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Hyundai Accent vs Range Rover Sport

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Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Accent

$6,990 - $21,999

2018 price

Range Rover Sport
Range Rover Sport

$137,990 - $409,990

2024 price

Summary

2018 Hyundai Accent
2024 Range Rover Sport
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 1.6L

Turbo V8, 4.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.3L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Suspension can be jarring occasionally
  • Lacks refinement outside of the city
  • Standard safety package lacking

  • Body and Soul seats are clever but feel gimmicky
  • Already sold out for the first year
  • Miss the sound of the old supercharged V8
2018 Hyundai Accent Summary

While there are plenty of things that somehow improve with age (art, wine, the seemingly ageless Will Smith, to name but a few), the Hyundai Accent is sadly not one of them.

But then, neither does almost any new cars. With new technology, entertainment and safety features launching daily, and with engines that are getting cleaner, more efficient and smoother all the time, a once all-new model can be left looking positively antique in just a handful of years.

But it’s definitely even worse than normal over at Hyundai; the Korean manufacturer that continues to make great forward strides with every new model. From the members of its fast and frantic N Division to its polished SUVs, to the all-new i30 small car, Hyundai is going from strength to strength with neck-breaking speed.

All of which creates a little problem for the pint-sized Accent, which - having launched back in 2011 - is now starting to feel its age. And unlike the Fresh Prince, it isn’t holding up quite so well. 

So in lieu of an all new version, Hyundai streamlined the existing Accent family into one value-packed model in 2017, taking the axe to the Active and SR models and replacing both with a single, Sport trim level, which is available in sedan and hatchback guise.

And in creating the Sport, Hyundai aims to blend the best of the Accent range into one handy package. So have they taught this old dog new tricks?

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2024 Range Rover Sport Summary

Breadth of capability. That’s the key phrase the engineers, public relations managers and even the support crew keep using when discussing the all-new Range Rover Sport SV. And with good reason.

There aren’t too many SUVs on the market that can match it for its bandwidth. Within the space of a few hours at the recent launch in Portugal, we hit 233km/h down the front straight at the Portimao race track, carved through country back roads and then drove down a muddy track, across a small creek and then conquered an off-road obstacle course.

Most of its rivals can do some of those things, but none can do all of them.

Range Rovers have always had a Swiss Army knife element to their appeal, but the Sport SV adds a new dimension with its sheer dynamic ability.

The company confidently calls it its most dynamic model yet, which isn’t saying much for a brand that’s history is focused on off-road performance rather than worrying too much about paved roads.

But not only is it clearly the most dynamic Range Rover ever, it’s also now a clear front-runner in the highly-competitive performance SUV market, capable of holding its own against the likes of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, Lamborghini Urus and Aston Martin DBX.

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