2001 Hyundai Accent

Hyundai's Accent is one of the lowest-priced cars you can buy, and yet it's protected by one of the best warranties in the business. It was thoroughly re-designed last year to provide more interior room, a smoother-running powertrain, and better isolation from whatever mechanical noise remained. Now, this already-improved Accent roars into 2001 with a bigger, more sophisticated engine for GL and GS models. Horsepower is up 14 percent, and torque 9 percent, with the same refinements introduced to the smaller engine last year. And yet the Accent's base price remains at its 1999 level.