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Re: 2009 Elantra Touring [jaxs1]
by backy
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Aug 09, 2007 (5:51 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 09, 2007 5:38 am)
So is the Elantra when it comes down to it, by interior volume. I doubt the xB is much longer than the Elantra Touring. Marketeers categorize things as best suits them. 
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jaxs1...
by iluvmysephia1
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Aug 09, 2007 (3:13 pm)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 08, 2007 9:21 pm)
I was thinking of the Kia C'eed as I viewed the pictures of the Hyundai Elantra Touring. I wonder if the new Kia C'eed will have the ever-so-important ESC feature that so many are having thrombo's over these days?
BTW-if you couldn't tell I don't see the intense need for ECS. My '08 Lancer GTS doesn't have it, although it is stock full of seveal other safety features, including whiplash-control headrests and side curtain airbags and side airbags. I even have a driver's knee airbag(as my trade-in, a '01 Kia Sportage 4X4 also had!). One of those features that, if just the right angle of collision occurred, would treat you right, eh?
Both of these rigs looks promising and if my Lancer GTS wasn't so new and I put more miles on it, I would take a look at each of them.
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This must be the new Elantra Touring
by jaxs1
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Aug 09, 2007 (9:05 pm)
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Re: This must be the new Elantra Touring [jaxs1]
by backy
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Aug 10, 2007 (6:00 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 09, 2007 9:05 pm)
Actually, it's probably not the Touring. The Touring is most likely the 5-door Elantra wagon that was announced several weeks ago. The most telltale sign that the Touring is the wagon is in the window behind the C pillar--the shape of that window in the artist's sketch is like that on the wagon, not like that of the hatchback in the photos you shared.
Also I doubt we'll get all the features shown in those photos, e.g. auto climate control.
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Re: Actually it(I-30) is....[backy]
by musado
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Aug 11, 2007 (6:16 am)
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Replying to: backy (Aug 10, 2007 6:00 am)
It is called I-30 in Korea. The name sounds like an interstate name, and that's probably why they just named it Elantra touring. Hyundai has officially announced that it will sell I30 in US as Elantra Touring. The touring is designed, developed and produced in Europe. I heard that it drives much like Volkswagen Golf and other european hatchbacks. I-30(the touring) and its sibling Kia Ceed are selling well in Europe, I heard. The touring should be pretty good.
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Re: Actually it(I-30) is....[backy] [musado]
by joe97
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Aug 11, 2007 (1:14 pm)
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Replying to: musado (Aug 11, 2007 6:16 am)
Just as an aside, the new naming scheme is designed for the European markets but never really factored for the North American markets. IIRC, the i stands for innovation, and 30 is the size of the vehicle with respect to the class it belong, like the i20 will soon replace Getz when the new version debuts.
Correct me if I am mistaken but I think in S. Korea, they are only calling this new car i30 (I've also heard of FD for its internal code name) but the rest of the lineup will be saved with its original name (i.e. Getz will still be Getz, which I think it's called the Click in the local market)
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Re: Actually it(I-30) is....[backy] [musado]
by backy
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Aug 12, 2007 (6:37 pm)
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Replying to: musado (Aug 11, 2007 6:16 am)
Yes, that's the one, the I30. Here's a photo in an earlier post:
tenpin288, "2007 Hyundai Elantra" #1432, 23 Apr 2007 2:49 pm
Note the resemblance of the rear side windows to those in the artist's conception.
Are you saying that the Elantra Tourings we get will be built in Europe and not in the ROK? The Ceed got a very positive review from one of the car mags recently, it was either C/D or MT. About the only thing they didn't like was the name. 
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Re: Actually it(I-30) is....[backy] [musado] [backy]
by herotakesafall
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Aug 13, 2007 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: backy (Aug 12, 2007 6:37 pm)
I'm just assuming that's what we're gonna get -- the i30 wagon with minimal exterior changes. The feature list is what's drawing me in (I really want an affordable hatch with stability control, which is a lot to ask of the current market, apparently) but I wish it looked more like the Cee'd. That's the looker in my opinion.
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Re: 2009 Hyundai Elantra [aneesh]
by pat HOST
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Aug 16, 2007 (3:07 am)
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Replying to: aneesh (Aug 15, 2007 5:23 pm)
Thanks for starting this. As you can see, I moved some recent posts from the 07 Elantra discussion here to help get started. Enjoy!
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Re: 2009 Hyundai Elantra [pat]
by doohickie
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Aug 16, 2007 (6:14 am)
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Replying to: pat (Aug 16, 2007 3:07 am)
Basically the concept to me looks like the i30 with an update. I hope we get the hatch but previous releases have stated the NA market will get the wagon.
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