Best of the Worst?: 2018 Ford Focus vs Hyundai Elantra vs Nissan Sylphy

**StockEngine** · January 28th, 2018 03:04 PM

compacts are a dying breed...

mostly because of good choices in the subcompact range, honda city, diesel accents, vios.

people who graduate from subcompacts will appreciate compacts and maybe leap into the cuv/suc/ppv market

i have an elantra and im ready for a class above compact

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**Egan101** · January 28th, 2018 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

compacts are a dying breed...

mostly because of good choices in the subcompact range, honda city, diesel accents, vios.

people who graduate from subcompacts will appreciate compacts and maybe leap into the cuv/suc/ppv market

i have an elantra and im ready for a class above compact

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This is the reality in the local car market but it is not a global trend. There are still bigger markets where compacts and midsize cars are the leaders in sales but in the case of North America, capable CUVs are eating up the sales of both categories.

It would have been great for Hyundai-PH to have brought here the Elantra Sport with the 1.6L turbo engine (same as the Veloster) but they opted for the safer yet boring option of a 1.6L NA engine.

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**Egan101** · January 28th, 2018 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

Kahit anong engine ilagay nila sa Elantra, it won't sell because it's a Hyundai.

They had their chance with the prev gen Elantra. Many bought, many were no longer repeat customers.

Even the Accent with its vastly superior engine cannot outsell the more pedestrian City and Vios.

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An even sadder reality for Hyundai. If only the local dealers work on improving their aftermarket services, maybe it would turn things around for them.

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