The 2011 Hyundai Elantra has been unveiled at the Busan International Motor Show in South Korea.
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra is powered by the company's new 1.6L Gamma Gasoline Direct Injection engine that develops 140 PS and 17.0kg/m of torque. The engine of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra is coupled with 6-speed automatic transmission and a front-wheel drive system. The company claims the new 2011 Hyundai Elantra is 10% more fuel efficient in comparison to its direct competitors.
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra�s dashboard inspired from the latest Kia Tucson and the newest Kia Sonata. What are also evident are two-tone inserts and an all new centre console that beams of higher class and quality. The probable engine under the 2011 Kia Elantra could be a 1.6L four banger blessed with the direct engine technology to boost the efficiency.
Among the new car's available features in Korea are heated rear seats, puddle lamps, high-intensity-discharge headlamps, LED taillamps and an LCD information display in the instrument cluster.
Press Release
Hyundai Motor Co. had its world-premier of the all-new Avante compact sedan, the company�s best-selling model worldwide, at the Busan International Motor Show 2010 today.
"The new Avante encompasses Hyundai�s latest ambitions, featuring the best styling and performance in its class," Steve S. Yang, President & CEO of Hyundai�s Global Business Division, said at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) today. "We�re confident that it will once again redefine the compact segment worldwide."
With sportier and even more elegant lines than its predecessor, the new Avante ? badged as Elantra in markets outside Korea - continues Hyundai�s �fluidic sculpture� design philosophy.
Hyundai has applied its latest 1.6L Gamma Gasoline Direct Injection engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission to the front-wheel drive compact, the first time GDI and six-speed automatic have been featured on a compact sedan in Korea. The new Avante delivers a peak output of 140ps and maximum torque of 17.0kg�m. It is also about 10 percent more fuel efficient than its closest competitors, thanks to GDI, the six speed automatic and other fuel economy enhancements.
The new Avante will delight and surprise with a raft of other advanced features not found on other compacts, including HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlamps, LED combination lamps in the rear, heated rear seats, puddle lamps and a color TFT LCD information display nestled in the gauge cluster.
Under the Avante/Elantra badge, Hyundai has sold over 6 million units worldwide since the car�s launch in 1990. Hyundai will begin sales of the all-new Avante in the second half of 2010 in Korea.
At a separate commercial vehicle booth, Hyundai displayed a hydrogen fuel-cell electric bus and a Universe Limousine luxury coach, among other displays.
Hyundai�s New 1.6L Gamma GDI Engine
Hyundai displayed its all-new 1.6L Gamma GDI engine in Busan today, which it first showed in Beijing auto show last week. It is the smallest member of the Hyundai gasoline engine family to benefit from the application of Gasoline Direct Injection technology. With the help of GDI, this four-cylinder powermill develops 140ps, an approximately 13 percent improvement over a conventional 1.6L Gamma fed by MPI. GDI technology doesnt only boost power output: It also improves fuel economy while lowering emissions. The new Gamma also features Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing, a Variable Induction System and exotic anti-friction coatings such as CrN Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating and Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating.
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