2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid: A Sign of the Times

The Hyundai Elantra has come a long way since its early ’90s inception. Over the last three decades, Hyundai’s Elantra has evolved and stayed with the ebbs and flows of automotive trends. This seventh-generation Elantra might have brought the Elantra N into the fold, but there’s more to this compact sedan than just its torque-steering stablemate. Elantra also offers its base non-N model with either a 2.0-liter or 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder. However, there’s also a hybrid variant of the Elantra. The Elantra Hybrid blends a 1.6-liter Atkinson cycle four-cylinder with an electric motor in the search for better fuel economy. This I4 only makes 104 hp and 109 lb-ft of torque, but it gets a boost from an electric motor that cranks total system power to 134 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque.  On this episode of Quick Spin, hosts Wesley Wren and Patrick Carone both spend time with the 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid and put it through its paces. Wren takes you on a guided tour of the ’24 Elantra highlights some of its features and shows off what it’s like to live with. Wren also takes you along for a live drive review. Adding to these segments, Wren chats with Carone about the Elantra, the changing automotive landscape, and the evolving role of hybrids in the United States. Closing the show, the pair break down what makes this Elantra Hybrid special.