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Neward Thelman, 09/06/2018
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 37 people found this review helpful
The internet's full of car reviews - especially on the Elantra. Many may be found on Youtube. Many, if not most, of those are paid shills for cars companies, car dealers, and the like. If they're not getting cash, then they're getting other perks and goodies. Most of those guys will tell you - and sell you - two things: how a car looks, and how it drives. What these honchos won't tell you are all of the potential problems that a vehicle may have - even when those issues are well known. When was the last time you saw a review that said, "Yeehaw! This baby is sharp, fast, and handles like a dream. But, hell, this generation of the car burns oil like a smoke stack, needs the head gasket replaced by about 70 thousand miles or so; has lots of transmission failure; and if you get a sun roof, sooner or later, it's going to leak all over the place...". In the case of the Elantra, nobody, but nobody, has bothered to noticed how narrow the side windows are. Tank gun turret narrow. Indeed, the front and especially the rear windshields are pretty narrow as well. As a result, it's basement-interior dark inside. Additionally, the rear pillars are fairly wide. And, of course, as on all new cars, the head rests are freakishly huge, and jut your hard head forward so much that your spine will be permanently rounded. All of these things add up to a dark, claustrophobic interior with markedly poor visibility. You have almost zero chance of seeing anything over your left shoulder. Better get blind spot monitoring if you're seriously considering this car. But, that technology depends on a camera, and how well will that work during a big snow? Yeah, when you need it most, it'll be OTL. Oh well, put all of that out of your mind - and focus on the really important things you'll spend your hard-earned Kopecs on - stuff such as the infotainment screen size and Apple Car Play. Yeehaw.
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Is this title catchy enough
Isaiah H, 05/21/2017
updated 11/27/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
You get alot of bang for your buck. At around 18,500$ after rebate, the Elantra value edition is baller. To me ,I think it feels more like a 23,000$ or 24,000$ car with everything they put in it. It is a very quiet ride, even at high speeds (it's even pretty quiet at 100 mph I tried). And I get excellent gas mileage without driving an ugly car ,or being" that one prius guy" everybody knows. UPDATE 11/26/17 the car now has 13k miles, I'm still loving it. I have gotten close to 50 mpg on highway roadtrips (47.3 to be exact) . I put after market speakers in the car and the only thing missing is an autostarter which is easily obtainable(for around 350$). The only 2 things about the car I think could be improved are. #1 unless it is in sport mode ,the acceleration is somewhat disappointing on lower gears. And #2 some of the plastic in the interior gets scratched pretty easily with metal high density objects. It looks very nice on the inside, but if you play with knives or something in the car, it may not be great for long . One of my scratches was actually cause by me dropping my cell phone onto the cup holder . Like yeah that easy to scratch. But its a dope car . Buy it if you aren't afraid of plastic scratches. If you find it important to zip past people and kinda be that one guy, this probably isn't the car for you. Not saying you can't do that; but this isn't a great option for that. All in all if you want an pretty affordable car with nice gas mileage ,good handling and a luxurious feel to it, this is a great choice. Also I live in an area where it snows, I would give winter handling 3/5 not too great but not too bad.
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Terrible
Doug, 02/24/2016
updated 08/27/2018
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 20 people found this review helpful
Lots of squeaks and rattles, cheap materials and poor quality. Traded this junk for a Jeep, stunned at horrible trade value. Hyundai is still a throw away car. Traded this pos for an American built Jeep.
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Engine change after 1200+ miles...STAY AWAY!!!
Richard, 12/26/2016
updated 07/06/2018
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 15 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car with the understanding that Hyundai has improved quality and how I was wrong. At around 1200 miles, my car started running rough and the oil pressure light came on. Long story short, it was determined my car needed an engine replacement. STAY AWAY!!
