2024 Hyundai Elantra First Look: Sharpened Looks, More Standard Tech

Hyundai's top-selling sedan also gains nicer trim inside.

Andrew Ganz | 

Sep 5, 2023 | 2 min read

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A mid-cycle update for the 2024 Hyundai Elantra compact sedan brings with it sharper styling inside and out, plus additional tech and safety features. The updated Elantra's lineup continues in SE, SEL, SEL Convenience, Limited, N Line, and N trim levels. There's also an Elantra Hybrid. Here's what you need to know about the 2024 Elantra.

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2024 Hyundai Elantra's New Look

The Elantra's basic shape stays the same, but Hyundai redesigned the front and rear bumpers. A thin LED daytime running-light strip at the top of each headlight is connected by a narrow metallic bar. Above the new grille is a stainless-steel emblem, which stands in contrast to plastic badges more commonly used.

At the rear, complex taillights sit above a diffuser-style bumper. Redesigned wheels measure between 15 and 18 inches in diameter, depending on the trim level. Hyundai has also revised the color palette with four shades, including new red and green hues for certain trim levels.

Inside, the basic look carries over, though Hyundai says it has tweaked materials used on the front door and revamped the standard 4.2-inch instrument cluster screen.

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More Tech and Safety Features for 2024 Elantra

The lineup adds three USB-C ports, plus the available wireless charging pad has a new design. Top-end Elantra Limited versions add to their list of standard features a surround-view monitor, front and rear parking sensors, and an eight-speaker Bose audio system, while all but the base SE now include a 10.3-inch touchscreen.

On the safety front, Hyundai has added rear-seat side-impact airbags to the entire lineup. Additionally, the steering wheel now provides haptic feedback by way of a light buzzing sensation for the lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert systems.

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Sporty Elantra N Sees Numerous Under-the-Skin Tweaks

The sportiest version of the Elantra lineup sticks with its 276-hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine this year, though Hyundai says it made a host of tweaks to its steering system, engine and suspension mounts, and even the manufacturer-recommended tire-pressure settings.

The rest of the lineup sticks with a choice of four-cylinder engines with power outputs ranging from 139 horsepower in the hybrid to 201 horsepower in the N Line. The 2.0-liter inline-four used in SE, SEL, and Limited trims puts out 147 horses.

As of August 2023, Hyundai has yet to announce pricing for the updated model, though the automaker did say that it will go on sale during fall 2023.

Andrew Ganz

Andrew Ganz has had cars in his blood ever since he gnawed the paint off of a diecast model as a toddler. After growing up in Dallas, Texas, he earned a journalism degree, worked in public relations for two manufacturers, and served as an editor for a luxury-lifestyle print publication and several well-known automotive websites. In his free time, Andrew loves exploring the Rocky Mountains' best back roads—when he’s not browsing ads for his next car purchase.