We’re talking, of course, about Electronic Stability Control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls ESC the single most important safety advancement since the seatbelt. If widely deployed, it could save 10,000 lives a year.
Needless to say, it comes standard on the Elantra SE, along with ABS.
ESC works with our Traction Control System and uses computer-controlled braking of individual wheels to help keep the car from skidding and leaving the road during emergency maneuvers. The goal: to help prevent an accident from occurring in the first place. Think of it as a ton of prevention.
A list of the Hyundai Elantra’s standard safety features reads like a catalog of safety technologies.
You get six airbags, of course, including two advanced front airbags, two front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, as well as two side-curtain airbags. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, this combination of airbags can reduce fatalities by 45%.
Then there are the four-wheel, four-channel ABS brakes, enhanced with Electronic Brake-force Distribution. Together, they seamlessly vary and adjust brake pressure to each wheel, as necessary, to provide maximum braking power and to help prevent wheel lockup during emergency maneuvers or under slippery road conditions.
A list of the Hyundai Elantra’s standard safety features reads like a catalog of safety technologies.
You get six airbags, of course, including two advanced front airbags, two front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, as well as two side-curtain airbags. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, this combination of airbags can reduce fatalities by 45%.
Then there are the four-wheel, four-channel ABS brakes, enhanced with Electronic Brake-force Distribution. Together, they seamlessly vary and adjust brake pressure to each wheel, as necessary, to provide maximum braking power and to help prevent wheel lockup during emergency maneuvers or under slippery road conditions.