Hyundai Accent.
Back in the 1980's, Hyundai made a name for itself in Canada as a builder of affordable small cars, but with its earliest models being plagued by less-than-stellar durability, the word "cheap" became one of the most common adjectives used to describe Hyundais. Hyundai spent the better part of the 1990s working to change the driving public's opinion of its products, and the second-generation (2000-2004) Accent is one of the fruits of that effort.
Just as the first generation Accent (1995-1999) was a step up from the old Excel, the 2000 model was a slightly more mature small car that offered a little more refinement and slightly nice interior appointments for what was still very little money. The 2000 Accent also improved in the quality department. Where first generation Accents suffered from unreliable automatic transmissions and manual transmissions that weren't a lot of fun to use, second-generation cars fared better in both regards. Other drivetrain improvements included better sound insulation to reduce interior noise levels. The 2000 model continued to be offered in 3-door hatchback and 4-door sedan configurations. The hatchback is the value leader of the line, offering a basic and uncomplicated means of transportation. The GS hatchback came with skinny 13 inch tires and manual steering, and a radio was optional on earlier base models. The GL four-door featured power steering and a CD player as standard equipment, and the sportier GSi 3-door a sunroof as standard equipment. The GSi also featured a few attractive body add-ons, including side skirts, a rear spoiler and fog lights. It also got a slightly firmer suspension and 14-inch alloy wheels and tires. Creature comforts like air conditioning, automatic transmission, 14-inch wheels (in place of the standard 13s) and power windows and locks were offered on most models. While all 2000 Accents shared the same 1.5 litre 12-valve SOHC 4-cylinder engine (92 hp) that powered previous generation cars, a 106-hp, 1.6 litre 16-valve DOHC motor (106 hp) was made standard equipment in all but the entry level hatchback model in 2001. The 1.5 litre powerplant was dropped from the model line completely in 2004. While the 1.5-litre has proven to be a fairly durable engine, the extra horsepower offered by the larger engine makes the Accent just a little more fun to drive. For 2000, a chiselled, more aggressive look replaced the soft, rounded lines of the first-generation model. Size-wise, the changes were subtler. Overall length grew from 4103 mm to 4200 mm for the 3-door, while the sedan grew from 4117 mm to 4236 mm. The wheelbase increased by 40 mm to 2440 mm while width increase 50 mm to 1670 mm. Curb weights increased slightly too (by about 30 kg), due to the aforementioned improvements in sound isolation. The small changes to the car's exterior dimensions yielded a similarly small increase in interior space over the previous generation, meaning the Accent is a reasonably comfortable means of transport for two passengers. Two people likely won't mind riding in the back for a short time, but they might start to complain after a couple hours of seat time.
The sedan's trunk, at 334 litres, is plenty big enough to carry a week's worth of groceries, or luggage for two for a weekend out of town. The hatchback is the star in terms of cargo capacity though, with 480 litres of cargo space with the rear seats in place. Fold them down and this little car will haul a lot of stuff: camping gear for two for a weekend or a small armchair will easily fit through the large hatch opening. Many buyers looking for a car of this size want something that will return good value for the money spent to fill the gas tank, and the Accent generally won't disappoint those in the market for a used small car. The 1.5 litre engine was rated at 8.3 l/100 km in city driving, and 6.1 l/100 km on the highway, while earlier versions of the 1.6 litre was rated at 8.7 l/100 km in the city cycle and 5.8 l/100 km on the highway. Fuel economy numbers were revised in 2003 to 8.1 l/100 km city and 6.5 l/100 km highway. That's not bad fuel economy, but for comparison's sake, the 1.5 litre engine in the 2003 Toyota Echo offered similar power as the Accent's 1.6 litre, but was rated at 6.6 l/100 km in the city and a mere 5.1 l/100 km on the highway. The Accent is a good value on the used market. The Canadian Red Book price for a 2002 Accent GSi is $8,400, or about 58 per cent of its value when new. Similar money will buy a used Chevrolet Cavalier, which offers slightly more interior space and similar levels of refinement, but the lack of a hatchback option makes it a less versatile choice. Toyota's Echo has only been available in hatchback form in Canada since 2004, and it has far less cargo space than the Accent. From a safety point of view, all 2000-2004 Accents feature an airbag for the driver as standard equipment, but ABS was never available, even as an option. In U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests, the 2000-2004 Accent received at least a four-star frontal crash rating for driver and passenger. In side impact testing, early models of the second generation Accent didn't fare well, earning three stars for front seat occupants, and just two for rear seat occupants. Revisions to the car halfway through the 2003 model year earned later versions of the car improved side impact ratings to at least four stars for front and rear passengers.
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The Accent is available either as a two-door hatchback or four-door sedan. The hatchback is offered in two levels of trim -- GLS and GT -- while the sedan comes in GLS trim only. The GLS hatchback and sedan come with 13-inch steel wheels, body-side moldings, tinted glass, a tachometer, a cassette player, a rear defroster, power steering, variable intermittent wipers and a folding rear seat. The GT hatchback offers 14-inch alloy wheels, a sport suspension, cloth sport seats, body-color rocker moldings, white-faced gauges, front foglamps, a rear spoiler and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. All Accents can be equipped with air conditioning, floor mats, a rear spoiler, mudguards or a cargo net for the trunk.
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Expect decent reliability from these cars. Hyundai's work to improve its products shows in these cars, and while they may not match the levels of refinement and reliability offered by a small Honda or Toyota, the Accent offers a lot of utility and dependability for a very reasonable price.
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