---
title: "New Hyundai Elantra Can Be Packed With an Arsenal of Technology"
description: "The 2018 Elantra can be had with most of your favorite premium tech features."
date: "2017-06-16"
modified: "2017-06-19"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/11594/hyundais-elantra-sel-has-an-arsenal-of-technology"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "compact"
  - "Elantra"
  - "Hyundai"
  - "Midsize Sedan"
  - "News"
  - "packages"
  - "sheet/metal"
---

# New Hyundai Elantra Can Be Packed With an Arsenal of Technology

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Top-tier performance [cars](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/9451/rob-idas-911-turbo-hot-rod-proves-that-less-is-more>) have been charging more for less as long as we can remember. Specifically, the cars that weigh less than a Honda [Civic](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/6933/the-2017-honda-civic-sport-hatchback-is-all-the-car-youll-ever-need>) and cost more than a house. In the economy car world, this tactic just doesn't work. Hyundai wants to prove that you can pay less and get more with the latest model of its [Elantra](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/3929/the-hyundai-elantra-is-an-eager-puppy>). The stylish midsize sedan boasts a handful of new features for the 2018 model year, rivaling those of the upcoming refreshed [Sonata](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/11546/2018-hyundai-sonata-gets-a-colorful-new-lineup>) sedan. Unfortunately, it won't get the same exterior makeover that the Sonata is getting, but it's what's on the inside that counts.

There's an extensive [list](<https://www.hyundainews.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/47987/new-high-value-sel-model-highlights-upgrades-to-the-2018-elantra-lineup2>) of all of the new features that come with the new 2018 Elantra as standard, according to a press release from the automaker posted Thursday. As for safety tech, the Elantra now comes standard with blind spot detection and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert.

The Elantra SEL can be had with the optional Popular Equipment Package. This package will include even more safety features, rear-view camera, bigger brakes, and other creature comforts. It will also include an upgraded infotainment system with [Apple CarPlay](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/9150/mercedes-benz-commercial-trucks-now-have-apple-carplay-too>) and [Android Auto](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5896/google-makes-android-auto-available-in-all-cars>) integration, plus six premium speakers.

Hyundai has sold more than 2.9 million Elantras in the United States since the car's debut.

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