Hyundai yesterday revealed a transformed 2024 Elantra compact automotive with improved seems and a extra agile high-performance N mannequin for the 2024 mannequin 12 months.

The Elantra isn’t all-new for 2024. Automakers redesign automobiles fully about each seven years and provides them a styling and expertise refresh on the midway mark between generations. The present Elantra was all-new for 2020, so that is the refresh. A full replace might be three to 4 years away.

As refreshes go, although, it’s an efficient one.

New ‘Shark Nostril’

The most important visible change comes within the first few inches, and it makes an affect. The outgoing 2023 Elantra wore a fascia with barely awkward proportions, with the nostril seemingly pinched round a low-mounted grille. It seemed effective in darkish colours, however the brighter the paint, the larger the schnozz appeared to get.

For 2024, designers have nixed it and stuck it. The brand new mannequin will get what Hyundai is asking a “shark nostril.” It wears a thinner grille. Above it, slim daytime working lights are linked by a skinny, reflective metallic bar. Its huge brother Sonata received an precise lighting aspect stretched throughout the face, and we want Hyundai had finished the identical for the Elantra. However that is nearly pretty much as good and light-years higher than the previous fascia.

The C-pillar (behind the rear doorways) will get new aerodynamic sculpting. The taillights tackle a extra pronounced H-shape.

Pricing Is Not Out But

Hyundai hasn’t revealed pricing. The 2023 Elantra begins at $20,950 and pushes to almost $33,000 for the high-performance N mannequin. Hyundai additionally expenses a compulsory $1,115 freight payment. We count on costs to extend with the updates, however not by a lot as a result of Hyundai gained’t need to lose the automotive’s aggressive place.

Subtler Modifications Inside

Modifications are refined inside, with new soft-touch door panels, USB ports for rear-seat passengers, and Hyundai’s H-Tex fake leather-based now discovered on the Restricted trim’s seats. There’s a brand new Wi-Fi sizzling spot, and Restricted trim fashions now get a surround-view monitor and ahead and reverse parking distance warnings.

No Powertrain Replace

Mechanically, Hyundai appears to have made no adjustments. So most Elantra consumers can count on a 147-horsepower 4-cylinder engine and a constantly variable transmission. Consumers of the spicier (however not track-ready) N-Line get a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder unit producing 201 horsepower.

Elantra Hybrid patrons get 139 whole horsepower.

N patrons see extra in depth adjustments.

Sporty Elantra N Sees Dealing with Updates

Hyundai launched a high-performance Elantra N in 2022 to compete with different spice-enhanced small automobiles just like the Honda Civic Kind R. It’s the form of factor many automakers have stopped making as sedans have turn into a smaller portion of the American market — a automotive that’s dependable as a day by day commuter but in addition able to monitor efficiency.

For 2024, it continues with a 276-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. It will get a 10-horsepower enhance for 20 seconds on the contact of a steering wheel-mounted button.

Energy goes by way of both an 8-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission or, in an exquisite throwback, a 6-speed stick.

Energy stays the identical, however there are dealing with enhancements galore. They embrace a change to the steering gearbox yoke meant to sharpen steering response, diminished friction within the steering common joint to sharpen steering response, and bolstered G bushings to sharpen steering response. Choosing up on a theme but?

The ability steering software program was up to date to … you get it by now.

Sturdier engine mounts ought to cut back vibration when the powerplant is working exhausting.

Competes in a Powerful Class

The compact sedan class is a aggressive place, with wonderful decisions just like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla vying on your consideration. The Elantra has all the time carved out its area of interest with worth and a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain guarantee that makes Hyundai merchandise good long-term investments. The brand new mannequin ought to maintain these benefits and add extra beauty attraction.