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Following up the release of its new luxury model, the Genesis, Hyundai gets back to basics with the Elantra Touring. It’s a 5-door model, or, dare we say, a wagon version of the Elantra, that Hyundai claims is both sportier and more versatile than the sedan on which it is based.

Cars.com’s Bill Jackson takes a look at the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring. It competes with the Dodge Caliber and Toyota Matrix.

Shot and produced by: Matthew Avery
Edited by: Lindsay Bjerregaard

The Saturn wins!!

This video shows how to take your old… and of course broken… power window regulator out of the door. I didn’t have a camera man to help on this, so I hope you can follow along with the video. The whole job takes about an hour. (And Hyundai has the balls to charge you out the *** on the labor for this). ***** ‘em… do it yourself. You’ll need a 10 mm. socket wrench to do this job… and a Phillips head ***** driver.

Elantra crash test. Airbag deployed too late!

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The Hyundai Elantra is an inexpensive, Korean made, compact, five seat sedan. When it first came to America in 1992, it lured customers with a combination of low initial cost and an attractive warranty. Now in its fourth generation, the Elantra is roomier, more refined and safer than ever before.

With competitors like the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic also vying for supremacy in the compact car segment, Hyundai hopes the Elantra’s new look and strong value can win over customers.

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Hyundai Elantra
2004-06 models
FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good
Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics
Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right
Good Acceptable Good Good Acceptable Good

Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.
Test details:

The Hyundai Elantra was redesigned for the 2001 model year. The Institute evaluated the 2001 Elantra and identified a problem with the airbag system. The driver frontal airbag fired late in two crashes resulting in high head injury measures.

All 2004 and later Elantra models have redesigned driver frontal airbags and all 2004 and later Elantras manufactured after August 2003 also include redesigned passenger frontal airbags (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door). At the request of Hyundai, the Institute agreed to test the 2004 Elantra with the redesigned airbag system.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the 2004 Elantra with the redesigned driver and passenger airbags in three 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into deformable barriers. A fuel leak occurred in the first test. Hyundai identified a fuel hose clamp that was improperly positioned, which led to puncturing of the fuel tank during the crash. Hyundai has recalled the affected models to reposition the hose clamp. A second test was conducted to assess the effect of the fix.

In the second test, no fuel leakage occurred, but the driver frontal airbag failed to deploy. This led Hyundai to modify the frontal airbag deployment characteristics beginning with 2005 models produced after December, 2004. Also, Hyundai will initiate a recall to modify at its cost 2004-05 models produced earlier. The Institute tested a third Elantra with the modified airbags, and the driver airbag inflated properly.

The evaluation of the Elantra below is based on the first and third tests, except for the structural rating, which is based on all three tests.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled in the first test and well controlled in the third test. During rebound in both tests, the dummy’s head hit the B-pillar.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the neck and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in the first and third tests in a crash of this severity. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy’s head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, indicating that head injuries would be possible. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was high in the first test but low in the third test. Forces on the right tibia in the third test indicate that injuries to the lower leg would be possible.

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