Hyundai has successfully exorcised the demons of its past and won the hearts and minds of middle Australia, so now it is turning its attention to creating genuinely cracking sports variants of the range. Its new N performance division aims to be competitive with the best from VW, Ford Performance, […]
Hyundai Elantra SR
2017 Hyundai Elantra Sport turbo announced for US market
Hyundai’s US division has unwrapped the turbocharged Elantra Sport – a car that will be sold here in Australia (with some tweaks) later this year as the Elantra SR. The Elantra Sport is visually differentiated from its more cooking brethren thanks to side skirts, a deeper front valance with more […]
2017 Hyundai Elantra SR turbo revealed in South Korea
Following some leaked images last week, Hyundai has now officially unveiled the sporty Elantra SR, known as the Avante Sport in South Korea. This is the first sports-oriented Elantra to be launched, featuring a 1.6-litre turbocharged engine producing 150kW and 265Nm. The engine is lifted from the Veloster SR Turbo. […]
Sporty Hyundai Elantra SR turbo prototype spotted
Hyundai Australia has already confirmed there is a sporty SR version of the new Elantra in the pipeline, but it seems keen photographers have managed to snap a prototype in the making well before its slated arrival later this year. The new Elantra went on sale in Australia in February. […]
Sporty Hyundai Elantra SR turbo confirmed for Australia
Following its recent showroom trends, Hyundai will launch a sporty SR version of the new Elantra later this year, bringing turbo power to the nameplate for the first time. Speaking with PerformanceDrive at the local launch of the 2016 Elantra in Tasmania, Hyundai confirmed there are plans for an SR […]