The Accent has long been at the bottom of the automotive food chain, the absolute cheapest car at the rental car counter. It had a decent ride but was slow and basic safety equipment, such as antilock brakes, was hard to find. Stability control wasn’t even offered and crash tests weren’t good.
Now manufacturers are paying a lot more attention to their small cars, making them feel more substantial and adding more equipment. The redesigned Accent follows this trend. Its styling resembles the larger Sonata and Elantra, carrying on current Hyundai themes. There’s also more equipment now including the mandatory-for-2012 stability control.
We got a chance to take an early look at an Accent hatchback. Our video includes our first insights. We’ll be buying an Accent soon to thoroughly test here at our track.
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