Quick Facts
- Original starting price: $20,655, including $1,005 destination fee
- Class: Compact Sedan
- Competitors: Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Mazda3, Nissan Sentra
- KBB.com Fair Purchase Price
Introduction
Winner of the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award, the all-new 2021 Hyundai Elantra brings buyers a stellar lineup. The Hyundai Elantra is the Goldilocks of Compact Sedans, offering a broad range of features, styles, engines, and options.
Longer, wider, and lower than the previous generation, the seventh-generation Hyundai Elantra brings fun and brains. This edition is a 2021 KBB 5-Year Cost to Own Award winner. Debuting in 1990 as a value sedan with elemental features, the Elantra slipped under the radar and slowly gained a tribe of adoring followers over the generations. Meanwhile, the Hyundai brand pivoted from being value-focused to being one of democratized innovation and above-class technology. It is fitting that a brand mainstay, the Elantra, continues to push the envelope on what is possible while staying true to its roots.
OEM CPO Warranty Program Highlights
- Limited Warranty: 5 years/ 60,000 miles
- Powertrain Warranty: 10 years/ 100,000 miles
- Roadside Assistance: 10 years/ Unlimited miles
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Key Competitors
KBB Review Highlights
The Hyundai Elantra shines in a class where efficiency and comfort trump dexterity and grit, offering significant competition to the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Nissan Sentra, and Honda Civic. The 2021 Elantra delivers a variety of trims and packages to meet the needs of a diverse driver pool. Marking the start of the seventh generation, this model’s design is all-new and bears a modern edge. Each trim holds clues to the trim’s pre-destined function. Most evident in the N-Line, the car uses the coupe-like shape, racing-inspired details, and aerodynamic design. The mid-tier SEL Hybrid echoes the eco-friendly nature of the vehicle. The standard Elantra bears a modern, almost futuristic look with low seating, slanted dash vents, and anchored door handles.
Smaller than its larger sibling, the Hyundai Sonata, the Elantra feels fresh and modern. With a cascading grille, headlights that sit flush, and angular sculpting at the rear and sides, the 2021 Elantra looks alive, fun, and more expensive than it is. The 2021 model brings a healthy fuel economy (31-50mpg combined), a 2.0L or 1.6L engine, thoughtful comfort-based features, a brilliantly equipped hybrid model delivering 54 mpg, and a track-ready N line.
The 2021 model vehicles bring standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an 8-inch color touchscreen, and easily accessible drive modes. It is worth noting that if you choose a 2021 Elantra with a Navigation System, you must use a cable to access the app-based connectivity features.
The 2021 Elantra delivers an improved drive, comfortable control experience, and a more premium feeling interior. Drivers will also appreciate the optional Digital Key that can unlock your vehicle with your phone. The comprehensive driver assistance and safety suite is nicely packaged with automatic emergency braking, pedestrian monitoring, and lane-keeping assist, though blind-spot monitoring is unavailable on some trims.
In the SE, SEL, and Limited models, you’ll find a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). The N-Line boasts a 201-horsepower 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine with a 6-speed manual or 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) with shift paddles. New for this model, the Elantra gives buyers an abundance of factory options to fit their access and usage needs, like a larger 10.25-inch digital screen, a Bose sound system, additional safety functions, and a voice-recognition system (SEL and Limited trims equipped with the Premium Package).
Modern styling and a comfortable drive experience with a diverse array of efficient power options make the 2021 Hyundai Elantra an easy champion and a Best Buy of 2021.
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