ROAD TEST
Hyundai Elantra Sport: Torque steer? Well I never!
Mark Smyth drove the Hyundai Elantra Sport as the company finally joins the performance party
Hyundai and its sister brand Kia have been renowned over the years for providing good, stylish cars that are well equipped and good value for money. They had iPod connectivity long before many of their rivals and offered extensive warranties and maintenance plans that ensured owners could budget for years. What they were not great at was engine technology and performance. They lagged behind rivals regarding diesels and only relatively recently adopted the age-old concept of the turbocharger. So imagine my surprise when I pulled out of a junction wrestling with the steering wheel as I experienced torque steer in the new Hyundai Elantra Sport. Torque steer, I tell you! It is a good and a bad thing. It’s good as it shows that Hyundai has decided to add a bit of performance and driver involvement to its good, but run-of-the-mill sedan. It’s bad in that it still exists and for all the engineering might of the Korean car maker, they could not reduce it. But this is the Elantra Sport. It h...
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