New Car Overview of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra Compact Sedan or Five-Door Hatchback Wagon
Description: Compact Sedan or Five-Door Hatchback Wagon
Base MSRP Range: $13,675 - $15,845
Invoice Price Range: $12,649 - $14,653
Where built: South Korea
Hyundai's perennial best-seller measures up to the compact class as a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback wagon. Elantra GLS is the mainstay model as a well-equipped four-door or five-door, although a sport-tuned GT five-door hatchback is also available. And for 2006 Hyundai adds the new Elantra Limited four-door sedan with plush beige leather upholstery and woodgrain trim.
Engine for all Elantras is Hyundai's 2.0-liter four-cylinder plant with CVVT and a power rating of 138 hp with SULEV configuration.
Standard gear for the GLS ranges from air conditioning and frontal plus side-impact air bags to power operation for windows and door locks and mirrors, a tilting steering column, AM/FM stereo system with CD deck and a keyless remote entry device tied to an alarm. The new Premium Package for all trims brings a power sunroof and additional safety hardware like ABS and TCS.
Hyundai, largest car company in South Korea, invests in North America with its new Alabama assembly plant, a technology and engineering center in Michigan, research and design studios in California plus a test track in the Mojave Desert. As a result, many of the vehicles in Hyundai's extensive lineup for 2006 skew directly toward the American market -- such as Sonata, a mid-size sedan with V6 power that comes together at the Alabama plant. Azera pops up as Hyundai's elegant new flagship sedan for the USA, and Accent, smallest car in Hyundai's fleet, rolls out in a new design with segment-leading standard safety systems aboard.
