Which Hyundai Elantra N version to buy
The extra 50 kg on 2.0T DCT (1495 − 1445) and 35 kg of extra gross mass (1895 − 1860) buy 0.5 s off 0–100 km/h (5.8 − 5.3) and two extra ratios (8 versus 6). Fuel use does not move with that extra mass in the given figures: city 10.7, highway 7.6, combined 9.4 for both. Tank size is 47 litres on both. Ground clearance is 150 mm on both. Euro 6 is listed for both.
2.0T MT is the lighter, slower-to-100, six-speed Manual car. Kerb weight is 1445 kg, gross weight 1860 kg, 0–100 km/h is 5.8 s. That is 5.16 kg per horsepower (1445 ÷ 280) and 140.1 hp per litre (280 ÷ 1.998).
2.0T DCT is the heavier, quicker-to-100, eight-speed Robotic car. Kerb weight is 1495 kg, gross weight 1895 kg, 0–100 km/h is 5.3 s. That is 5.34 kg per horsepower (1495 ÷ 280) and the same 140.1 hp per litre.
The extra 50 kg on 2.0T DCT (1495 − 1445) and 35 kg of extra gross mass (1895 − 1860) buy 0.5 s off 0–100 km/h (5.8 − 5.3) and two extra ratios (8 versus 6). Fuel use does not move with that extra mass in the given figures: city 10.7, highway 7.6, combined 9.4 for both. Tank size is 47 litres on both. Ground clearance is 150 mm on both. Euro 6 is listed for both. Wheel size is not measured on either. CO2 is not measured on either.
If the decision is “which number I feel first,” 2.0T DCT is the 0–100 km/h pick. If the decision is “which number I carry all day,” 2.0T MT is the mass pick: 50 kg less kerb, 35 kg less gross, 0.18 kg/hp lower (5.34 − 5.16).
Generations: what changed, and what you cannot choose
The catalogue lists two generation records. They are one generation plus a restyling, not two separate model lines.
1 generation ran from 2021-06-01 to 2023-06-30. Body: Sedan. Versions in this dataset: 0. There is no engine table, no 0–100, no weight, no tank figure to compare. You cannot buy a numbered powertrain from this slice of the data because none is listed.
1 generation, restyling starts 2023-07-01 and has no stop date. Body: Sedan. Versions in this dataset: 2 — 2.0T MT and 2.0T DCT. Both versions themselves start 2025-07-01 and have no stop date. The restyling window therefore opens in 2023-07, while the two named specs in the file begin in 2025-07. Years people search as “2022,” “2023,” and “2024” Elantra N specs are not filled with version rows here. “2025” and “2026” searches map to these two rows as long as stop remains empty.
What the restyling changed in this file is not a new engine family. It is the first appearance of versions at all: two 280 hp FWD sedans instead of an empty modification list.
Hyundai Elantra N specs: engine, gearbox, drive
Both versions share the engine block of numbers. Differences sit in transmission, mass, and 0–100 km/h.
| Version | hp | kW | rpm (hp) | Nm | rpm (Nm) | cm³ | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0T MT | 280 | 205 | 5500-6000 | 392 | 2100-4700 | 1998 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | Turbo | Manual | 6 | FWD |
| 2.0T DCT | 280 | 205 | 5500-6000 | 392 | 2100-4700 | 1998 | Gasoline | 4 | Inline | Turbo | Robotic | 8 | FWD |
Engine placement on both: Front, transverse. Fuel system on both: Direct injection (direct). Compression on both: 9.5. Bore × stroke on both: 86 × 86. Fuel grade on both: 95. Valves per cylinder on both: 4.
There is no second engine in the file. Horsepower does not change by calendar year inside these two names: 2.0T MT is 280 hp and 2.0T DCT is 280 hp. Searches for “hp 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026” resolve to the same 280 hp where a version exists; the first-generation record still has zero versions, so horsepower for that window is not measured.
Engine code is not measured. Engine name beyond the version labels 2.0T MT and 2.0T DCT is not measured. Engine oil spec is not measured. Engine-bay layout beyond Front, transverse is not measured. Reliability, known issues, sound, and a separate engine-for-sale identity are not measured.
