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Great commuter car for less
Michael, 08/01/2021
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought a SE with the tech package for my 30 mile each way daily commute. The car is comfortable (I'm 6' 1"), drives very smooth, and gets 38 mpg on back country roads. Android auto is flawless. Heated seats and mirrors work almost instantly even when it's 0 degrees. Does fine in the snow with good snow tires, unlike some other small lightweight cars I've driven. I paid $13k for mine, used with only 8,000 miles. My coworkers spend $20-$30k on their commuters and get worse MPG and a brand. If this one goes 125k with no significant issues or rust I'll be happy.
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Great car
Paul, 06/03/2017
updated 05/18/2023
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car is a huge improvement over the last generation Elantra. It is a much more refined vehicle. Hyundai did a lot of work making this car more quiet, with the use of more high strength steel, almost 400ft of adhesive and thicker glass, the driving feel is more hushed and pleasant. The interior is very modern, yet practical. I use android auto and it works flawlessly. I have been averaging between 43 and 46 mpg driving mostly highway miles, which is awesome. Oh by the way I forgot to mention, I paid only 17k for a limited model. Overall this is a great car for the money. So far 94k trouble free miles, other than oil changes, tire rotations and a new set of tires at 60k the vehicle has not seen the dealer for any repairs. Would recommend this vehicle to anyone. After 115k of trouble free miles,, I traded this vehicle in for a 23 model, hopefully the reliability streak will continue on
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Extremely Impressive for a "Compact Economy Car"
Wikoli (Victor), 06/13/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Traded a 2014 Sonata SE with sport and tech packages, which was a great car, no problems for a 2017 Elantra Limited with Tech and Ultimate packages. This is a totally new Elantra from the 2016 and I think Hyundai hit a home run. Had our choice of blue/black or red/beige. The blue was a March 2016 man date with 95 miles and looked abused and demoed poorly with sluggish acceleration. The red/beige was a July 2016 man date with 8 miles and demoed great with spirited acceleration and looked beautiful, and was very clean and still had new car smell. So we went for the red. Very impressed with the quietness for such a small car (aircraft grade chassis adhesives.). Very impressive for a "compact economy car". First tank was 36 MPG. Great nav and entertainment on the sharp 8" display. Incredible Infinity audio system, best since our 2007 Nissan Rockford Fosgate. No CD, so we'll have to transfer our music. Beautiful interior with dash setup same as new Sonata. They separated the climate control display and outside temp display from the LCD, good move. Got the Continental tires instead of the Korean ones, don't know, but I'm assuming they're better. Drawbacks are steering is a little compact-ish, just a little stiff and pulls slightly side to side on uneven roads curvy roads. Also, the suspension, which is actually pretty firm, but it will waddle a little on the road and in parking lots with sudden direction changes. These are my only complaints, which are minor. And I'm comparing it to the Sonata with the sport package the drove like it was on rails. And the Elantra of course is more comfortable and quiet. Quality, fit and finish is impressive. Only exception was the RR door which is sticking out very very slightly on the latch side. The 1.6L engine runs great and has decent power, and has multi-point fuel injection, which is much preferable over direct injection (the 2.4 GDI Theta II direct injection on the Sonata has a recall on it). The 6 speed auto is extremely smooth. New exterior styling beautiful, toned down a bit and more European. Excellent nav, audio, interior (obviously some hard plastics), beautiful leather seats, blind spot monitoring, lane departure, adaptive cruise, auto dimming RV mirror with homelink, heated F&R seats, power driver's seat with 2 memory settings, rear view camera, sunroof, auto opening trunk, what can I say? After $6500 in rebates and discounts, it's like a mini luxury car for 21.5 K. Perfect for my five foot wife. Did immediately install a K&N air filter which gives you a couple of extra horse on the 4-banger. Here's hoping no serious recalls on the engine or anything else. These new cars are so high tech you never know.
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Good buys come in small packages.
