While driving around this weekend, Import Queen and I saw a neat looking red hatch. We weren't sure what it was from far..but it looked sporty. Body kit, fender flares..kinda chunky and sporty. The wheels actually fit nicely and filled out the wheel arches. It looked good. Once we got closer to it, we could see it was a Hyundai Accent. But it was a Hyundai Accent SR badging on the car. I had never heard of this car, so when I got in, I checked the net for details. Turns out this is a Canada only model limited to 500 cars.
I'm sure there is no performance increase...but it sure did make the little Accent look nice. Has anyone else seen one in the flesh??
"Accent SR for 2008, and the new model is a fabulous little road car with wonderful balance and plenty of get up and go thanks to an already zippy 110-horsepower four-cylinder that gets better airflow via special SR air intakes. A sport-tuned suspension lowers its ride height and larger 17-inch alloy rims and low profile rubber make for a formidable little budget racer. A few faux carbon fibre interior mods combine with an uprated stereo and special exterior paint to finish it off. The Accent SR is just the first of many special tuner cars offered by Hyundai...."
"the Accent SR not only took to the asphalt with a great deal more verve than stock but also looked the part standing still. HPP had added a number of go-fast components that did just the trick in the parking lot, including a full body-colour ground effects kit, including side skirts and wheel flares, with integrated fog lamps up front in the lowered fascia and an upswept blacked-out diffuser in the customized rear valance, the latter complete with twin chromed stainless steel exhaust tips (an oval tip on one example) jutting out from the right side. A spoiler atop the rear hatch and another under the lower edge of the back glass gave the rear end and even racier appearance, while a chrome SR badge adorned the liftgate and black and red SR decals butted up against the clear-lens side marker lights just aft of the front wheel cutouts. Filling out those wheel wells was a stunning set of 17-inch alloy rims wrapped in four Falken Azenis RT-615 205/40R17s (stock SRs get 16-inch alloy wheels). And that was only the outside.
Inside, Hyundai had added carbon fibre-look trim pieces to the gauge cluster and shifter surrounds, plus the audio and HVAC faceplates and door panel armrests, giving the little hatchback a racier and more upscale character. A Clarion aftermarket audio system supplanted the stock stereo, while red embroidered SR floor mats completed the upgrade. Some other details, like the sporty looking seats, leather-clad steering wheel and aluminum ringed instruments were carried over from the already nicely equipped Accent Sport, complementing an interior that's already impressively put together by subcompact standards..."
