1 Fun to Drive is baked in



Ok let’s get this out of the way, the Elantra Sport is not as sporty as the Honda Civic Si sedan. Its turbocharged engine is a nice upgrade from the standard Elantra, but it’s still tuned a bit softer and more relaxed than the Civic Si. Once you get past the Civic Si comparison, the Elantra Sport is actually a lot of fun, especially with the available manual transmission. The Elantra Sport also has a multilink rear suspension that is an upgrade over the torsion beam on the regular Elantra models.

Throw the Elantra Sport fast into a curve and it stays nicely planted with little body roll. The manual shifts with its short throw shifter are fast and thanks to its quicker steering ratio, the Elantra Sport will make your daily commute a lot more fun than you’d expect in this segment.