LOS ANGELES   Hyundai is not prepared to surrender on small automobiles, even when some automakers and shoppers are.

The corporate launched pictures of the seventh-generation Hyundai Elantra compact sedan previous to a proper introduction subsequent week in Los Angeles, underscoring a extra aggressive design path in contrast with the clear however considerably bland outgoing mannequin.

Whereas the Detroit three forfeit the territory, Hyundai is the most recent automaker following Honda, Toyota and Nissan  making an attempt to spark new curiosity in a market section that continues to be giant however shrank one other 16 % in 2019.

A key aspect of the outside design on the 2021 Elantra is the union of three character traces at a single level on the entrance doorways, creating what Hyundai calls its "polyhedral look."

"This formation is a daring problem, which has been prevented in automotive design, marking Elantra's disrupter spirit," the automaker mentioned in an announcement.

On the inside, the main target is on the motive force, with side-by-side...