An amazing car for the price
I've put 15,000 miles on Elantra in the first year. I'm continually impressed at how quiet the car is and at level of quality of the materials in the cabin. It's not what I would call an exciting driver, but it was much better than similar cars from Chevy and Ford that I test drove. The steering is responsive and the ride is pretty smooth. Steering can get light in heavy rain; it's not a VW GTI. As a daily commuter, the car averages just over 30 mpg. I spend about 20 of 30 minutes in bumper to bumper rush hour congestion, so that's pretty good. The only potential criticism I have is that the seats could be a bit more comfortable. For daily use, they are fine. Longer trips over 3-4 hours might be a problem for some folks. I found the Nissan Sentea to be superior in terms of comfort, but it was about $4k more than the Elantra with fewer interior feature like the backup camera.
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