2011 Hyundai Elantra – Click above for high-res image gallery
A first-quarter spike in small (subcompact and compact) car sales, attributed mainly to rising gas prices, boosted the average fuel economy of light vehicles (LVs) in the U.S. to 22.7 miles per gallon, coming within hundredths of a point of the record set back in the Cash-for-Clunkers days of late 2009, according to Ward’s Auto. The posted 22.7 mpg represents a 1.9 percent jump over the average fuel economy of LVs in the first quarter of 2010 and a 2.8 percent increase over last year’s third-quarter results.
Small cars accounted for 19.4 percent of total vehicle sales in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011, the segment’s highest percentage since Cash-for-Clunkers. In addition to rising fuel prices, recent entries such as the Chevy Cruze, along with the redesigned Hyundai Elantra and Volkswagen Jetta, have boosted sales in the small-car segment.
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2011 Hyundai Elantra front 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra front 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra side view
2011 Hyundai Elantra front view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear view
2011 Hyundai Elantra front detail
2011 Hyundai Elantra grille
2011 Hyundai Elantra headlight
2011 Hyundai Elantra wheel
2011 Hyundai Elantra side mirror
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear detail
2011 Hyundai Elantra taillight
2011 Hyundai Elantra taillight
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear bumper
2011 Hyundai Elantra engine
2011 Hyundai Elantra engine
2011 Hyundai Elantra engine
2011 Hyundai Elantra interior
2011 Hyundai Elantra interior
2011 Hyundai Elantra interior
2011 Hyundai Elantra instrument panel
2011 Hyundai Elantra instrument panel
2011 Hyundai Elantra front seats
2011 Hyundai Elantra steering wheel
2011 Hyundai Elantra gauges
2011 Hyundai Elantra climate controls
2011 Hyundai Elantra shifter
2011 Hyundai Elantra door panel
2011 Hyundai Elantra door controls
2011 Hyundai Elantra side sill
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear seats
2011 Hyundai Elantra front 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra front 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear 3/4 view
2011 Hyundai Elantra side view
2011 Hyundai Elantra front view
2011 Hyundai Elantra rear view
2011 Hyundai Elantra grille
2011 Hyundai Elantra headlight
2011 Hyundai Elantra front fascia
2011 Hyundai Elantra lower grille
2011 Hyundai Elantra wheel
2011 Hyundai Elantra side mirror
2011 Hyundai Elantra taillight
2011 Hyundai Elantra emblem
2011 Hyundai Elantra interior
2011 Hyundai Elantra front seats
2011 Hyundai Elantra seats
2011 Hyundai Elantra seats
2011 Hyundai Elantra multimedia system
2011 Hyundai Elantra navigation system
2011 Hyundai Elantra weather warning system
2011 Hyundai Elantra weather warning system
2011 Hyundai Elantra shifter
Photos copyright ©2011 Zach Bowman / AOL
[Source: Ward’s Auto]