New Car Review of the 2004 Hyundai Accent Sub-Compact Sedan.
Description: Sub-Compact Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $9,999 - $12,199
Invoice Price Range: Â $9,567 -Â $11,418
Hyundai's itsy-bitsy sedan in the price-conscious economy club forges a spacious passenger compartment. A new platform appeared several years ago with a longer wheelbase. The expansion created modest spatial improvements within the redesigned passenger cabin, which resulted in more headroom for front seats and more legroom in the rear.
Last year brought edgy exterior style revisions with a new front grille and headlamps, restyled front fenders and rear quarter panels. This year, all models carry side-impact air bags as standard safety gear.
Variations include a three-door hatchback and four-door sedan. The hatch trims out as the base Accent, up-level GL and sporty GT, with the sedan strictly in GL trim. Accent GT gets a sport suspension, front fog lamps, rear spoiler and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with white-face gauge package. All Accents use Hyundai's 1.6-liter dual-cam four-cylinder engine, which achieves 105 hp plus fuel economy numbers as high as 33 mpg.
