2006 Hyundai Accent review from North America

Car is still too new for anything to go wrong with it, so I'll have to update when and if there are problems.

So far I like the Accent. It can be pretty peppy when you need the extra little power for passing other vehicles. However don't plan on climbing any tall mountains with great ease, as it lacks long term power boost needed when climbing taller hills etc... Just got back from a 2700km road trip with it, and I must say it was a fun car to use for the trip. Very nice ride for a small car, and like I said, it has lots of passing power and very tight on the road (without snow that is). I have driven many different kinds of vehicles for long road trips, and I have to say, aside from it's lack of power climbing steep hills and mountains, this has been one of the more enjoyable trips.

One hardcore negative, and it could be just me, but I felt the car handled really lousy in snow. Even drifts a few inches high seemed to make the car wander. At one point, driving along a lake, with lake effect snow coming off it onto the roadway, very little snow had accumulated on the road surface, yet I was forced to reduce my speed to 60km/h to avoid being "sucked" off the road due to the snow taking the Accents' wheels "curb ward". The most horrible experience I have ever encountered with any vehicle and with such little snow. It could be that I was a little panicked being a brand new car and all, but I don't think so. I prayed to god that by the time I had to travel that part of the highway on the way back, that the snow would be cleared away.

He answered my prayers.