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Subscribe to this threadBeijing '08 Preview: 2009 Hyundai Elantra to debut with new face
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Seoultrain @ Apr 10th 2008 3:47PM
Looks good. Hyundai may not be very creative, (okay, not creative at all) but they've been making some universally pleasant designs.
There's some Kia Optima and Chevy Malibu up front, and Corolla in back. Very nice interior, minus the fake wood.
geo.stewart @ Apr 10th 2008 4:11PM
still cant stomach that wave line on the side. would rather see a nice straight line in keeping with the overall profile.
Larry @ Apr 10th 2008 4:33PM
To Geo Stewart: The "wave" on the side? Buick Enclave?
Xcountryflyer @ Apr 10th 2008 5:37PM
The wave character line is my least favorite design aspect since this version came out, otherwise it was blandly pleasant. I drove one as rental car to Tahoe and it was a pleasant drive and got decent MPG.
geo.stewart @ Apr 10th 2008 5:51PM
to larry:
on the Enclave, it works beautifully.
on the Elantra, not so much.
Its my opinion. I dont think the body style warrants it, or that it does it any favors. I think it tends to shorten it or that the wave breaks up the flow (go figure) or dtracts from the rest of the lines.
From a general perspective, I think Hyundai and Kia need to set some design guidelines. Tuscon and Sante Fe and Elantra are -rounded- while Sonata and Tiburon are angular.
with kia, sorento and optima are angular while others a re somewhat rounded.
i think a consistent language would serve each greatly.