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2015 Hyundai Elantra diesel automatic first drive review

A few subtle changes have been made to the new Elantra. We drive it to see what has changed

Overdrive|May 07, 2015, 08:00:09 IST

Hyundai has refreshed its Elantra for the model year 2015. The all-new Elantra surfaced in India in 2012, going on to win the 2013 CNBC-TV18 Overdrive Car of the Year award and it is after a good three years that it gets an update. But by how much have things changed for the best seller in the upper C-segment. We find out.

Starting with the looks, Hyundai has applied Fluidic Sculpture version 2.0 strokes to the Elantra. It looks a tad sharper. The headlamps are now projectors with LEDs surrounding them. These lend the new Hyundai Elantra an even more upmarket look. The bumpers, Hyundai says is new. In keeping with the youthful trend, the 16-inch 10-spoke ...Continue Reading...

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