OREANDA-NEWS.Today, Hyundai Motor America announced the 2016 Elantra, featuring product improvements and new value-focused packaging updates. Elantra continues its high value proposition as a strong choice for shoppers in this highly-competitive segment, validated by several coveted accolades over the model’s lifecycle. Elantra ranked highest in its segment for initial quality in the influential J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). It remains one of the top-shopped vehicles in the segment.

2016 Elantra Highlights

  • Highest ranked in Compact Car segment for initial quality according to JD Power
  • New Elantra Value Edition provides \\$1000 in value savings
  • Elantra Limited: Proximity key with push-button start and dual automatic temperature control now standard and provides a \\$600 value savings
  • Elantra Sport now equipped with standard cloth seats

For the 2016 model year, Elantra ups the value quotient by offering a new Value Edition that bundles customer-favorite features at an attractive \\$1,000 in value savings. In addition, the Limited model now comes with more standard features and maintains the same starting MSRP of the previous model year while Elantra Sport gets a lower starting price with the removal of standard leather and power sunroof. 2016 Elantra pricing arrives in dealerships this month with a starting MSRP of \\$17,250, excluding \\$825 freight.

2016 Elantra Value Edition

Updates for 2016:

  • Elantra Value Edition provides a \\$1,000 value savings by bundling attractive features at just \\$550 more than an Elantra SE with the Popular Equipment Package:
    • Unique 16” alloy wheels
    • Power tilt-and-slide sunroof
    • Leather steering wheel and shift knob
    • Proximity key w/ push button start
    • Heated front seats
    • Chrome beltline molding & aluminum entrance sills
    • Side mirror turn signals
    • Tilt-and-telescopic steering wheel
  • Elantra Limited now comes standard with proximity key with push-button start and dual automatic temperature control – and a \\$600 value savings
  • Elantra Sport removes standard leather seats and power sunroof for a lower starting price

HYUNDAI “FLUIDIC SCULPTURE” DESIGN


Elantra exemplifies Hyundai’s emotional “Fluidic Sculpture” design principles. “Fluidic Sculpture” considers the interplay of wind with rigid surfaces to create the illusion of constant motion. Along Elantra’s sides are flowing lines that join a strong undercut feature line starting at the front door. These lines, along with muscular wheel arches and a sleek roofline, create a memorable and spacious package. Flowing lines also lead to an aerodynamic body. The drag coefficient for the Elantra sedan line-up is an exceptionally low 0.28.

Hyundai’s signature hexagonal front grille and detailed swept-back headlights give Elantra a compact athletic face, emboldened by an open-mouth lower bumper, grille, L-shaped foglights and available projector headlamps with LED accents. Its athletic stance is further complemented by available 17-inch alloy wheels. Side mirrors available with integrated turn signals and LED taillights complete the distinct and premium look. The Elantra was designed at Hyundai's North American Design Center in Irvine, California.