Hyundai Elantra GT 2013 2014 Workshop Service Repair Manual Download Hyundai believes it now has an Elantra for every buyer. Sedan shoppers prize fuel economy and value above all; coupe buyers want a better-looking vehicle.
For those that want Euro-influenced styling, great utility and good gas mileage, there’s a new option: the 2013 Elantra GT. It’s a five-door hatchback new to the compact Hyundai Elantra lineup this year, and poised to take on the likes of the sleek hatchbacks from the competition. The Mazda3 and Ford Focus come to mind first, but the Volkswagen Golf and Subaru Impreza aren’t far off the mark, either, and neither is the Toyota Matrix, whether it’s gone for just overdue or good for a complete redesign. Hyundai Elantra GT 2013 2014 Workshop Service Repair Manual Download
In the past, Hyundai’s sold various Elantra GT hatchbacks and wagons, but this time, the five-door version’s much more closely related to the model that’s sold in Europe– even more so than the four-door and two-door. The drivetrains and some front structures are similar, but the Elantra GT has its own wheelbase, its own bodywork, and its own rear suspension.
Some of Hyundai current global styling cues show up on the Elantra GT, particularly on the front end, where its hexagonal grille links it to the Elantra coupe and sedan. It’s an internationally recognized symbol, code language for sporty in a way the other Elantras are not.
Hyundai Elantra GT 2013 2014 Workshop Service Repair Manual Download
Taking the opposite tack, the Elantra GT’s dash is more conservative than the one found in other versions. The hourglass center stack of the sedan and coupe is gone, replaced by a straight-edged design that’s less adventurous, less distinctive, but perhaps finished a little better, with a soft pad capping the dash and a more refined blender knob controlling the air temperature.
With the same 148-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder as the other Elantra compacts, the GT teams up well with either the six-speed manual or six-speed automatic Hyundai offers. The Hyundai manuals feel like VW cable-shifted manuals, with a peg-in-slot shift quality but good clutch uptake not far off the floor. The automatic in our test vehicle short-shifted the GT’s rev range, moving up to the next gear well before it reached redline– before 6000 rpm in its first two gears, likely a choice for economy and durability.
For those that want Euro-influenced styling, great utility and good gas mileage, there’s a new option: the 2013 Elantra GT. Some of Hyundai current global styling cues show up on the Elantra GT, particularly on the front end, where its hexagonal grille links it to the Elantra coupe and sedan. With the same 148-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder as the other Elantra compacts, the GT teams up well with either the six-speed manual or six-speed automatic Hyundai offers.
