Can you Believe this is a Hyundai

I'm pretty excited to see Hyundia "N-ing" their cars. They seem to be one of the only companies building cars these days that even try to to be fun and exciting to drive. The vast majority of auto makers today simply want to build the next giant pickup or anonymous/look-alike blob-shaped SUV that drives like a marshmallow...regardless of the powerplant.

Based on the EV infrastructure gap in the US, I think the automakers are really missing the advantages you can gain from hybridization, and not just plug-in hybrids, but series hybrids too. They offer up the best of both worlds for where we are today. This is where I applaud Toyota. I spent the last week on vacation in Washington State driving a Rav4 Hybrid. It was actually a really good vehicle. Despite going up and down the mountains, which meant a lot of time running the gas engine, it still got amazing gas mileage. When stuck in Seattle's crushing traffic jams or just normal suburban traffic, it ran in EV mode quite a bit. The cut over between battery and gas engine was unnoticeable to the driver.
 
Klasse Act said:
2024 Hyundai Elantra N Facelift (PE) Review + Magnetic Paddle Shifters "The new Elantra N" - YouTube

What do you guys think about the refreshed EN
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Wow! That looks so much better. The new front end really flows with the rest of the design of the car and gives it a much better, more cohesive design from the front to the rear. I like it. I like the new wheels Hyundai featured in all the press photos too.

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I like how the DRL's turn into turn signals, gotta love LED technology
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I've seen that on a couple other cars. Audi's maybe? Really like the idea. If you have a decent LED DRL strip, there really isn't a need for an additional light fixture in the headlight housing. I would think it would lower costs and manufacturing/electrical complexity. My BRZ has a similar DRL and a seperate blinker housing in the front headlight housing and it seems really silly.
 
Those are the optional forged wheels, a $750 option but $1900 if you order directly through Shark Racing.

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i'm sure (but not really) the IONIQ 6 N is in the works. crazy how times have changed...

 
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Those are the optional forged wheels, a $750 option but $1900 if you order directly through Shark Racing.

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That’s a great price if they are true one piece forged aluminum and not “flow forged”


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Having trouble with the knock sensor code (1326) coming on when going through the touch-free wash. This started 3 weeks ago tomorrow and it happened twice in 3 days and all they did was clear the code. Yesterday I took my code reader to the wash and even turned off the car during the wash and it happened again and no, erasing the code didn't do a damn thing. Took it to them again and I told them what I did and they cleared it...same thing happened so I turned around and left it.

I already have a case opened with Hyundai corporate and they told me to go to another dealership A tech is a tech but their service manager suggested I clear the code too, he did offer to look at my car but I'd need to drive it over there in limp mode, my dealership is very close by.

I'm not sure how this is going to turn out, anyone have a suggestion, not too confident right now in the brand I love right now

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Having trouble with the knock sensor code (1326) coming on when going through the touch-free wash. This started 3 weeks ago tomorrow and it happened twice in 3 days and all they did was clear the code. Yesterday I took my code reader to the wash and even turned off the car during the wash and it happened again and no, erasing the code didn't do a damn thing. Took it to them again and I told them what I did and they cleared it...same thing happened so I turned around and left it.

I already have a case opened with Hyundai corporate and they told me to go to another dealership A tech is a tech but their service manager suggested I clear the code too, he did offer to look at my car but I'd need to drive it over there in limp mode, my dealership is very close by.

I'm not sure how this is going to turn out, anyone have a suggestion, not too confident right now in the brand I love right now

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Doesn’t sound good from a quick search

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Doesn’t sound good from a quick search

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Yeah I saw that when I Googled it, can't hear any weird sounds and it ran great afterwards.

If for some reason it does need an engine it's getting traded in asap and I'm leaning towards something boring, boring or boring...death of a car guy

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Not jumping to conclusions here - this could be something as simple as a faulty sensor or even sensor connection - but just as an FYI a good friend of mine had an engine failure in his Hyundai (Sonata or Elantra, couldn't tell you for sure) pre-pandemic and Hyundai smothered him with quality service. Gave him a loaner, replaced the motor, and started a fresh 10 year warranty. He lives in the South Loop and drove to Deer Park every day so racked up lots of miles in all kinds of weather. I've always been impressed with his car (he's NOT a car guy even though he is an engineer for a major car supplier, they are just necessary tools to him) especially for the price and I couldn't tell any difference at all between the vehicle pre and post-replacement.

So just a data point for you.
 
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Thanks Karl, much appreciated and I'd like them to atleast replace the knock sensor AND add diletric grease. I've read about bad harness' too and if that's the case, well, maybe it can't handle frequent carwashes but don't even know where it's located.

I've also read about an update where the computer is adjusted where the knock sensor isn't so sensitive.

The light doesn't come on till I'm about 100' out of the carwash but this only just started happening 3 weeks ago.

Once again, thanks for the info, it's all going in my back pocket

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Sorry to hear about this. Since it always seems to pop up when you go to the car wash, I have a feeling water is getting in somewhere it shouldn't and it's corroded the sensor. It could be the connecting rod bearing wear, but I would hope they would be more durable. You're car isn't that old. Either way, it just takes a service department actually doing their job to do some trouble shooting and not just blowing you off...repeatedly...

My mother-in-law is having a horrible time getting her Genesis G90 serviced at the local Hyundia dealership, so your experience sadly isn't unique. In fact, after not hearing a single positive dealership experience (sales or service) from any Hyundai owners I know, I've written off the brand for now. There were a couple models I was going to recommend to some family members, but that isn't happening now. The whole easy theft of non-push button starter models didn't help things either.

Even if the car does need an engine and you dump it, don't let that be the "death of a car guy". Being a car enthusiast isn't about a single brand. Getting totally wrapped up in one brand limits you in so many ways and you miss so many potential opportunities. There are still fun cars out there, you just need to try out a lot of different things to see what else you like. I'm a survivor. I've been a big BMW fan since the 90's and I've owned two. My achievable dream was to own/drive an M3. However, since my last experience, I've walked away from BMW fandom. Their sales/service are quite good in my area, but the cars themselves are fat pigs with limp, soggy steering and dampers lacking proper rebound control. Reliability is a crap shoot as well and don't get me started on their current designs... If it hadn't been for being so underwhelmed with my last BMW, I would have never even looked at my BRZ. I'm totally brand agnostic, but that type of car was never on my radar. Until I drove one... The rest is history.

Hopefully this will be resolved and things will be fine. If not, don't panic and whatever you do, don't buy a boring car/SUV!!
 
So I got a txt about 9 a.m. telling me my car was ready, they had replaced the knock sensor. Now while I'm happy about this I'm wondering if we're dealing with "parts changers" or an accurate diagnosis

I'll be picking it up in a couple hours and while I'm sure it's fixed the true test is when I go through the car wash, if it passes that it's truely FIXED

Stay "tuned".....

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I runs fine but we'll see come Sat when I take it through the wash, maybe before....

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Well yesterday was judgement day and verdict was.....





NOT GUILTY of making me bummed out!

I ran it through the touch-free wash, pulled over to dry it, started it back up and NO flashing 1326 code
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That's great news! Here's to many more years of great driving!
 
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