Beijing 2008: Hyundai debuts facelifted Elantra
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768845/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/00_08hyundaielantra_opt.j pg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra in China</em><br /><br />As we <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/beijing-08-preview-2009-hyundai-elantra-to-debut-with-new-face/">learned last week</a>, Hyundai used the occasion of Auto China in Beijing to debut its slightly refreshened Elantra. Its face now features a wider grille flanked by larger headlights, and a new lower air intake has also been reshaped. The overall effect is that the Elantra's friendly face has been been given a healthy dose of attitude. Likewise, the Elantra's rear also gets reshaped and loses its bulbous butt complex. We do expect these design updates to eventually reach the U.S.-market Elantra, as well as some new interior niceties like improved connectivity for digital music devices. As for when that will happen, your guess is as good as ours. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/">2008 Hyundai Elantra (Chinese)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768845/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/00_08hyundaielantra_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768849/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/01_08hyundaielantra_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768848/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/02_08hyundaielantra_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768846/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/03_08hyundaielantra_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-hyundai-elantra-chinese/768847/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/04_08hyundaielantra_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/">2009 Hyundai Elantra</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/745332/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/elantrachina_bej08_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/745326/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/elantrachina_bej08-(1)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/745327/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/elantrachina_bej08-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/745328/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/elantrachina_bej08-(3)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-hyundai-elantra-1/745329/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/elantrachina_bej08-(4)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/2008-beijing-2009-hyundai-elantra/">Autoblog Chinese</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/beijing-2008-hyundai-debuts-facelifted-elantra/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1175609/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/beijing-2008-hyundai-debuts-facelifted-elantra/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

أكثر...