Hyundai Accent Ownership Report-31,000kms

I purchased my Hyundai Accent from Motor Plaza, Mumbai in January 2004.
The Model I purchased was the 1.6 GLS with ABS.
And I have not regretted purchasing this car leaving out the likes of Honda City and Ford Ikon.
I shall give you a short but brief report of my car.


Performance

The performance of the 1.6 motor is fantastic.
A responsive steering and a good gearshift are pluses.
The ABS brakes are absolutely fantastic.
The motor is pretty much refined and cabin noise is minimum.
The car is peppy and fun-to-drive.
Handling is good and the car feels very light to drive.
I am still clueless that why did Hyundai discontinue this excellent motor.


Looks and Interiors

Interiors of the Accent are best in class.
The quality is superb.
I did not like the shabby gray color of the interiors.
Front seats are comfy but lack a bit of thigh support.
Rear seats are good, but the seats are obviously too low and getting in and out is a problem.
The controls are easy to use and well damped.
The adjustable steering adds to the convenience.
Driving position is near perfect.
The cabin has had very little wear and tear except for the Steer Wheel.
Legroom is very good.
It looks like a big car and a segment above.
It has very plain, sober and elegant lines.
Rear looks shabby without a spoiler.
Doors shut with a vault like thud.
Huge 500+ liter boot.
Plenty of storage spaces.
No complaints here at all.



Ownership experience has been great as it is a Hyundai.
Resale value is superb.


Pros-

Peppy drive
Responsive steering
High quality interiors
Unmatched refinemnt

Cons-

Shabby gray cabin
Boring looks
Low Seating position [ rear ]

Total Score

9 out of ten.

My verdict- Arguably the best entry level sedan in the country till date.

Buddy plz post some pics of ur ride(interior as well as exterior)..n needless to say grt review...

Yeah sure, i'm just about to go to click the pics.

go on buddy..i m waitin to see ur baby........

sparsh, thats a gr8 review of your baby, no doubt it was of the best selling sedan's when launched and its look alike honda city was advantage which i have heard from personal owners.What you said is true about its rear seats low seating and older models were plane grey as beige to now, else was superb car to own, waiting to see some of her cool pics.CHEERS!!

thackervijay wrote:sparsh, thats a gr8 review of your baby, no doubt it was of the best selling sedan's when launched and its look alike honda city was advantage which i have heard from personal owners.What you said is true about its rear seats low seating and older models were plane grey as beige to now, else was superb car to own, waiting to see some of her cool pics.CHEERS!!

Buddy by honda city look alike, you are talking abt 1st gen City rite coz in no ways accent looks similar to 2nd gen honda city..

acent looks like the first gen HC only and not the 2nd gen HC, well thats a clean review, you dint mention what all mods you have done to it, any spice added to it??:evil:

nah, only a spoiler.

the stock spoiler or after market oneS?

it is a hyundai spoiler but was is not standard fitment.

i guess you need to pay some 5k for that thing right?? correct me if im wrong

Nice review sparsh but where are the pictures man?

RoadRocket

Nice reiew sparsh, Did you bought this car new or used?
Kindly put up some pics of same.

VT

I bought it new, i didn't bother to put the pics as this thread was dying, but now I will put the pics.

nice review mate. i really liked the accent earlier. now it feels a bit outdated. the ride quality is really good. just the rear seats are not so comfy as you already said. waitin for the pics.

A good report Sparsh. Hyundai discontinued this motor, just for giving room for Verna. Waiting for pics.

Guys if i m not wrong, Verna is sold as accent in other countries because i remember prior to the launch of verna it was said that the car would be the new accent.I was quite surprised then,when i came to know that the car is verna n not an accent upgrade.

and Buddy we all are waiting for your pics.

yes thats right. verna is sold as accent in other countries. with 1.4 and 1.6L options.

Akash wrote:

thackervijay wrote:sparsh, thats a gr8 review of your baby, no doubt it was of the best selling sedan's when launched and its look alike honda city was advantage which i have heard from personal owners.What you said is true about its rear seats low seating and older models were plane grey as beige to now, else was superb car to own, waiting to see some of her cool pics.CHEERS!!

Buddy by honda city look alike, you are talking abt 1st gen City rite coz in no ways accent looks similar to 2nd gen honda city..

yeah exatly am not comparing but many people told this that its look like city was exclaimed when people used to enquire is this honda city and they used to tel no its new car from hyundai and not honda.lol.

thats happens with few people, most of them dont care which make it is and which model,, , all they need is a lang car with large boot space but should be a sedan

napster wrote:thats happens with few people, most of them dont care which make it is and which model,, , all they need is a lang car with large boot space but should be a sedan

That happens a lot of times. This happens at my home too. Whenever i show any new car on road(say a sedan) to my sis, she doesnt find it any different from the one we have (City). She wonders how m able to distinguish between cars and i wonder how she cant?

lol, same happens with my mom and sister too, :offtopic: