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The 2017 Hyundai Accent range of configurations is currently priced from $5,990.
Our most recent review of the 2017 Hyundai Accent resulted in a score of 6 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Contributing Journalist Andrew Chesterton had this to say at the time: Cheap but quite cheerful, the Hyundai Accent Active will hit the spot for budget-conscious shoppers. If you're looking for cheep thrills, however, keep on looking.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Andrew Chesterton liked most about this particular version of the Hyundai Accent: Price, Classy interior, Plenty of room
The 2017 Hyundai Accent carries a braked towing capacity of up to 1000 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Hyundai Accent is also known as Hyundai Verna in markets outside Australia.
The Hyundai Accent 2017 prices range from $6,820 for the basic trim level Hatchback SR to $14,960 for the top of the range Sedan Sport.
Car makers will sometimes help out with such problems provided the car has been serviced correctly and not abused throughout its life. I agree that 40,000km is not a reasonable expectation for a modern automatic transmission, so I’d be contacting Hyundai Australia’s customer service division to see if anything can be done. Experience tells me that Hyundai takes its obligations in this area pretty seriously, so you may be offered some help with the cost of repairs.
You could also have the transmission inspected to see what went wrong (your state motoring club is a good place to start for independent inspections like this one) as this information might be very useful if you decide to take the matter further. The ACCC would be the final step in this process, and Australian Consumer Law deals with what is fit for purpose and what is not.
You don’t tell us what happened, which makes it difficult to be of help.
Reducing speed isn’t a satisfactory answer, as driving at 70 km/h when the rest of the traffic is doing 100 km/h can be dangerous. It would appear that there is nothing obviously wrong with the car, or it would have been found in the inspections. You could try increasing the tyre pressures by 5 psi and see if that has any affect; you could also have an experienced mechanic drive the car over the section of road in question so they can see how it behaves.