potholes

 The ride comfort is improved further over higher grades due to the larger tyres and small 15-inch steel wheels

The same can be said for road noise north of 80km/h which worsens as wheel size increases further up the range

  Still wheels might not have the look, but they help dampen tyre noise at higher speeds

(image credit: Tom White) The steering has loads of feel and is nice and direct, making even this base Elantra engaging and rewarding in the corners

 The performance from the carryover engine is adequate, but nothing special. Available torque from take-off is good making the lack of performance largely unnoticeable during every-day commuting, but it feels weak in the mid-range, so don't expect to be spinning wheels

 The six-speed torque converter auto streams through the gears with ease. It's a much better experience than lacklustre CVTs in some competitors and doesn't come with the question mark over reliability that comes with newer dual-clutches

 It's a simple but rewarding drive experience which makes the Elantra one of the best base-model sedans in this segment to be behind the wheel of

What safety equipment is fitted? What safety rating? What safety equipment is fitted? What safety rating? ANCAP safety rating  Although its most recent Elantra assessment was conducted in early 2016, ANCAP still rates it a maximum five-stars (classifying the 2018 update model as a facelift rather than all-new car)

 For this car to be 8/10 - like our test car here - it must have the 'Safety Sense' pack

The $1700 kit is worth every cent and leaves you with the rather bizarre scenario of having steel wheels alongside lane keep assist

 It's a shame none of these come as standard, but with the pack fitted the active safety list includes auto emergency braking (AEB) which works up to freeway speeds, blind spot monitoring (BSM), rear cross traffic alert (RCTA), active cruise, lane departure warning (LDW), and the aforementioned lane keep assist (LKAS)

 The pack also brings with it auto-folding wing-mirrors with LED indicators. Still, even at $25,985 it's a solid active safety offering compared to most competitors

 Included as standard is a very good reversing camera and the full-size matching steel wheel under the boot floor

 Passively, the Elantra scores front and curtain airbags, electronic stability controls, three top-tether child-seat mounting points across the rear row and two ISOFIX points on the outer seats

What does it cost to own? What warranty is offered? What does it cost to own? What warranty is offered? Warranty  Basic warranty 5 years / unlimited km warranty  One of the benefits of the Elantra's tried and tested engine and transmission combination is the cheap capped price servicing

Hyundai factory-back the Elantra's servicing all the way to 168 months/210,000km, and optionally beyond that

  The Elantra is factory backed for a long time and servicing is cheap. For the life of the five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, the Elantra costs a very reasonable average of $283

20 per year. The Elantra only requires servicing once a year or every 15,000km.

For more infomation >> Hyundai Elantra 2019 review: Go - Duration: 6:40.

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Hyundai Elantra 2019 review: Sport - Duration: 7:16.

 What does 'Sport' or 'GT' or 'RS' even really mean anymore? It used to mean legitimate go-fast aspirations

Famous warmed-over or properly red-hot versions of Japanese and European sedans of days past have worn those badges or similar

 But there's nothing like a global financial downturn to change all that. Now your GTs and RSs and Sports are all about the small luxuries

Leather seats, a big media screen, a sunroof. Oh, and don't forget the body kit. You'll need one to remind people of what could have been

 Enter Korea. Thanks to something economists refer to as the "miracle on the Han River" the southern portion of the peninsula is flush with cash and they're keen beat some of the world's most established automakers at their own game

 Makes sense then, that it can afford to take a risk on a car like this, the Elantra Sport, which not only wears the badge and the body kit, but has a little spice to justify it, too

Does it represent good value for the price? What features does it come with? Does it represent good value for the price? What features does it come with?  Now, I wouldn't call the Elantra Sport cheap

The Elantra range is already a tad pricey compared to competitors, but the Sport – at $31,490 – is costly for a small sedan

 Competitors include flagship versions of its mechanical twin, the Kia Cerato GT ($32,990), the Honda Civic (VTi-LX - $33,590), and Subaru Impreza (2

0i-S - $29,740).  Huge and angry alloy wheels wear aggressive rubber. (image credit: Tom White) There will also no doubt be high-spec versions of the soon-to-land new-generation Toyota Corolla and Mazda3 sedans

Stay tuned for those. At this price all those cars are offering impressive kit, and the Elantra Sport delivers with highlights like aggressive-looking 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres, full LED front lighting (which looks amazing and kicks out photons far better than the halogen equivalent in lesser grades) and the majority of Hyundai's 'SmartSense' safety features

