Hyundai Accent diesel claims price point

Buyers who think the i20 is too small and the slightly larger i30 is too big now have a compromise. Hyundai has shoehorned the new Accent in between the i20 and i30 in size, features and price.

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Hyundai Australia boss Edward Lee says the Accent is the new premium model in the light-car segment. That comes as a bit of a surprise because the Accent - last available here from 2006-09 - was best known as cheap, reliable transport.

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Hyundai has taken the 1.6-litre engine out of the European-made i20 line-up and has priced the Korean-made 1.6-litre Accent range above the i20 and below the i30.

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Prices for the i20 range from $14,990 (drive away) to $16,490, while Accent prices start at $16,990 and end at $20,990, overlapping slightly with the i30 from $19,590.

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Hyundai says the Accent comes in three trim levels - Active, Elite and Premium - which is consistent with all its new passenger vehicles. The Active comes standard with a trip computer, height-adjustable seat, iPod connectivity and 14-inch steel wheels wi

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Fuel economy is an acceptable 6L/100km in the five-speed manual which is better than the previous Accent at 7L/100km.

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This is Hyundai's fourth model in the "fluidic sculptured design" philosophy, featuring a hexagonal grille and curved headlamps that wrap around the front corners. The interior will look familiar to new Hyundai drivers with its curved dashboard, controls

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The Accent has stability control, and comes with vehicle stability management which assists steering in low-grip situations - the first vehicle in this segment with this feature. It also comes with six airbags as standard across the range including full-l

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CarsGuide team

24 January 2012

5 min read

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The Accent oiler will hit the showroom floors only in Active spec, with a starting price of $19,490.

The turbodiesel unit - the first in the Accent line-up – is a new 1.6-litre engine with common rail direct injection (CRDi) fuel system, intercooled with variable geometry turbo (VGT). It develops 94kW of power at 4000rpm and 260Nm of torque between 1900-2750rpm.

The engine is mated to either Hyundai’s six-speed manual, or for an extra $2000 the four-speed electronic automatic transmission – which features a lock-up torque converter, overdrive and driver style adaptation programming.

Hyundai claims the combination of CRDi and VGT enables the diesel to deliver fuel economy of 4.4L/100km in a combined cycle of driving with the manual transmission sedan and 4.5L/100km for the hatch, with the automatic versions both coming in at 5.6L/100km.

Safety equipment for the Active spec level includes six airbags, vehicle stability management, electronic stability control and traction control systems.

The four-channel, four-sensor anti-skid braking system also has electronic brakeforce distribution that adjusts brake effort to compensate for uneven loading of cargo or passengers.

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