r/ElantraN

Coming from a 2008 Acura TL, absolutely psyched to be an N owner.

2026 DCT with 20 miles, paid $40k OTD

It’s a shame they don’t make the Veloster anymore, such a cool little car.

Should I black out the rest of the trim?

Welp.. I’ve owned my EN for just over 10 months, in that time I’ve accumulated over 53,000km’s. Bought the car with 28km and it’s been a journey.

Overall, this has been one of, if not the most fun cars I’ve ever owned. I’m always finding excuses to simply just go for a drive. If you’re wondering how on earth I’ve driven so much in such little time, I commute pretty much 99% highway 128km each way, thankfully I work an on-call job so I’m only doing that commute maybe 3 times a week. But I’m always somehow finding myself on countless cross country/out of country road trips, or just aiming straight for the backroads on a day off.

As for reliability, the car has been pretty much rock solid (knock on wood). My biggest enemy has been the engine knock sensors, currently on my 4th sensor. I’ve had 3 separate incidents where they failed and essentially left me stranded (limp mode but still drivable) 3200km, 19,000km, 33,000km. Since then it’s been solid. I can safely say I don’t go easy on it either, countless backroad beatings call for even bigger smiles.

As for customizations/modifications, I had the whole front end of the car (bumper,hood,fenders, etc) PPF’d just after I bought it, but less than 5 months and one god-awful winter later, I remembered why i hate black cars and the pain to keep them clean, so I decided to wrap the car in full High-Gloss “Meta Green” and it’s been game changing. Having a colour I like to consider “OEM+” is so lovely, and the constant comments/compliments from others are also extremely nice. I also lowered the car on NEOTECH springs, I’m planning on adding 20mm spacers in the spring, as well as possibly other engine mods (HPFP, downpipe, intake, tune, etc)

Here’s to the next 50,000km… Never stop driving.

55% Windshield, 20% all around

Full Body PPF. Got a great deal through a shop I know.

When the warning ticket just equals a free roller pic.

Added a 2026 Elantra N to the Lucid Air GT. One for luxury and one for fun? Thats how I justify it anyways...

Ignore the garage, its a work in progress from being totally abondoned by the previous owners

I recently bought a ‘25 Elantra N 6mt as a birthday gift for myself with 29 miles on the odometer(Sept 5th). I enjoyed it for about a week and a half and (mostly) followed the 600 mile break in period but on sept 12th after getting home from a small roadtrip i was downshifting in n mode (at reasonable speeds ofc) and the check engine light came on but the car seemed to drive normal other than no pops in n mode and the valves seemingly not working. I immediately scheduled an appointment with Pohanka Hyundai (Horrible experience btw) and once my car was looked at i was told that it was 2 of my wire harnesses and that there is no eta on the part. Fast forward to today and as much as i love the car thinking about using lemon law on the car once it passes the 30 day service mark due to the extremely poor communication and experience from the dealership. Has anyone else went through this with their N and how have you dealt with it?

What are your thoughts on the new plate