SPORT-TUNED FUN
With its upgraded sport suspension, the Hyundai Accent SE thrives on a steady diet of corners, switchbacks, and curves.
Higher-spec dampers, beefier stabilizer bars, and stiffer springs have all been utilized to reduce body roll, improve cornering, and increase road feel.
Add an RPM-sensing steering rack and a reinforced unibody frame nearly 40% stiffer than its predecessor and, suddenly, even a trip to the dry cleaners provides a serious rush of adrenaline.
POWER TO THE POWERTRAIN.
The Hyundai Accent’s economical 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine delivers up to 36 miles per gallon. With 110 horsepower and 106 pound-feet of torque, it’s perfect for both stop-and-go city driving as well as worry-free on-ramp entry.
Its spirited responsiveness comes courtesy of dual overhead cams and Continuously Variable Valve Timing, an innovative technology that perfectly times the engine’s intake and exhaust valves. That widens the power band, boosts fuel efficiency at all speeds, and smoothes idle.
The Accent also offers a choice of transmissions. Choose from a sporty five-speed manual transmission or a smooth-shifting four-speed automatic that utilizes intelligent gearing ratios for improved fuel economy at freeway speeds.
What was that line again about good things coming in small packages?
BUILT TO LAST.
The Hyundai Accent’s efficient Alpha-series engine is the product of a multimillion dollar investment into powertrain research.
Its remarkable quality and reliability come not just from its engineering, but its top-notch construction as well.
Each engine is painstakingly assembled by hand to exacting standards. So exacting, in fact, that as a final quality check each engine is run without fluids. Unless the machining and assembly are precisely to spec, the engine doesn’t leave the factory.
The end result is an engine truly worthy of its industry leading 10-year/100,000-mile warranty.