Vive Le Quebec Special: Hyundai Accent Is Now Canada's Cheapest New Car

by Derek Kreindler

Published: January 15th, 2015

vive le quebec special hyundai accent is now canada s cheapest new car

The Nissan Micra has officially lost its title as “Canada’s Least Expensive New Car”. Now, the cheapest new car is now the Hyundai Accent.

A new promotional program by Hyundai to celebrate the signing of a Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement has seen the base 2015 Hyundai Accent L Manual ( aka the “Quebec Special, with no A/C or other creature comforts) priced at $9,400, or $600 less than a base model Nissan Micra. Even the Mitsubishi Mirage starts at $12,198 in the Great White North, making the Accent, and the Elantra L Quebec Special an incredible value.

Of course, two things stand in your way.

While these two cars are qualitatively and quantitatively superior to the Micra and Mirage, you’ll have to find them on dealer lots first. Not an easy task outside of La Belle Province, where people demand these loss leaders in real quantities.
You’ll almost certainly want to upgrade to a better trim level. No A/C is a major drag in many parts of the country.

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Maestromario on Jan 15, 2015

I'm surprised how many Nissan Micra I see on the road in Montreal.

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Big Al from Oz on Jan 16, 2015

Those prices seems quite cheap. What is the average or median wage in Qubecistan? The Accent would make an ideal second car, cheap to run and it would be reliable enough.

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