2013 Hyundai Elantra sedan is already on sale with a base MSRP of $16,695, excluding a $775 destination fee. That's a big jump from the $15,345 starting price of the 2012 Elantra, but for good reason: The base Elantra now comes standard with air conditioning, cruise control, telescoping steering wheel and UV windshield glass, as well as 16-inch wheels (instead of 15-inchers). If you take into account all those added features — which make the base 2013 Elantra the equivalent of the 2012 Elantra GLS with the Comfort Package — the price is $100 more than last year's Elantra with the same equipment.
2012 Elantra GLS with a manual transmission and no air conditioning was hard to find, according to Hyundai, which removed the trim from its consumer website late last year.
They increase gives the Elantra a higher asking price than the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Kia Forte and Toyota Corolla, though, again, the Elantra is better equipped than most of those entries.
