HARI president and CEO Maria Fe Perez-Agudo, with two units of the all-new Elantra, welcomes the media to the Kandaya Resort in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu.
SHORTLY after the launch of the Hyundai Cebu South dealership last month, Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) gave members of the media a chance to test the recently launched all-new Elantra compact sedan in Cebu.
Some of the country’s top motoring journalists were invited to drive the sixth-generation Elantra on a 158-kilometer route from Cebu City to Cebu province’s northernmost town of Daanbantayan.
HARI provided the media with a mix of 15 Elantra GLS and GL units for the drive up north to the posh Kandaya Resort in Daanbantayan through the Transcentral Highway.
The latest Elantra, a more durable and rigid version than previous generations, according to HARI, is equipped with a Euro 4 2.0 MPi engine that produces 152 PS of power and 192 Nm of torque. The power is sent to the front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission with manual mode.
Here are some photos of the media test drive taken by Cebu Daily News photographer Lito Tecson.
A bunch of Elantras approach a curve along the Cebu north highway.
CDN PHOTO/LITO TECSON
Members of the motoring media drive the Elantra through a straight stretch of road in northern Cebu.