Long-term introduction: 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS 5-doors
Vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS 5-doors Auto
Price as tested: CDN$18399
Mileage since picked up: 30km
Regular maintenance: 0
Unscheduled repairs: 0
Nothing is farther from the truth that Hyundai is the second coming of the industry lately. Along with sleek styling, packs with lots of standard features and lots of bang-for-the-buck. This South Korean automotive giant also provides everything for just about everybody, while delivering mostly everything as promised.
When Hyundai introduced the original Accent back in 1994, it was a vehicle which singlehandly changed consumer’s mind of Korea as nation of producing disposable cars. It was cheap but certainly up to the task for most purposes. In fact, I had a pleasure to drive one as my first girlfriend used to own home back in high school. The 2012 Accent is no longer cheap but it remains affordable. However, it continues to be cheerful while providing lots of fun-to-drive.
Is the latest version up the to stiff competitions in the fierce subcompact segment? We will put an Accent 5-doors hatchback through the paces in the next few months. 