Mike, 08/16/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I'm happy with the car. I maintain it at the prescribed intervals and don't drive it hard. The manual 6-speed transmission makes it fun to drive. Downshifting makes my brakes last a long time, and having a manual clutch is cheap insurance should my battery ever fail to start the motor. It handles fine at all speeds up to 75mpg, which is the fastest I've driven it. I bought it new in 2016, but it was a 2017 model and had only 8 miles on the odometer. Owing to several discounts, I paid only $17,000 for it out the door (tax & license included). I have no doubt it will continue to give me reliable service. I would buy another one without hesitation.
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Love this car
Rspohr, 08/05/2019
updated 08/09/2023
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I’m a big guy, over 6 foot, around 300 pounds, and this car has plenty of room. I bought the car new with 3000 miles, and a year and a half later I’m almost to 60,000 miles. I have had no problems, the car still averages between 36 and 38 miles per gallon, and it has all the technology I’d ever want. Update: The car now has over 130,000 miles and the only thing I have ever done is changed the tires and oil. Still gets well over 35 mpg and is comfortable. Update: still love it. Now close to 150k miles and has never been in the shop. Still gets 35+ mpg
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High five to Hyundai - I love my Elantra!
Mary, 06/22/2019
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Love my Elantra (value edition)! Classy yet sporty look, smooth sailing when driving on the highway yet the steering is tight enough to handle the unexpected when it comes your way. I would definitely recommend this car. Sport mode gives a punch of speed at a moments notice if needed - so handy on steep mountin roads when other cars tend to crawl! The seating is adjustable in many ways to ease the pain of long cross country trips that last for hours. The darker gray exterior color stays fresh looking even during high-pollen season. Plenty of room in the trunk - split fold-down back seat is handy for long items yet allows for back seat passenger. Touch screen technology at dash area is easy to use and not very distracting. Back up camera and side alert make for a huge bonus in safety. Sun/moon roof is great for cross ventilation without wind blowing my hair in my face! I had my doubts about the stereo system though... I happen to love my CDs and want to slide one in whenever I want. But there is no CD player!!! Yes, there are plenty of other options like blue tooth, USB port for plug in and pandora/satellite radio service etc. But I wanted my own music that I knew and loved at a touch of a button. However, i got a huge surprise when I found out that I could put my cds on a memory stick and load them into the memory of my Elantra through my USB port. A new "music" icon pops up and I can add play lists or entire cds by album right into my car memory and don't have to keep the stick plugged in. I believe it holds close to 100 songs. YAY! CD problem solved! Awesome feature and a high five to Hyundai for including it. Yeah, I love my 2017 Elantra - all 33,000 + miles so far!
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Bought this car and they erred in pricing, =)
RedneckSavant, 07/22/2016
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
The Hyundai dealership realized there error and sold it to me for the lower price anyway. It's a great car and we absolutely love it. I got 40.4 MPG on the way home at 5MPH under the speed limit. The only thing I don't like is that the android auto app requires a USB connect and doesn't work over blutooth. (The kids blew out my HDMI ports by hot swapping cables on the 72" TV so I worry about these things now.)
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Dollar for dollar, no other cars can compare
Dale Rice, 06/13/2016
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 17 people found this review helpful
It's very simple, any car that has a 100,000 mile and/or 10 year warranty, is not building junk. They have the customers interest at hand.
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HATE THIS CAR
Linda, 06/26/2016
updated 08/15/2022
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
8 of 16 people found this review helpful
I have now had the car for over six years. I am extremely disappointed with the car. I have had to bring the car in for service for various electrical problems. It is very annoying and time consuming. My last car was a Toyota Corolla that I had for 26 years. I never had to bring the car in for service except for normal maintenance. I am also extremely disappointed with the gas mileage. When I first got the car, the mileage was great. The mileage has gotten worse since I have had the car. The Elantra is NOT for long distance driving. This car is strictly for neighborhood driving. The pick-up is lousy. I am going to sell my car and definitely go back to Toyota.
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SE poor acceleration
Serge, 02/16/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 14 people found this review helpful
Rented for 3 weeks in Florida. While making left turns before oncoming traffic, this car seemed to stall while trying to quickly accelerate... scary! barely avoided a few accidents! This occurred even in sport mode. Don't know if it was just this particular car or problem has occurred with other similar 2017 elantras? Recall on this issue?
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