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Hyundai Accent

The subcompact sold as Verna and Solaris depending on market — enormous fleets across the Middle East, Russia and Latin America, where it is often the default taxi.

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Hyundai Accent
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Generations

  • X3 1994–1999

    Alpha petrol only, in two families a reader has to tell apart: a 12-valve SOHC 1.3 and 1.5, and a 16-valve DOHC 1.5 that shares neither its power nor its cylinder head. A few export markets kept a carburettor on the 1.3, which has no injection to diagnose at all.

    Body styles
    Hatchback · Sedan
    Platform
    Hyundai Accent
    Engines
    • 1.3 Alpha — G4EH · petrol · 44–55 kW (59–74 hp) · 105–118 Nm (77–87 lb-ft) · 12-valve SOHC, multi-point injection
    • 1.3 Alpha carburettor — G4EA · petrol · 51–53 kW (68–71 hp) · 12-valve SOHC, a few export markets
    • 1.5 Alpha — G4EK · petrol · 67 kW (90 hp) · 130 Nm (96 lb-ft) · 12-valve SOHC
    • 1.5 II — ALPHA · petrol · 73 kW (98 hp) · 134 Nm (99 lb-ft) · 16-valve DOHC
    Transmissions
    5-speed M5AF3 manual · 4-speed A4AF2 automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • LC 1999–2005

    The first Accent with a diesel — a 1.5 CRDi three-cylinder built under VM Motori licence — beside four Alpha petrols, and the generation where the 1.5 changes designation from G4EK to G4EB without changing size. Built on far past 2005 in India, Russia and Egypt, so the running fleet is much younger than the Korean dates suggest.

    Body styles
    Hatchback · Sedan
    Platform
    Hyundai-Kia TB
    Engines
    • 1.3 Alpha — G4EH · petrol · 61–64 kW (82–86 hp) · 114–119 Nm (84–88 lb-ft) · 12-valve SOHC
    • 1.5 Alpha — G4EB · petrol · 69 kW (92 hp) · 130 Nm (96 lb-ft) · 12-valve SOHC, to 2003
    • 1.5 Alpha II — G4EC · petrol · 76 kW (102 hp) · 134 Nm (99 lb-ft) · 16-valve DOHC
    • 1.6 Alpha II — G4ED · petrol · 79 kW (106 hp) · 143 Nm (105 lb-ft) · 16-valve DOHC, from 2001
    • 1.5 CRDi — D3EA · diesel · 61 kW (82 hp) · 187 Nm (138 lb-ft) · three-cylinder, VM Motori licence, from 2002
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • MC 2005–2011

    Alpha engines; about as straightforward as a modern car gets to work through.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Hatchback
    Platform
    Hyundai MC
    Engines
    • 1.4 Alpha — petrol · 71 kW (95 hp) · 125 Nm (92 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 Alpha — petrol · 82 kW (110 hp) · 146 Nm (108 lb-ft)
    • 1.5 CRDi — diesel · 81 kW (109 hp) · 235 Nm (173 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • RB 2010–2017

    Gamma direct injection arrives, and with it the intake-carbon question.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Hatchback
    Platform
    Hyundai RB
    Engines
    • 1.4 Gamma — petrol · 79 kW (106 hp)
    • 1.6 GDi — GAMMA · petrol · 103 kW (138 hp) · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft)
    • 1.1 CRDi three-cylinder — diesel
    • 1.4 CRDi — diesel
    • 1.6 CRDi — diesel · 94–100 kW (126–134 hp)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 6-speed M6CF1 manual · 6-speed A6GF1 automatic · 7-speed DCT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • HC 2017–present

    Smartstream engines; sold under several names across markets.

    Body styles
    Sedan · Hatchback
    Platform
    Hyundai HC
    Engines
    • 1.4 Kappa — petrol · 73 kW (98 hp) · 132 Nm (97 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 GDi — GAMMA · petrol · 97 kW (130 hp) · 161 Nm (119 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 Smartstream — petrol · 90 kW (121 hp) · 151 Nm (111 lb-ft)
    • 1.0 turbo — petrol
    • 1.4 turbo — diesel
    • 1.5 turbo — diesel
    • 1.6 turbo — diesel
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · CVT · 7-speed DCT · C0GF1 CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • BN7 2023–present

    Sixth generation, built in India and sold there as the Verna; carries the Accent name across the Middle East, Vietnam and parts of South America. Petrol only, both engines 1.5 litres.

    Engines
    • 1.5 Smartstream — G4FL · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp)
    • 1.5 Smartstream turbo — G4LH · petrol · 118 kW (158 hp)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 7-speed DCT · CVT
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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