The Elantra is a car that you are actually very familiar with. And it sold 17,235 units from January to September 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Why is the 2025 Hyundai Elantra so well recognised by so many consumers? I will find out the answer for you in this article.
Exterior: Larger than the Corolla in size
The 2025 Hyundai Elantra has strong lines and low-slung styling under the new ONE MODEL global design, which is very sporty. As a model mainly used by family customers, the Hyundai Elantra is quite spacious, where the length, width and height are 4710/1825/1430mm and the wheelbase is 2720mm.
2025 Hyundai Elantra（Toyota Corolla）
Length (mm):4710（4630）
Width (mm):1825（1780）
Height (mm):1430（1455）
Wheelbase (mm):2720（2700）
The front face adopts a shark biomimetic design, and the swooping trend is made more obvious by the new upper and lower split mesh grille. In addition, the LED headlamps with built-in dual ultra-narrow lenses provide a strong visual impact on the overall front face.
The 2025 Elantra car adopts the current more mainstream crossover coupe styling, with five-spoke blade style wheel styling, and the body is very smooth. The dynamic sliding roof makes it look more sporty and young.
The new through-type taillights look like a letter ‘H’ from a distance, so the shape echoes the Hyundai brand LOGO. The bumper below also added a similar diffuser style layout, and the right bottom exhaust adopts a single side of the two-way layout, creating a sporty atmosphere.
Interior: 10.25-inch dual-link screen
The interior is more minimalist and homely than the aggressive exterior. The cabin features a driver-centred wrap-around design with a flat-bottomed steering wheel that creates a nice sporty vibe.
Of course, the high-grade 10.25-inch dual-link screen in the functional area of the wraparound design is the highlight of the entire interior (the low-grade is 8 inches). No matter whether it's the UI design, smoothness or functionality, it's satisfactory enough.
Although this screen covers basically all the car full scene, but the new Elantra still retains a lot of physical buttons, which is very convenient for blind manipulation of the use of the scene. Moreover, the exquisite buttons also enrich the sense of hierarchy inside the car.
The air conditioning temperature and airflow adjustment has physical knobs, which is commendable. The front row provides USB, type-c port, 12V power supply and mobile phone wireless charging function.
The interior materials are made of large areas of plastic and lack some premium feel.
When a 183cm tall person sits in the car, the space is still abundant. After adjusting the front seats, the headroom still has a fist and four fingers of spare space, so its performance is satisfactory.
Powertrain
The 2025 Hyundai Elantra is offered with two petrol engines to select from: a 1.6-litre engine and a 2.0-litre engine, both of which are paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Among them, the 1.6-litre engine has a maximum power of 128 hp and a peak torque of 154 Nm, which is suitable for daily driving needs.
For consumers who are looking for more power, the 2.0-litre engine is capable of delivering a maximum power of 152 hp and a torque of 192 Nm.
For actual driving experience, the 1.6L model's power output of 128 hp is hardly a surging display for the driver, but thanks to the sensitive response of the throttle front, so the starting moment is still very good and not very meaty.
In Sport mode, the 2025 Hyundai Elantra's power response will be more positive, accelerating and overtaking crisply, and the front part of the accelerator pedal is more linear, as much as you step on it. However, the engine's power is limited by the fact that, in both Sport and Standard modes, the power feels noticeably underpowered in the middle and rear sections of the car. But if you're a keen driver, this powertrain is still a good fit.
Overall, the new Elantra's overall power performance as an entry-level coupe can still be satisfactory, with a sort of quick power response and a decent chassis.
Feature
It is worth mentioning that the intelligent driving field configuration of the new Elantra is not bad. With 24 ADAS Intelligent Driving Assistance functions and 14 intelligent driving assistance hardware facilities, including the new ISLA Intelligent Speed Limit Assist and MCB Multi-Collision Defence Assist, the driving safety of the whole car can also be said to be ahead of its class.
In addition , features such as SCC Intelligent Cruise Control, HDA Highway Driving Assist, FCA Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (identifying vehicles/pedestrians/two-wheelers), FCW Forward Collision Warning, LDW Lane Departure Warning, LKA Lane Departure Avoidance Assist, BCW Blind Zone Collision Avoidance Warning, FCA-JT Forward Collision Avoidance Assist, and 360° Panoramic Image also provide safer driving with additional driving convenience.
Summary
Despite the shortcomings pointed out in the article, the 2025 Elantra can be described as a very good car for the money when you look at it as a whole. Firstly it is getting younger and younger and the styling is getting sharper, sleeker and on trend.
So for the younger generation, if you want a compact sedan that can satisfy your full sensory experience, perhaps the new Elantra would be a good choice. That is why I would like to end the article by asking you whether you would choose the 2025 Elantra or the Toyota Corolla for more than 100,000 SAR?
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