  There's a bit of an asterisk surrounding the safety suite which we'll get to in the safety section

  The full-LED lighting adds even more aggression to the Sport's face. (image credit: Tom White) Other standard features include an impressive 8

0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support as well as DAB+ digital radio, eight-speaker premium audio system, built-in nav, sporty seats with leather trim, leather steering wheel, gear knob and door inserts, and full climate control as opposed to the lower grade's air-conditioning

 It's also worth noting that at this price the Elantra Sport actually earns its badge a little bit with a different engine and transmission, bigger brakes, a sporty (at times inconvenient) bodykit, paddle-shifters and a flat-bottomed steering wheel

  The 8.0-inch touchscreen, flat bottomed steering wheel and red leather interior dominate the interior of the Sport

(image credit: Tom White) Our car also had a red leather interior ($295) which is only available as an option when the car is painted white (free), grey ($495) or black ($495)

Is there anything interesting about its design? Is there anything interesting about its design?  This is the angriest looking Elantra ever built

Finally arriving at the Sport grade is the blacked out pattern grille shared with the rest of Hyundai's range and those blue-tinged LED front lighting clusters which look the business

 Like properly sporty sedans of old, the Sport is lent presence through the addition of flared side-skirts, a lower front bumper and those massive alloys which dominate the wheelarches

  With the bodykit, big wheels and black accents, this is easily the most aggressive the Elantra has ever looked

(image credit: Tom White) The 'Polar White' paint on our car (the only free colour) actually works brilliantly with the black plastic contrast bits strewn about the car's body and black paint on the lower layer of those complex wheels

 Detracting from the look a little is the seam across the bonnet and the dorky extruded reversing camera on the boot lid

  The styling is a significant departure from the Active and Go that sit below the Sport in the variant line-up

(image credit: Tom White) Inside, the slick sensibility of the rest of the Elantra range is augmented with lashings of standard 'Sports' fare

The flat-bottomed steering wheel (a cause of debate in the office) I find to be a slick touch, although the red leather interior I would argue is a bit much

 The 8.0-inch touchscreen looks fantastic and is easy to operate, but the choice to keep it embedded in the dash like the last-generation car is a little dated

  The 8.0-inch touchscreen has one of the best user-experiences on the market, plus great built-in nav

(image credit: Tom White) Looking past the red leather, the seat design is a significant leap over the already comfortable and practical cloth Elantra seats, with some hard-wearing synthetic leather trim

 At this price I was expecting the seats to have electric adjustment and for the analogue handbrake to be replaced by a digital counterpart much like similarly equipped versions of the i30, but oddly that's not the case here

 The less-than-impressive looking air-conditioning controls have been replaced in the sport by a much more attractive climate control panel with a digital display, lifting the cabin design over lesser variants

  Even the slick climate control panel adds extra class to the cabin. (image credit: Tom White) How practical is the space inside? How practical is the space inside?  Here's the real catch when it comes to this 'Sport' grade

There's no avoiding how low the angry bodykit makes this car. I was fully expecting the front and maybe the rear to scrape, but they were less of a problem when compared to the side skirts

 While the ride height of the Sport is only 10mm lower than the regular Elantras, the area where the side-skirts flare out near the rear wheels is far too low to the ground

No matter how slowly I took it over some speedbumps and ramps, I would hear the extra-low bit of plastic skim across the top of them

 Less forgiving owners will no doubt end up with ratty bent and cracked sporty bits in a few years

I shudder to think of what P-Platers will do to them in a decade or so.  Up front there's plenty of storage areas and the Sport's seats offer extra support over the standard ones in the Active and Go

(image credit: Tom White) Thankfully the Elantra remains practical elsewhere. It has a spacious cabin with plenty of leg and headroom, lots of generously-sized bottle holders and sneaky trenches and storage areas for everything else

 Once you get to the Sport grade, rear passengers benefit from dual vents on the back of the centre console, as well as more legroom than they'll probably ever need

  Finally rear air-conditioning vents arrive at this grade! (image credit: Tom White) The boot is large when compared to hatchbacks or small SUVs but is about standard for a small sedan

Max capacity is stated at 458 litres (VDA) which is a good amount of space, but still sees the Elantra bested by the Impreza (460L), Civic (517L), and Cerato (520L)

  The boot has good depth and length, although it is bested slightly by others in this segment

(image credit: Tom White) What are the key stats for the engine and transmission? What are the key stats for the engine and transmission?  The Elantra Sport is powered by a far zestier 1

