Start with what the Hyundai Accent is: a 4-door sedan / 3/5-door liftback with 1.3 , built from 1994, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. What it meant takes a little longer.
Where it came from
The Hyundai Accent (Korean: 현대 엑센트), or Hyundai Verna (현대 베르나) is a subcompact car produced by Hyundai. In Australia, the first generation models carried over the Hyundai Excel name used by the Accent's predecessor. The Accent was replaced in 2000 by the Hyundai Verna in South Korea, although most international markets, including the US, retained the "Accent" name. The "Accent" name is an acronym of Advanced Compact Car of Epoch-making New Technology. The Accent is produced for the Chinese market by Beijing Hyundai Co., a joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp.
For the Russian market it was assembled by the TagAZ plant in Taganrog until 2011, and since 2011 it was assembled by the HMMR plant in Saint Petersburg and sold under the new name Hyundai Solaris. In Mexico, the Accent was marketed until 2014 by Chrysler as the Dodge Attitude, previously known as the Verna by Dodge. In Venezuela, Chrysler marketed these models as the Dodge Brisa until 2006. The Brisa was assembled by Mitsubishi Motors at its plant in Barcelona, Venezuela. Since 2002, the Accent had been the longest-running small family car sold in North America. In Puerto Rico, the second and third generations were sold as the Hyundai Brio.
Under the skin
The engine is 1.3 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 2101 -. Drive goes through a 5-speed M5AF3 manual / 4-speed A4AF2 automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2400 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
In the Hyundai line-up the Hyundai Accent has a clear place: it replaced the Hyundai Excel; the factory was Ulsan. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Subaru Outback, the Toyota RAV4, the Audi A4. Nearby in the Hyundai catalogue sit the Hyundai Accent WRC and the Hyundai Aslan.
Owning one today
Buying one now means $4,000–$15,300 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $2,340–$5,460 a year. Insurance sits around $900–$1,830 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.