An Offer We Can't Refuse: The 2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition

2017 Hyundai Elantra.

There's no denying we here at TireKicker are big fans of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra.  Since its introduction as a very early 2017 model in early 2016, we've been impressed by the handling and agility of this compact sedan...so much so that we've not even blinked at the $27,710 bottom line of a loaded Hyundai Elantra Limited or at the $25,010 tab for the 201-horsepower Elantra Sport.

But now, Hyundai's gone and done it...sweetening the deal with a best-of-most-worlds model called the Value Edition that starts with a low one-price-no-options-beyond-floormats number, then immediately carves four figures off of that with an "Elantra Value Edition Standard Equipment Discount".

2017 Hyundai Elantra.

So here's the deal.  You take the Elantra with the 2.0-liter, 147-horsepower four, the six-speed automatic transmission with Shiftronic, the three-setting drive mode select (eco, normal and sport), and then add blind spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert, a rearview camera with dynamic guidelines, 18-inch wheels, a power sunroof, LED daytime running lights, heated outside mirrors and door approach lights, a six-speaker audio system with a seven-inch color display, support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, dual automatic temperature control, auto defogger, Bluetooth, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, automatic headlamp control, auto-dimming rearview mirror, Homelink, a compass, power driver's seat with lumbar, heated front seats with a sliding armrest, auto-up driver's window, lighted vanity mirrors, front and rear door map pockets, a hands-free smart trunk, proximity key with pushbutton start, a compact spare tire and a full tank of gas on delivery.

2017 Hyundai Elantra interior.

That sounds like there's a big tab coming.  But the base price is $21,465.  And that instant standard equipment discount is $1,215, which gets you down to $20,250.  Our tester had carpeted floor mats ($125), so with that and $835 inland freight and handling, the bottom line is $21,210.

Let that sink in a second.  One of the best-handling compact sedans on the market today, with an EPA fuel economy estimate of 28 city/37 highway, and a boatload of equipment that includes some very nice things (audio system and sunroof being the most costly pair)....for $21,210.   The 2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition might be the most aptly-named special edition of a car in quite some time.