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When accelerating, this
transmission tends to “slide”
from gear to gear, however,
on more than one occasion,
it shifted up with a “thunk”
that seemed unusual.

The Accent’s light curb
weight assists braking as well
as acceleration. Front
dise/rear drum brakes are
standard, and for 2000 the
brake pads have been
changed to reduce brake
shudder and brake “squeal.”
Unforunately, anti lock
brakes are no longer avail-
able on the Accent.

Interior upgraded

The Accent’s new-look
interior has upgraded dash
and seat materials, particu-
larly in GSi and GL models.

Asimple and sensible
dash layout includes round
gauges easily visible behind
the steering wheel, a centre
stack with extra Jarge stereo
buttons and heater controls,
and a simple, easy-to-reach
floor shifter.

My GL sedan had metal-
lie silver-coloured trim on
the console, and matching
cloth seats and door inserts.

_ A handy covered storage
drawer just to the left of the
steering wheel is useful for
coins and small items.

1 had a couple of small
criticisms: my top-of-the-

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fine GL did not have a cen
tre arnirest /storage bin, and
I found the Seek control on
the radio difficult to oper-
ate.

There's a surprising
amount of headroom and
legroom in this small sedan,
and the trunk is preety big

too. The trunklid is easy te
open and close, has alow
Hittover height, and the
trunk has a flat, carpeted
floor. A 60/40 split folding
rear seatback is standard in
sedans.

Standard safety features
include front head restraints,

front seatbelt pretensioners,
height-adjustable front
shoulder belts, rear child
seat tether anchors, and rear
child locks on four-door
models.

Two body styles, three trim
levels

photo Hyundai

THE Accent’s simple and sensible dash layout includes round, easily visible
gauges, and a centre stack with extra large stereo buttens and heater controls.

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erior and trunk

Accents come in two
body styles: uvo-door
hatchback and four-door
sedan. Hatchbacks are
offered in base GS trim and
sporty GSi trim, while
sedans come in GL trim
only.

Base GS hatchbacks,
which start at $11,995 are
fairly spartan. Five-speed
manual transmission, clath
upholstery, dual mirrors,
rear defroster, variable inter-
mittent wipers, tachometer,
folding rear seatback,
adjustable driver’s seat and
155/80R-13 inch tires are
standard — but power steer-
ing, radio, automatic trans-

mission and air conditioning
are optional.

However, Accent options
are fairly inexpensive: power
steering is an extra $400,
and an automatic transmis-
sion is $750.

Sporty GSi hatchbacks,
which start ar $13,995,
include standard power
steering, AM/FM/CD
stereo, farger 185 /60R-14
inch tires and alloy wheels,
manual sun roof, central
door locks including the
hatch, rear washer/wiper,
rear spoiler, front fog lamps,
sporty seat cloth and door

See Warranty next page

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& Filter

and 1999 new vehicies!!!

JAY, JANUARY 8,

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