Hyundai revives Accent after 11 years

On Tuesday, Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the subcompact Accent on the local market. Developed under the project name RB, the vehicle brings back the name Accent after an 11-year hiatus.

The previous Accent was launched in 1994, and more than 410,000 units of the vehicle were sold on the local market until it was discontinued in 1999.

The Accent is available with a choice of a 1.4-liter MPI engine that puts out 108 brake horsepower and a 1.6-liter GDI engine that generates 140 brake horsepower.

The 1.4 version will be available with a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic transmission.

With the manual transmission, the vehicle manages 18 kilometers per liter, while the automatic version manages 16.1 kilometers per liter.