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The Excel was sold in the United States from the 1986 to 1994 model years, after which it was replaced by the Accent.
Awards and Acknowledgements include:
The 1986 Excel was #5 on USA Today's "25 cars that made a difference" list (Cars, trucks with impact, 2007)
History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Hyundai Excel page on 9 September 2019, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Hyundai Excel (Hangul: 현대 엑셀), also known as the Hyundai Pony, Hyundai Presto, Mitsubishi Precis and Hyundai X2, is an automobile which was produced by Hyundai Motor Company from 1985 to 2000. It was the first front-wheel drive car produced by the South Korean manufacturer. The Excel range replaced the rear wheel drive Hyundai Pony.
As with the original 1974 Pony, the Excel was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Excel was available in three- or five-door hatchback and four-door sedan models. The Excel was the first Hyundai car to be exported to the United States.
The Excel was available with either a manual or automatic transmission mated to a four-cylinder engine aspirated by a carburetor or fuel injection system, depending on market and model year.
Originally, the Excel was supposed to be replaced by the Elantra in 1990, but it ended up being sold for four more years until being replaced by the Hyundai Accent in the model year 1995. From 1990, there was a coupé variant called the Hyundai Scoupe, which was replaced by the Hyundai Coupe in 1996.
Some markets, including Europe, had the Excel branded as the Hyundai Pony, although it is not directly related to its rear wheel drive predecessor of the same name. In South Korea the hatchback version was known as Hyundai Pony Excel, and the sedan version was known as Hyundai Presto.
The Excel was also sold in the United States by Mitsubishi Motors from 1987 to 1994 as the badge engineered Mitsubishi Precis. Available as either a 3- or 5-door hatchback, the Precis remained in the Mitsubishi range as a "price leader," slotted below the Mirage until it was discontinued in 1992.
Reference Desk
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1997  Book | Hyundai Coupes/Sedans 1994-1998 Repair Manual by James R. Marotta, A.S.E.; Chilton Automotive Books |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 12 May 2014 | My Mom | Bill Crittenden |