Hyundai Offers $1,500 Rebate for Elantra Touring

Treated as a separate model from the plain old Elantra sedan, the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring offers more than just a hatchback in place of a trunk. As our reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder pointed out, the Touring comes with more passenger room and a more refined interior. The ride also impressed David Thomas, with a smooth-shifting manual transmission that’s easy to get along with.

The one sticking point for most of our reviewers was the price. At $17,800, the Touring’s starting MSRP automatically makes similar cars like the Scion xB, Pontiac Vibe and Subaru Impreza better deals. Perhaps Hyundai pays attention to Cars.com reviews, because a $1,500 rebate offer is nothing to sneeze at. Slice off a chunk of cash like that, and the Elantra Touring starts to look like quite a deal.