Overview & Reviews

The 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring is an all-new hatchback variant of the similarly named compact sedan.

• Impressive cargo capacity, spacious cabin, smooth and secure ride, well equipped with plenty of standard features, long warranty.

• Some cheap interior surfaces, engine is noisy at mid-to-high rpm.

User Reviews:

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  Good car - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By utvols02 - October 13 - 2:56 am

  I bought this car for my wife a couple months ago, and she absolutely loves it. After driving the manual version, I can say that the automatic version feels much slower, but acceleration is still adequate. The brakes are very good. Ive been averaging 30mpg between city and highway driving, which is a few mpg better than advertised. Overall we are very pleased with the car, and I would have no hesitation picking this car over the competition again.

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  try it, youll like it - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By Nance - September 15 - 3:50 pm

  smooth, comfortable, quiet, great price to add to the competition. Test drove Toyota Matrix, Honda Fit (owned), NO comparison. Display layout easy use and read, radio great. Very stable feeling on the road. When doors get shut, they sound solid. Not a cheap feel. Easy to get in and out of. Completely sold on first test drive. Very enjoyable, looking forward to driving every day. Been getting very good gas mileage--avg. 33-34 breaking in miles, driving hills and town.

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  like this car so far - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By R Fritz - August 8 - 12:40 pm

  Shifts smoothly and plenty of pep. Rides and looks like a Volvo. Precise handling,but bumpy ride. Hard seats, but comfortable with 8 way adjustable. Well equipped with even a refrigerated glove box. Quite roomy and a good value. No gas mileage figures yet. Good warrantee, but plenty of exceptions

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  OK, not great - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By Ray - May 30 - 1:30 pm

  Good fuel economy. Comfortable seating. Plenty of back seat room. Poor ride. Feel every bump with the Sports package tires. I wanted a small hatchback type vehicle to take the place of my mid sized SUV. My other car is a Toyota Camry and the ride in the Touring is nowhere near that. I should of spent the extra money and gotten the Rav 4

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  Big Car for Small Price - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By PittsburghGirl - May 17 - 9:50 am

  My husband & I were having doubts about trading in our RAV4 because we didnt want to give up the cargo space. The ET is a great alternative. We havent had any problems so far. The day after we bought it, the great storm of Feb 2010 arrived. The car did great, even on the hills that make up Pittsburgh. I love the large windshield, and there arent any blindspots. So far, we love this car.

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  Eighteen Months Later - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By Mister Digger - April 21 - 10:00 am

  At 58,300 miles and 18 months of very reliable ownership, it was time to trade this one in on something bigger and more comfortable. I now have a bone spur on my heel, so this very reliable car suddenly did not meet my needs. I had to trade up to a small crossover SUV, which wound up not being another Hyundai. Like Honda, the Hyundai seats seem to be made for durability rather than comfort. Big people like me may find them a bit uncomfortable. Also, it seems that most other drivers on the road hate the way this car looks, so they are constantly trying to push this underpowered car out the way. It also looked like each driver behind me was sitting in my cargo area. A bit unnerving!

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  Great car, great price! - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By maple - March 9 - 10:00 am

  After doing a lot of research, I decided that the Touring was the car for me. I wanted a hatchback, and I wasnt happy with what was on the market (except possibly the Mazda 3). This car fit the bill - its roomy, comfortable, reliable, gets great gas mileage and versatile! Not to mention the very reasonable price tag! I got a manual transmission, so its pretty fun to drive, too.

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  I loveit! - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By I love it - February 23 - 10:40 pm

  I bought my Elantra Touring 2months ago and I really love it! Particularly I like its European exterior design. Good Gas saver also! Before I bought it I had drove 2001 Saab 9-5 which drove 20m/g(Avg). Now, I drive 28m/g (avg) with my Hyundai and I save 20$ per week. Moreover, handling is fantastic!

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  Love This Car! - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By psimm215 - January 12 - 11:26 am

  I bought this car (my second Hyundai) a couple of weeks ago and I love it. I picked the car up on my way out of town for a weekend road trip (500 miles round trip). My destination was in the Tenn mountains, on the way back I got a surprising 38.9 mpg. The ride was very comfortable and pretty quiet. We put the back seats down and filled the cargo space with donations for a local food bank, it held over 600 items with room to spare so we only had to make one trip. I live in Atlanta so my city mpg has only been around 25, I expect that to improve as the engine breaks in. Rick Case bumped up the warranty to 20 yrs, 200,000 miles so I think I will keep this car for many years.

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  Update on my 9/21/2009 review - 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
  By Happy Camper - December 29 - 9:06 am

  Still lovin this car after having put over 27K on it. Performed satisfactorily through the New England winter and its still fun to drive. I do find that I rarely seem to get it into reverse with first try; have to give it another extra little push when I hear the gears grumbling. One somewhat annoying little bugaboo that started happening last fall is the driverside door locking by itself when I get out. Seems that I might be slamming the door too hard (from all those years of driving larger cars with bigger and heavier doors, I guess) which sets the latch to lock.