2011 Hyundai Elantra to get new 1.8L Nu engine
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra to get a brand-new 1.8L Nu four-cylinder engine with 150 horsepower!
New Hyundai Elantra (2011 Model Year) will make its official US premiere at the up-coming Los Angeles Auto Show. As you already know by now, the fully-revamped Elantra compact sedan will get a whole new look (completely redesigned exterior and interior design) and some major powertrain upgrades.
Fitted under the hood of new Elantra sedan will be a brand-new 1.8L Nu four-cylinder gasoline engine, which was developed by Hyundai in conjunction with its sister company Kia Motors.
According to Hyundai engineers, the latest four-cylinder engine was developed to plug a gap between the 1.6L Gamma engine and 2.0L Theta engine. The 1.8L Nu generates 150 horsepower and achieves best-in-class fuel economy ratings, claims the source close to the South Korean automaker.
Very-first Hyundai vehicle to benefit from this newly-developed 1.8L Nu four-cyl. unit will be the all-new Elantra sedan, which goes on sale in the USA early next year. The same engine will also be introduced in the next-generation Hyundai i30 and Kia cee’d, which are both on sale in Europe.
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I’m hoping that hyundai will take the fight to the market with the next i30 and also the next i20, in europe. The i30 in particular is now established in the motor weeklies as a sensible good value option, the best in its class even from that point of view. But no performance car mag will ever mention it, because there’s no performance option. Even the i30 ‘Edition’ model was a laughable rebranding of the exact same model with a few cosmetic tweaks (fancy fake exhausts etc). Result is that the they’re still not seen as *desirable*. What they need to do is establish some sporty credentials with a 2.0 engine – this 1.8 would be a good start – and a turbo variant.
SABOTAGE 1.8 GDi instead of 2.0 GDi Hyundai dont want to go ahead of class just equal to all other just to stay low profile!
Bad strategic!
The 1.8L will see further development which will include GDI, turbo and hybrid technology. This was confirmed by Hyundai.
No GDi? more stupid than a shotgun in the foot!
Get things in black and white perspective Attaboy – virtually every car cannot have a 2.0lt engine and as this is stepping down scale for car size and width a 1.8lt is sufficient. At power levels claimed on the 1.8lt engine its “more” then adequate. I suggest you get rid of the testorene and keep things clear as you have a race driver ethos as you want the biggest motor in the smallest cars makes no sense at all – more so when a smaller capacity engine can be slated into these small cars with maximum power and very low fuel economy!
So you better end that foot in mouth disease thing you have happening!
Just a thought but maybe Hyundai is smart to hold out on the 1.8GDI and 1.8 turbo. I believe the competition for next generation compact cars segment will hit right around next year. The 1.8 non gdi is enough to compete for now at 150hp and 40mpg goal. Lets see Chevy Cruze 1.4turbo 138hp and 40mpg. New Ford Focus 2.0gdi 160hp and 40mpg. Maybe after every other car company refreshes their compact cars Hyundai will come out with the 1.8gdi and smoke the competition.
little better than the actual BetaII but they keep ammunition for later release like 2012 , maybe the 1.8 mpi is only the base engine, 2 engines option is a must have for Hyundai in this “c” segment!
Interesting, I’d love to see what a hybrid version of this cars MPG would be when it surfaces. So far, from the Motor Trend article, the plugin Chevy volt is worth the wait. I wonder if Hyundai will follow that trend to add a plugin to the list with this car too. This is a nice looking car. I like it better than the Sonata and that was always my favorite Hyundai… As well as the underdog Azera.
I also would like to see the GDI technology in the Elantra, along with flex fuel capability. Nonetheless, this car looks like a category winner in the U.S to me – even with the new Focus and Civic coming out,.
One disappointment of the Beta is its 60k mile timing belt life, which you don’t find out about until after you take title. Will the Nu have 100k like other 21st Century cars, or, better yet, chains like the Theta?
Art.
I don’t understand how come Hyundai Accent 2012 has GDi engine, the Sonata also but not the Elantra? So sub-compacts and standard size cars need it but not the compact size? This is like buying a Yaris that would be better equipped and more advanced technology than the Corolla…but yet the corolla would be more expensive.