The Greatest Modern Affordable Performance Vehicle
There is a lot I can say about the Elantra N. As a 42 year old professional, I never considered this car. Too boy racer, too loud, too distracting. What would my colleagues say- my friends, my wife, my kids? After test driving the N, I knew the answer was "Who cares!". Coming of age in the 90s when the import car scene was just being born, I recall fondly how much fun it was to toss around small turbo charged cars like the Eclipse/Talon or driving turbo charged Civics. I like to think of the EN as the closest modern example of these 90s sports coupes. Sure, the EN is high tech, but you are essentially able to purchase your 90s dream build brand new off the factory floor at an affordable price. It's already loud, it's already low, it already has beautiful wheels, it looks the part and you even get some beautiful bolstered seats in leather and suede. It's faster than 99% of the traffic you will come across. It is extremely engaging to drive and everything just works. I am able to stuff it with 4 kids and backpacks/gear to take kids to school. I've gotten 36mpg on long commutes. It has all the practicality of a Toyota Camry, but it is actually fun to drive. This car turns every drive in to an event. Are we going to do a lazy drive? Leave it in normal. Feel like ripping through traffic and doing insanely illegal and dangerous maneuvers? N Mode. Feel like a relaxed drive but want more exhaust sound? Custom N mode. This is a very practical and economic performance vehicle with minimal compromises. You can have your cake and eat it too! My only complaint is ingress/egress. It can be taxing to get in and out of the vehicle over and over again. The seats are low and the bolstering makes exiting tricky. But once you're in, you're in and you aren't going anywhere.
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