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Hyundai Accent
Hyundai's smallest, least-expensive model was redesigned for 2000, and this year the GS and GL models get a larger engine — a 1.6-liter four-cylinder instead of a 1.5-liter. The front-drive Accent returns in two-door hatchback and four-door sedan styling.
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Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai's most popular model has fresh styling, larger dimensions and a new lineup for 2001. The slow-selling station wagon body style is gone, and the sedan returns with a new appearance. Next spring, a four-door hatchback is expected to join the roster as a replacement for the wagon.
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Hyundai Santa Fe
Sales of sport utility vehicles continue to grow and so is the number of companies that sell them in the United States. Hyundai joins the sport utility craze this fall with the Santa Fe, a car-based vehicle designed to lure buyers away from the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Ford Escape and other car/SUV hybrids. Hyundai pegs base prices between $17,000 and $23,000.
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Hyundai Sonata
A new top-of-the-line model with leather upholstery is the main addition to the Sonata lineup for 2001. The front-drive Sonata midsize sedan returns in base and GLS models and as the new GLS Leather, which also has a standard CD player and power driver's seat.
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Hyundai Tiburon
The Tiburon was restyled last year, but the only notable exterior change this year is a standard rear spoiler. The Tiburon is a front-drive hatchback coupe based on the previous-generation Elantra. A redesigned model based on the new Elantra is expected for 2002.
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Hyundai XG300
Hyundai, an auto manufacturer best known for small, inexpensive cars, is moving into larger, higher-priced territory this year with the XG300, a new front-drive sedan that eclipses the Sonata in size, cost and equipment. Though the XG300 is a midsize car like the Sonata, Hyundai positions it as an “upper midsize” sedan that competes with the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Maxima, Oldsmobile Intrigue and other models that usually sell for more than $20,000.
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