When looking at the Hyundai Accent a few things come to mind, most obvious is the look. The 15mm longer front-end includes changed bonnet, headlights and bumpers, which take a cue from the Tiburon coupe. The grille has been made simpler, along with the bumper’s lower air intake. Interior changes to the facelifted Accent include dash finish and seat trim. Air-conditioning is included as standard.Accent comes kitted with air conditioning, an engine immobiliser, CD/MP3 stereo and 60/40 split fold rear seats. It also offers power windows and mirrors, and remote central locks with alarm. The front seat can be adjusted for tilt and height, and power steering is included. Ride is assisted by four-wheel independent suspension. The spare wheel is normal sized.Accent includes dual airbags and front seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters, and incorporates anti-submarining front seat steel pans and rear seat ramps
Under the bonnet resides Hyundai’s old faithful 1.5-litre, 16-valve, four-cylinder block, enlarged to 1.6 litres. Power is up 2kW to 78kW; torque is up 10Nm to 143Nm. Gear ratios are shorter in the four-speed automatic
Extra power doesn’t come free, and the Accent’s fuel economy has suffered accordingly. Hyundai claims the fuel economy for the bigger 1.6lt motor is 7.8lt/100km in town and 5.2lt/100km on the highway. The automatic version is 8.0 and 5.4 respectively. By comparison, the old 1.5lt engine got 7.4 and 5.0.
Other mechanical changes include beefed-up rear suspension, mods to the engine management, the standard fitment of 14in wheels and tyres all round, and modifications to the power steering which gives greater assistance at parking speeds and less assistance at highway speeds.
Accent’s rivals are in Toyota’s Echo and Honda’s Jazz. Kia’s five-door 16-valve Rio hatch may also pose competition, and even though it has a smaller engine it’s cheaper and also includes air conditioning as standard. Search Find Used Ford Cars For Sale Wexford to find the car you want.
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