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| 2021 Hyundai Avante |
Starting at 15,700,000 Korean Won, the all-new Avante is the most stunning, yet technologically-advanced Avante to date because of the new features this new model offered and it's proof that Hyundai is still committed to making saloons as everyone else in the neighborhood's got succumbed to the airwaves of Crossover FM, metaphorically speaking.
Beginning with the styling, the new CN7-spec Avante is about as radical as the current Honda Civic, one of its main rivals, because of its coupe-like styling that bears the same silhouette as the one I've mentioned earlier. It's striking at its normal form but when you spec it with some LEDs at the front and at the back, it gets even more striking. One of the many reasons why the new Avante is the best-looking budget-friendly sedan at this time of new normal.
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| 2021 Hyundai Avante interior |
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| 2021 Hyundai Avante interior |
On the interior, Hyundai's done a great job creating the new Avante's interior to make it more usable and more enjoyable for all. On a more premium variant, the new model comes with two 10.25-inch monitors, one for the speedos and the other for sat-nav purposes, as well as high-tech vents, 64-color mood lighting, and many others. While the cockpit layout's more jet-set rather than the previous model, the rear space wasn't as bad as the old one as well as the boot space, which Hyundai says that it's more spacious than today's Toyota Corolla. Touche, but don't let anyone see you squeezing a big chair you got from your mom's workplace that is about to get permanently closed for obvious reasons.
Aside from the spacing, the new Avante features lots of toys to play with such as Kakao i, climate control, Bluetooth connectivity, navigation updates on the go, heated steering wheel, heated 10-way adjustable seats, Hi-Pass System, BOSE Premium Sound System, and Hyundai CarPay, which allows you to pay for services without getting out of the car.
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| 2021 Hyundai Avante |
Under the hood, the new Avante is powered by a Smartstream 1.6L petrol engine producing 123PS of power and 15.7kg-m of torque while mated to the same IVT gearbox derived from the Kia K3. With that, combined fuel economy is 15.4km/L, which is nice but like the K3, this gearbox is too dreary to drive on the straights and it's about as enjoyable as a Japanese car mated to a CVT gearbox, which is too average but don't worry because there will be additional models heading its way.
On the handling side, thanks to its new platform, the new Avante feels so lively to move about and easier to live with. Couple that with the revised suspension setup and the results are so much you can expect from a Korean car that behaves like a good car.
In terms of safety, the new Avante offers SmartSense safety features that will make drivers heavily noticed such as FCA with Pedestrian Detection, LKA, LFA, HBA, DAW, as well as the available BCA, SCC, HDA, SEW, and PCA. Sorry, too much information.
While the performance side is a bit too Japanese because of the IVT gearbox, the new Avante is a youthful midsize sedan that not only looks good on the road, it feels good to live with.
Of course, with the midsize sedan population's decreasing to endangered levels due to the crossover phenomenon, most of them are mated with the CVT gearbox, which makes them too dreary to drive. The new Avante is one of them but while it struggles to push itself because of the IVT, it tries to stand out from the endangered midsize sedan population because of its tech, dynamics, and design, and with that, Hyundai knows how to keep this sedan alive for this new generation. The more you know.
Available colors: Polar White, Fluid Metal, Amazon Grey, Electric Shadow, Fiery Red, Phantom Black, Lava Orange, Cyber Grey, and Intense Blue.
Photo: Hyundai Motor Company
Of course, with the midsize sedan population's decreasing to endangered levels due to the crossover phenomenon, most of them are mated with the CVT gearbox, which makes them too dreary to drive. The new Avante is one of them but while it struggles to push itself because of the IVT, it tries to stand out from the endangered midsize sedan population because of its tech, dynamics, and design, and with that, Hyundai knows how to keep this sedan alive for this new generation. The more you know.
Available colors: Polar White, Fluid Metal, Amazon Grey, Electric Shadow, Fiery Red, Phantom Black, Lava Orange, Cyber Grey, and Intense Blue.
Photo: Hyundai Motor Company
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