New vehicles, America’s best warranty (10-year/100,000 mile powertrain, 5 year/60,000 bumper-to-bumper, 5 year unlimited mileage roadside assistance), and product variety have finally swayed people to consider buying a Hyundai. Sales for 2001 will be the best numbers since Hyundai – a Korean automaker – came to America in the 1980s. "We’ve made the transition from cheap to value," Finbarr O’Neill, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor America said at a media event spotlighting the 2002 Elantra GT five-door car as well as the XG350 and Sonata sedans.

The clear message from today’s buyers: quality and value are viewed as inseparable new vehicle prerequisites. "We’re not a benchmark nameplate," said O’Neill referencing Toyota and Honda, "so we can’t afford mistakes. We can’t move sideways." To entice buyer attention, Hyundai now offers a wide sweep of vehicles – from entry level to sport utility vehicle to brand statement via the XG350, a $23,499 premium sedan. "We’re no longer viewed as a Yugo-class vehicle. It is now acceptable to drive a Hyundai and not explain it to your neighbor," O’Neill said. In the coming weeks, make a return to this web site for a review on the new Elantra GT, the XG350, and the Sonata.
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