Hyundai gives insight into future Elantra

After releasing a single teaser sketch of its upcoming Elantra sleek last week Hyundai has dropped a few more into cyberspace, giving us an even better idea of what’s in store.

Although some of these official renderings of the all-new Elantra look more realistic, industry followers have to wait until the imminent reveal to see if it looks as good as this in the metal.

This certainly is a promising preview, depicting a classy silhouette with a rising beltline, something of an evolution of the current design but with cleaner lines and chrome detailing, while the front end gains a huge hexagonal mouth and aggro-looking headlights.

It is a sportier interpretation of the design cues seen in its Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) sibling, the new Tucson, and the latter should also point to what is to be expected beneath the skin of Hyundai’s new Corolla/Focus/Jetta wrestler.

To that end, Hyundai’s 1.6-litre direct injection petrol engine should form the backbone of the line-up, with a 99kW normally aspirated version serving price-conscious buyers and a 130kW-or-so turbo model clientele.

All Hyundai model product lines are under the franchise of Stallion Motors Nigeria Limited. Some Hyundai product models are being locally assembled in the country at the Volkswagen Assembly plant under the SKD II automobile assembly platform under the National Automotive Industrial Development Programme of the federal government.