Hyundai claims that the new Hyundai Accent that has been released for 2006 will be one of the best vehicles that they would be sending on the roads and streets. In fact, the company claims that this vehicle would be able to deliver many of its features as a segment leader. In its segment, the Hyundai Accent is the leader when it comes to standard safety equipment, interior space and room, as well as power.

It has been made available in various colors, depending on your choice. For the interior, there are only two colors available and these are Gray, and Beige. However, for the exterior, you can choose from a much wider range of colors. The list includes Platinum Silver, Ebony Black, Nordic White, Charcoal Gray, Wine Red, Dark Sapphire Blue, Sand Beige, and Ice Blue.

The Hyundai Accent boasts of an EPA fuel economy rating of some 29 miles per gallon for city driving and 33 miles per gallon if you choose to drive this vehicle on the highway. The power of this vehicle comes from a 1.6 L I4 DOHC, MPFI engine and is assisted by a five speed manual transmission system. This power source provides the Hyundai Accent the capacity to produce 103 units of horsepower at 5800 rpm and 106 of torque at 3000 rpm.

A whole package of various functional features are packed in the Hyundai Accent. The list includes four wheel disc brakes, an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), a power assisted rack and pinion steering, advanced dual front air bags, front seat mounted side impact airbags, roof mounted side curtain airbags, automatic front seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters, side impact door beams, fourteen inch steel wheels with full wheel covers, heated dual power outside mirrors, a chrome accented front grille, tinted glass with windshield shade band, variable intermittent windshield wipers, a roof mounted micro antenna for greater radio reception, an eight way adjustable driver's seat with dual height adjustment, a driver's seat folding armrest, front seatback pockets, bottle holders, map pockets, front and rear storage trays, a 60/40 split fold down rear seatback, a rear center folding armrest with cupholder, a 172 watt AM/FM/CD audio system with six speakers and an equalizer, air conditioning, a tachometer, and front illuminated vanity mirrors.