The new Hyundai Accent

The Hyundai Accent Hyundai Accent is a 4-door saloon car that packs punch with a peppy engine, smooth suspension and plush interiors, making the whole driving experience a real pleasure. Hyundai raises the bar on the Accent sedan for this model. Available in three variants - EXECUTIVE, CNG, and LPG. The sedan is spacious and refined, with upscale features, a gutsy engine and upgraded safety features.
The Accent comes with a 1.5-litre Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) petrol engine that outputs 94 bhp of power and 12.5 kgm of torque. A 5-speed manual transmission gives fuel economy of 8/13 km/l (city/highway). Hyundai Accent pictures The same 1.5- litre engine powers the CNG variant but comes with an added CNG kit is also available with this model.
The Accent also comes in LPG variant with separate petrol and fuel tank of 45-litres and 27.2-litres respectively. The LPG tank has a special 'Toroidal' design allowing intelligent use of space and making large space for luggage storage. The LPG variant of the car known as Accent Eco also boasts of the lowest greenhouse gas emission as it emits lower CO2. The technologically advanced engine also offers host of benefits including reduced engine maintenance, longer life of spark plug, and enhanced reliability.
The Accent gets technologically advanced engines, rack and pinion power steering and McPherson Strut suspension with coil springs in the front and dual link with coil springs in the rear. The 1.5L engine provides adequate low-end pull and a wide band of power to ease into highway traffic. Acceleration is decent on the manual transmission, which shifts smoothly.
Ingenuity of design is seen in the interiors of Hyundai accent, while its exteriors are arresting. The accented front grille looks very trendy. Clear lens head and tail lamps are huge and sparkling. The side-protection molding and body colored door-handles upscale the appearance of the sedan. The size of passenger cabin is increased in both length and height. The wheelbase has also been expanded in the sedan. Hyundai Accent provides a comfortable ride for five adults.


With a dual-tone beige color scheme, interiors of Hyundai Accent are luxurious and spacious as well. Seats provide good level of support to the passengers, with front-seats being very comfortable. The high roofline helps have a proper seating posture. While the instrument cluster looks elegant, a cup holder in central console provides ease. The powerful air-conditioning system of the car, with the support of omni-directional airflow, keeps the temperature cool. The Insta Response Climate Control System in Hyundai Accent maintains the most precise cabin temperature.

Hotting up competition in the fast-growing midsize segment are the successful Honda City, Tata Indigo, Ford Fiesta and Chevrolet Aveo. Hyundai launched an all-new Accent in September 2006; the new car has larger dimensions than its predecessor.
The Accent comes with a 1.5-litre Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) petrol engine that outputs 94 bhp of power and 12.5 kgm of torque. A 5-speed manual transmission gives fuel economy of 8/13 km/l (city/highway). The same 1.5- litre engine powers the CNG variant but comes with an added CNG kit is also available with this model.
The Accent cabin has a new upscale beige colour scheme. A contoured instrument pod in front of the steering wheel incorporates the speedometer, tachometer, and fuel and coolant temperature gauges. All seats are contoured and finished in good quality upholstery; rear-seat legroom and headroom is adequate. Rear seat splits 60/40 for storage of additional luggage.
The Hyundai Accent comes with standard safety features that include a collapsible steering column, child-safety rear door locks, front/rear seatbelts, adjustable headrests, rear defogger, and central door locking.
Like Maruti Cars which are well-known for their economical cost aspect, Hyundai Cars are equally competitive which is the rationale for their stability in the Indian market at this very moment. Hyundai Cars range from 3 Lakhs to around 8 Lakhs and for their premium lineaments, they certainly are too economical.