6-litre turbo than the run-of the mill 2.0-litre unit used in the regular Go and Active grades

 It produces a whopping 150kW/256Nm which is hard to compete with in this segment

The upcoming Mazda3 gets pretty close with its 2.5-litre engine option (139kW/252Nm) and the Civic isn't too far away (RS and above, 127kW/220Nm)

  The Elantra's premium engine helps put a bit of gumption behind that 'Sport' badge

(image credit: Tom White) The only car which really competes (without spending a lot more money) is the Elantra's mechanical relation with which it shares an engine, the Kia Cerato GT sedan (150kW/256Nm)

 Both the Elantra Sport and the Cerato have the same seven-speed dual-clutch auto

It's a sportier set-up than the continuously variable transmissions in the Civic or Impreza, and much faster than the six-speed torque converter available further down the range, but is yet to score a similar reliability record

 Acolytes of the old-school drive experience will be surprised to know a six-speed manual transmission can still be optioned on the Sport

How much fuel does it consume? How much fuel does it consume?  Thanks largely to the turbocharger and extra gear ratio, the Sport has a claimed combined fuel usage figure of 7

0L/100km. That's a marginally better number than ones produced by 2.0-litre versions of this car, but if you have as much fun flinging the Sport around as I did, you'll see real-world figures of around 9

0L/100km or above. If driving for enjoyment sounds good to you, it will come as a relief to know that despite its more sophisticated set-up the Elantra Sport still drinks base-grade 91 RON unleaded petrol

Take that VW.  The Sport's premium engine still drinks regular fuel. (image credit: Tom White) Stay up to date with expertguide What's it like to drive? What's it like to drive?  The Elantra Sport lives up to its look by being generally a blast to drive

 The turbo does have a smidge of lag, but once it's making full use of its 265Nm between 1500-4500rpm it makes short work of its seven available gears

 I expected it to be skittish with so much power being channelled through just the front wheels, but thanks to a wider set of wheels over the Active (225s compared to 205s) and those sticky Michelin Pilot Sports, it handles itself with a surprising amount of grace

 Torque steer is present, but entirely manageable. I'll take a risk getting flamed in the comments to say that the amount of available power, the solid and direct steering, combined with the imminent threat of understeer channels the nature of front-drive Japanese sports sedans of the late '90s and '00s

 It's a compliment for sure, but I think we're past the point of asking whether Korean manufacturers can do it

 Credit is also due for the locally-tuned suspension, although the giant alloys make the ride a bit harsher and increase the amount of tyre noise entering the cabin at any speed

 The most annoying thing is always looking out for those darned sporty bits over every single bump and ramp

If you have a lot of speed humps near you or have a particularly steep driveway or even spend a lot of time in shopping centres, expect to be slowing to a crawl often

What safety equipment is fitted? What safety rating? What safety equipment is fitted? What safety rating? ANCAP safety rating  Although its most recent Elantra assessment was conducted in early 2016, ANCAP still rates it a maximum five-stars (classifying the 2018 update model as a facelift rather than all-new car)

 While the Go and Active which sit below the Sport have very good safety suites (provided you tick a $1700 option box) the Elantra comes with most of it as standard

But, there's a catch. You see, while you'll get a very good suite consisting of city-speed auto emergency braking (AEB), blind spot monitoring (BSM), driver attention alert (DAA), lane departure warning (LDW) with lane keep assist (LKAS) and rear-cross traffic alert (RCTA) as standard, the Sport can't even be optioned with radar-based systems

 What does that mean? It means the Sport can't have active cruise control or Hyundai's more advanced version of AEB which can detect pedestrians and slow you to a halt from freeway speeds

 An odd omission, especially since those features are optionally available on lower grades, and one that hampers the Sport's score in this segment

What does it cost to own? What warranty is offered? What does it cost to own? What warranty is offered? Warranty  Basic warranty 5 years / unlimited km warranty  Hyundai's five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty promise seems on-par nowadays, with most Japanese and some European competition now offering the same warranty terms

  The 1.6 turbo carries service pricing that's only slightly more expensive than the old 2

0-litre available in lesser variants. (image credit: Tom White) However, it's the fixed service pricing which allows Hyundai to shine

Most scheduled factory services (occurring once a year or every 15,000km) sit at around $273 per visit, with select visits reaching to between $330 and $460

Hyundai covers the Elantra with scheduled servicing all the way out to 168 months/210,000km and beyond that with pre-paid 'iCare' packages

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