- Hyundai has launched a facelifted version of the Elantra sedan for the Korean market.
- We expect to see these visual changes come to the US for the 2024 Elantra, although we don’t have details yet.
- In Korea, the Elantra is called the Avante.
The current-generation Hyundai Elantra’s angular design drew attention when it first arrived for 2021, but it’s apparently already time for a visual refresh. Hyundai has unveiled an updated version of the Korean Avante sedan, and we think it’s a good preview of the 2024 Elantra that should hit the U.S. market later this year.
With revised headlights, a slimmer front grille and new wheel designs, the facelifted Elantra looks more attractive to our eyes. At the back, the taillights also look slightly different, and the rear bumper design is more aggressive. We can’t see any obvious changes inside, but the Elantra could get infotainment upgrades and new standard features.
We don’t expect Hyundai to change the Elantra’s powertrains much for 2024, as the current 2.0-liter inline-four, hybrid, and turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four engine options should stick around. The high-performance Elantra N, with its powerful 286-hp 2.0-liter turbo four, is likely to get similar styling changes for 2024, but it may arrive a few months after the standard car. The Elantra N is also the only version to offer a manual transmission, as the lesser N Line version with its 1.6T engine dropped its six-speed manual option after the 2022 model year.
Look for more information on the 2024 Elantra as Hyundai prepares to unveil the U.S. version of the car in the coming months. We expect it to be on sale on our shores later this year.
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Despite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession with the automotive industry during his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school paper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan for his first professional auto writing gig at Car Magazine. He was part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.