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Painful Driver's Seat
Kat, 02/10/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 15 people found this review helpful
I rented a 2017 Hyundai Elantra sedan for a day trip (a 4 hour drive on the interstate one way and 4 hours back, all in the same day). The car 'looks' really nice, but the driver's seat is incredibly uncomfortable. After only an hour of driving, I had pain in my spine from the top of my neck to my lower back, and in my arms, hips, butt and hamstrings. Also, my right big toe kept going numb as my foot was on the gas pedal. I adjusted the seat a million ways - up, down, forwards, backwards - nothing would relieve the pain. I tried adjusting the steering wheel up and down - nothing helped. I don't typically get pain like this from driving, other than my body just getting tired from sitting for too long. Bottom line, I shouldn't get prickling pain after just 1 hour of driving. There is something ergonomically incorrect with these seats. I really think the seats are too low to the floor and that's why no amount of adjustment helps. On a positive note, the headrests were not a problem. They didn't push too forward like they do in some cars. Personally, I never want to rent this car again. It's just too uncomfortable. Maybe it's the right fit for some people, but not for me. The pain that I had from driving this car continued into the following day (after I returned the car to the rental car company). The only thing that started to relieve the pain was going to a yoga class. Last year, I rented a 2016 Hyundai Elantra sedan for a trip and experienced similar pain, but not quite to this extent. I read that Hyundai is making Elantra's seating out of a different material for 2017 (SoyFoam - which seems really cool), but I don't know if that's part of the problem, or if it's just the fact that the seats are too low to the floor. It's unfortunate because if the seats were comfortable, I would consider buying this car... but painful seats are a deal breaker.
Front Seat Comfort takes away from excellent ride
Paul, 09/09/2016
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I'm a big guy- 6 feet tall 240 and the front seat in the SE is not giving me support- my back aches driving to car but I am planning to get a special seat cushion- this is an ok car and lacks some extras that could make the car more technical savvy- Only one USB that we can find- No back up camera, and a CD player?? We wanted the basic model to lease AND WE GOT A GREAT DEAL.......payment is only $180 a month with zero down- Dealer was very knowledgeable and we were in and out in under two hours- that was cool- car looks awesome- and has a lot of room vs the competition- but it is like a rental car and I wish Hyundai would have made some simple additions in technology to the basic SE model-
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Bill, 06/10/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 13 people found this review helpful
Such a handsome car, but.....the seats are very poorly designed and extremely uncomfortable. I have the powered driver's seat with 8 adjustments and still cannot find a comfortable position! The seat bottom is very hard (like a cinder block) and keeps your knees above your hips at it's lowest angle setting. According to all I have read, this is position tilts your pelvis back and puts all your weight on your buttocks. After about 15 minutes in this seat I feel like I weigh about 500 lbs. ...and it's all concentrated on my bottom bones! I find myself squirming trying to get comfortable. After about a half hour, my feet fall asleep and my right hip starts to ache. It's so bad that I'm going to have to get rid of it at an extreme (poor resale value too) loss. I also find the steering to be too light and vague at lower speeds. I don't feel confident when I have to squeeze through tight spots at low speeds and I often feel like the car lurches left and right on curves and startles me. I did not experience these issues in my last car and wish I bought another of the same model. I've also come to find out that my former car has all the advanced safety features like, collision braking, lane departure steering and smart cruze control as standard equipment! This car cost thousands more with those options.
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Value Edition is not a value
Derek Linville, 12/17/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 8 people found this review helpful
Pros: great gas mileage on one trip was averaging 50 miles to the gallon in Economy Mode. Comfort is really good, electronics is good and easy to use. Cons: Very poor acceleration nomatter the driving mode your in, braking is OK but can be better, 6 speed transmission shifts weird at times.
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Love my Car!!!
Corinne, 04/13/2020
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I upgraded from a 2003 Ford Taurus, so getting this car was a huge upgrade. I love that it’s smaller but feels huge on the inside, I got the value edition so it has heated seats which work AMAZING. I like the adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist. However, I do feel like sometimes the wheel slightly pulls when I get to close to the other lane, which I don’t like but everything else is amazing! I got this car in bright red and it surprisingly looks really nice, this car has everything you could possibly need!
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Great car so far
TimG, 01/23/2020
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
So far I am loving everything except the pickup. Great gas milage. Great ride. Comfortable. No pickup (but what do you expect from a small 4 cylinder?).
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