Specific output is identical: 140.1 hp/L and 196.2 Nm/L (392 ÷ 1.998). Torque plateau width is the same: 2600 rpm of range (4700 − 2100). Peak power band width is the same: 500 rpm (6000 − 5500). The gearbox is the only mechanical split: Manual 6 versus Robotic 8.
Performance and mpg (fuel use)
0–100 km/h: 2.0T MT 5.8 s; 2.0T DCT 5.3 s. 2.0T DCT is 0.5 s quicker. Relative to 2.0T MT, that is about 8.6% less time (0.5 ÷ 5.8). 0–60 mph is not measured; the file records 0–100 km/h only.
Top speed: 250 km/h on both. The extra two gears and the extra 50 kg do not change the listed maximum.
City / highway / combined: 10.7 / 7.6 / 9.4 on both. Combined is 1.8 L/100 km below city (10.7 − 9.4) and 1.8 L/100 km above highway (9.4 − 7.6). Highway is 3.1 L/100 km below city (10.7 − 7.6). Those gaps are the same for 2.0T MT and 2.0T DCT.
Tank: 47 litres on both. Combined range from that tank is not a factory figure; 47 ÷ 9.4 × 100 is 500 km of combined-rate distance if the 9.4 figure holds. City-rate distance from the same tank is 47 ÷ 10.7 × 100 ≈ 439 km. Highway-rate distance is 47 ÷ 7.6 × 100 ≈ 618 km. Those three distances are identical for both versions because tank and consumption are identical.
CO2 is not measured. Euro 6 is listed for both.
Dimensions, weight, and what the extra mass buys
Length, width, height, wheelbase, and wheel size are not measured. Ground clearance is 150 mm on both. Body type is Sedan on the first generation and on the restyling.
| Version | Kerb, kg | Gross, kg | Payload from those two, kg | kg/hp | Clearance, mm | Tank, L | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0T MT | 1445 | 1860 | 415 (1860 − 1445) | 5.16 | 150 | 47 | not measured |
| 2.0T DCT | 1495 | 1895 | 400 (1895 − 1495) | 5.34 | 150 | 47 | not measured |
2.0T DCT gives up 15 kg of payload (415 − 400) and adds 50 kg kerb for the Robotic 8 and the 0.5 s 0–100 km/h cut. Gross headroom above kerb is 415 kg on 2.0T MT and 400 kg on 2.0T DCT.
Front suspension on both: Independent, spring. Rear suspension on both: Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. Front brakes on both: Ventilated disc. Rear brakes on both: Disc. Chassis hardware in this file does not split the two versions. Mass and gearbox do.
2.0T MT vs 2.0T DCT: the buy in one pass
Choose 2.0T MT when the arithmetic that matters is mass and gear count you shift yourself: 1445 kg, 5.16 kg/hp, Manual 6, 5.8 s to 100 km/h, 415 kg between kerb and gross.
Choose 2.0T DCT when the arithmetic that matters is time to 100 km/h and extra ratios: 1495 kg, 5.34 kg/hp, Robotic 8, 5.3 s to 100 km/h, 400 kg between kerb and gross.
Do not choose on horsepower: both are 280 hp and 205 kW. Do not choose on torque: both are 392 Nm. Do not choose on displacement, fuel, drive, top speed, consumption, tank, clearance, eco class, or the listed suspension and brake labels: they match. Do not choose on price: price is not measured. Do not choose a first-generation numbered version: that record has 0 modifications.
N Line is a different search string; this catalogue model is Elantra N. TCR is not a version in the data. Used-car stock is not measured. Engine reliability, oil grade, sound, and engine code are not measured. Size in millimetres is not measured; the measured size-like figures are 150 mm clearance, 47 L tank, 1445 or 1495 kg kerb, and 1860 or 1895 kg gross.
That is the whole fork: same 1998 cm³ Gasoline Turbo Inline 4 at 280 hp, then either Manual 6 at 1445 kg and 5.8 s, or Robotic 8 at 1495 kg and 5.3 s.