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2006 Hyundai Accent - First Look

Over the years, Hyundai and value have become synonymous and now, with the introduction of the all-new 2006 Accent, Hyundai has raised the bar, delivering a higher level of value and sophistication in the small car class.

According to Hyundai, this third-generation Accent delivers class-leading safety features and a powerful, fuel-efficient CVVT engine, all wrapped in a sleek, new exterior design.

The new Accent new from the ground up and is also larger in every exterior dimension, which translates into more interior volume. Furthermore, Hyundai claims the '06 Accent's interior space will be class leading.

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2005 Hyundai Tucson

In the fine tradition of naming vehicles after places in the American West - Cheyenne, Colorado, Sequoia, Silverado, Sedona, and Tacoma come to mind - Hyundai's new compact sport-utility vehicle, now on sale, is called the Tucson. Never mind the fact that it's also a college town with a progressive and quirky - albeit outdoorsy - edge. And near the famous Sonoran desert and its distinctive saguaro cacti, which I once saw almost mythologically covered in snow.

Well, Tucson the vehicle isn't exactly the edgy standout, but it rather lands Hyundai smack in the middle of the compact SUV market on the first try, and of course with a value equation that will knock your Tevas off.

The Tucson is in a very competitive vehicle segment. Some of its many competitors are the Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Saturn VUE, and Subaru Forester. Like all of these other class competitors, the Tucson is car-based. The compact SUV is built on a "heavily modified Elantra platform" (Hyundai's small sedan/hatchback), though it is a new vehicle and offers a V-6 engine that's not offered in the Elantra. And it also fills a product void left open a few years ago when the Elantra wagon was discontinued.

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