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Elantra, as a model under Beijing Hyundai's earlier entry into the domestic market, has been made in China in 2003 and has achieved good sales. During this period, the derivative models have been replaced, and this time the Elantra model name has been brought back to the market, which also symbolizes that Beijing Hyundai wants to revive the market with new cars.

On October 25th, Beijing Hyundai's seventh generation Elantra went on the market with an official guidance price of 9.98-141800 yuan, providing 1.5L+CVT and 1.4T+7 speed dual clutch gearbox powertrain.

Although the Elantra, as a compact car under Hyundai, is one of the main volume models in the Hyundai brand. The Elantra was first launched in 1990 and has been updated to the seventh generation according to the rhythm of a five-year change. However, Beijing Hyundai Elantra stopped production after only two generations of replacement, and the leading model is on sale as an alternative model in China.

In appearance, the seventh generation Elantra adopted the "parametric dynamics design concept", continuing the family design style, which formed numerous wedge-shaped elements through segmented geometry, making the appearance of the new car more severe. The front face is designed with an open corner and a huge hexagonal middle net, which has a good visual impact after the combination of the two.

From the side of the car body, the use of a multi-waistline design, also draw inspiration from the design of gems, the shape of the "Z" three-dimensional lines, the body level is more rich. Cooperate with Fastback slip-back C-column design to create a strong sense of movement. Based on the third generation i-GMP technology platform, the length, width and height of Elantra are 4680/1810/1415mm and the wheelbase is mm2720 in terms of body size.

In the aspect of the tail, a large number of lines are also used, together with the through taillight group, so that the hierarchical sense of the tail has been well improved. It is worth mentioning that the interior of the taillight group on both sides of the new car is similar to H-shaped design, representing the modern "H" LOGO image.

In terms of interior decoration, the new car adopts an embracing cockpit design with a tilt of 10 °with the driver as the center, which is more in line with the ergonomic design and is basically consistent with the Ten-generation Sonata. In terms of configuration, three LCD screens and electronic gears are used in the car, and the functionality and experience are satisfied.

Power, the new car is equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, maximum power 115hp, maximum torque 143.9 Nm, matching CVT gearbox, official 100km fuel consumption is only 4.9L; in addition, the new car also provides 1.4T turbocharged engine, maximum power 140hp, maximum torque 211Nm, transmission system matches 7-speed double clutch gearbox, official 100km fuel consumption is 5.2L. In fact, at present, in addition to leading models on sale in China, Beijing Hyundai also has another compact model, Festa, for sale, and the overall design of the new generation of Elantra also tends to the design of Festa. However, as Korean brands have been squeezed by independent brands and mainstream joint venture brands in China, the return of Elantra is more of a sign that Beijing Hyundai wants to use Elantra's "history" to revive sales.

The situation of Hyundai in Beijing this year is even more unoptimistic, with cumulative sales of Hyundai in Beijing falling 31.6% from January to September compared with the same period last year to 350000 vehicles, according to data from the Federation of passengers. In recent years, Beijing Hyundai has withdrawn from the mainstream joint venture brand camp, and the launch of the tenth generation Sonata and the seventh generation Elantra, I believe manufacturers also have high hopes, hoping to help brands return to the mainstream market position.

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