How The 2011-2016 Hyundai Elantra Scared The Toyota Corolla & Nissan Sentra

[@Vex-zz7br]

I love these hyundais so much. They either instantly go kaboom or run forever.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Good one!

[@Maximus20778]

Idk about you but Hyundai's never do that in my country. Must be American made

[@AllyMcLesbian]

@@Maximus20778 The quality control at the Alabama plant is atrocious, sadly. I swear by Hyundais but only if NOT built in Alabama. You manufacture cars in Alabama for the exact same reasons you manufacture electronics and other stuff in China.

[@Maximus20778]

@@AllyMcLesbian is that where all Hyundai's in America are built?

[@jriley1992]

Fun fact: It’s been reported that a woman named Farrah Haines put ONE MILLION miles on a 2013 Elantra. If that’s true, that’s nothing short of impressive.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Interesting. I’ll have to look that up.

[@centerath]

This is true I work at HMA headquarters in Fountain Valley, we have the car here. 😉 Still runs lol

[@ReverendJasper]

This generation is a mystery to me. The 2007-2010 was something that I'd rented several times and thought of it as pretty nice. Great interior room, mostly comfortable. Then I worked locally, not renting a car for years. Then I had a couple of days with the 2017 hatchback and nearly ran out to buy one for myself!

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@doug6191]

@@ReverendJasper What was the mystery?

[@ReverendJasper]

@@doug6191 the missing link between the two generations that I drove. What happened between "meh" and "how did a Hyundai get this good?"

[@spencerolson1532]

Awesome video rob

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Thanks man

[@mark_u]

Still looks great today and the 2014 model had even tighter styling and a less funky dash design. Such a shame that the current gen's hideous.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Yep, they still look great for a car that was designed in 2008. Almost a timeless design and has aged better than most other cars of that era. I don’t think the current Elantra’s polarizing design will age as well as the 2011 one.

[@ned_designs_]

My family has owned a 2013 Elantra GLS since 2017 and it’s been pretty reliable with 150000kms on the odo I love the first gear gentle whine when you accelerate the 1.8L I4 !

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Glad to hear your Elantra has been reliable!

[@doug6191]

2:25 Hyundai wasn't hitting homeruns during this era, but it had a really, really good on base percentage. They hit doubles & triples. Definitely scored. But not homeruns. They still had a stigma about reliability.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Yep, unfortunately it’s difficult to shake a reputation of bad reliability, lol.

[@elliotthefennekin6506]

The sonatas at least with a 2.4 I4 from 2006-2010 are damn near bulletproof too. I got mine off of a used car lot and the only thing I had to fix on it that was major was the compressor for the AC, other than that it runs perfectly. I may get a truck at somepoint but I may end up keeping that car because for a beater it certainly is very reliable and practical.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Agreed. Yeah the 2006 Sonatas are reliable. I owned a 2006 myself.

[@seanguy9720]

It’s funny to me how Hyundai went from making unreliable low quality cars in the 90s, to making some actually good reliable cars in the mid 2000s just for all their new models to be unreliable again in the 2010s to today

[@henryd1981]

Hyundai trumpeted the 40 mpg Highway rating, but that number would get revised after Hyundai was caught overstating the fuel mileage numbers. The EPA made them revise their numbers after auditing their data. A class action lawsuit was also filed by consumers that got shafted by Hyundai.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[@MyerShift7]

I wish the coupe came in the 2017-2018 version with the Sport 1.6T trim

[@AllyMcLesbian]

Love this car. I used to rent a few back when I was an Uber driver - the only fault with these was the starter sometimes not coming alive for some reason (known issue on the model). Perfect runabout beater car. On top of a 2009 Genesis that I've owned since new and still drive. My only preference with this Elantra would be to pick a Korean built example over an Alabama one. Not to mention that the engine was pretty low-tech and reliable. No GDI, no turbo. None of the drama of the larger Theta engines that went into the Sonata and caused all sorts of grief. Even now I'd buy a new Elantra for the same reasons - though in case of a new one I'd pick a hybrid.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Exactly, they had the more reliable engines over the Sonata. Thanks for chiming in.

[@glanzera]

Yeah... Toyota wasn't afraid of a car that needed a full engine replacement before 70k lol.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Thanks for playing along 😉

[@glanzera]

@MotorMaster_Stunticon haha I mean as a Honda guy it's a shame because it was a great looking car, the Sonata around this time too. The engineering just left a lot to be desired.

[@doug6191]

@@glanzera Not me looking at current headlines about Toyota and Honda engines. 👀

[@glanzera]

@doug6191 this is a video about 2011-17 Hyundai? Either way, Hyundai currently has more open recalls than Honda and Toyota lol.

[@RedRozzsesx]

​@@doug6191100k recalls on just one engine because if uncleared debris, that is a small and easy fix, compared to Hyundai that be having 1MILL recalls yearly. So let's not even start, because you will lose this argument.

[@MuradAsifishere67]

Can you review the 2011 to 2018 VW Jetta

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

I’ll see what I can do.

[@james-flynn1938]

Having driven one the power brakes are very very grabby like not even brushing stops on a dime

[@scrapgamingx1942]

Hyundai peaked on their base model/lower end cars 2010-present but their high end models always have issues man

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Seems as though.

[@MrInternFTL]

Driven a ton of these as a lube tech. They’re alright but I’d definitely go for a Corolla or civic over it

[@Vex-zz7br]

this was cheaper than corolla or civic though. I think that's what swayed some people. Now that these have been recognized to catch fire it's a no brainer. Just still hard to find a corolla or civic from these years cheap without a ton of miles.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

I think the Elantra enticed Corolla and Civic buyers with a lower price and more features, not to mention, the radical styling during the time.

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

I actually own this generation of the Hyundai Elantra I love it the same way as the Honda Civic there’s not really any difference between both cars even with the Honda Cvt in the Civic lol! 😅 But oh yeah I love Hyundai more than Toyota, simply because Hyundai is basically a Honda stuck inside of a Toyota just like for Kia cars for an example are Nissan’s stuck inside of a Honda and Toyota/Hyundai even though it’s the same car! 😁

[@foxxyguy2681]

I own a hand me down Elantra 2013 It is such a great first car it has a great amount of pep in its step and I love it so much I hope that it lasts for another decade before I could afford a newer car.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Thanks for watching.

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

@@MotorMaster_Stunticon No problem anytime! 👍🏻

[@RedRozzsesx]

This whole comment made absolutely no sense, at, all. You kpop clan members be talking with your ass hole istg.

[@2007NissanAltima]

Nah they sold but hyundai engines are really suspect

[@G2SH]

I will still buy a Toyota corolla.

[@CKT1138]

I don't think I could ever get behind the "Fluidic Sculpture" era of aesthetics, it's just way too bizarre and wonky, but it was certainly very modern at the time. For my money the Mazda "happy face" era was the best looking design language of the early-mid 2010s, even if some didn't appreciate the cheerful looks.

[@MotorMaster_Stunticon]

Yeah I actually didn’t mind the Mazda happy face era. I think the second generation Mazda3 pulled off the happy face the best.

[@MyerShift7]

I felt the Mazda happy face was hideous after the Euro/Japanese appearance of the first Mazda3. I myself preferred Hyundai's "Fluidic Sculpture" theme even if it was too much for someone like myself. (I prefer subtlety)

[@CKT1138]

@MyerShift7 I'm sick of angry cars, I love the happy Mazdas

[@williamlangston2143]

I had the coupe. Very unreliable