2025 Hyundai Elantra SE

The 2025 Elantra is Hyundai's compact sedan, slotting between the Accent and Sonata with a sharp, angular design. It competes with the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Nissan Sentra, offering a distinctive look and a long warranty. The Elantra's steering is quick and precise, making it genuinely fun to hustle down a back road. Inside, the cabin is roomy for the class, with supportive seats and a clean, driver-focused layout. The SE is the base Elantra, so you skip the SEL's extra kit and the N Line's turbo engine, but you keep the same roomy cabin and standard safety tech. Its naturally aspirated 2.0L I4 makes 147 horsepower and pairs with a continuously variable transmission, which keeps things smooth and returns 36 mpg combined. The SE rides on 15-inch alloy wheels and has a torsion-beam rear axle, so expect a slightly firmer ride than the SEL's multilink setup, but it's still composed for daily driving.