2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe caught undisguised ahead of Chicago debut Options

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Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Budget, Hyundai, Design/Style

Here it is, ladies and gents - the 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe. The svelte new two-door will make its official debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show in just a few weeks, but our intrepid spy photographers managed to catch this completely uncovered prototype on the back of a flatbed truck.

Not surprisingly, the new coupe relies heavily on the same Fluidic Sculpture design language of the award-winning sedan, though subtle tweaks have been made to give the two-door a bit more sporting flare. The foglight housings appear larger and more angular, giving the front end a slightly more aggressive appearance. Out back, a small lip spoiler has been added to the rear deck that both enhances the swoopy profile shape of the Elantra and adds another element of style to the rear end.

As we reported earlier, the Elantra Coupe will get a sport-minded SE trim level, and all in, Hyundai hopes that the coupe will account for 20 percent of all Elantra sales. We'll have the full details in just a few weeks, but scroll through our gallery of spy shots to see naked coupe from all angles.

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[VIG]

Nice dent below the second window.

[elantragt]

Looks hot from the side...



I notice in the front shot, they updated the foglights and gave the lower grille more of a smile. I like the lip spoiler and shiny exhaust tip, too.

[xdforme22]

That lip spoiler is great, wonder how many sedan owners are gonna be getting that

As one commentor posted:
"So, a new and supposedly secret model, sitting uncovered and dented on the back of a flatbed.

That has to be the WORST SHIPPING COMPANY EVER."

[Red Elantra GT]

Hey-A really nice looking coupe. The spoiler and rear diffuser look great.

[Tony240]

no sir, dont like it

[ronjr8102]

The rear spoiler looks more a part of the car than an add on.

[JohnDoe641]

I like the back but I still don't like the happy face front. I can't take a car seriously if it looks like it's smiling because it just farted.

[sarge]

The rear spoiler looks more a part of the car than an add on.

While it does look that way, to me it also looks like it's a rather large add-on, but it could be just how the light is hitting it.
It would have been sweet if they included the Gen Coupe rear window dip to get a little more character. Seems a bit bland where the rear window is.

[Silentwolf]

Looks good to me. Smile looks better esp when compared to the silly mazda smile.

[only1db]

^agreed! and i think that spoiler is built into the deck (formed by metal...not a stupid lip spoiler)

[cburnscrx]

My big question is will they make a limited with a manual? If they build it, they will come. It will be pretty interesting to see what they choose to do with this car. All told it looks like a better version of the Civic.

Actually on some levels it looks like a Eclipse, Civic and Celica mated to come up with this car. That's not to say I don't like this car, quite the opposite, it looks better than any of those cars! I hope it does well.