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Autos: Accent, Genesis show Hyundai progress

Driving through a Nevada desert in the scorching midday sun with the air conditioner running full blast, the satellite radio beaming 156 channels and a bottle of crystal clear spring water cooling in the cup holder, one's mind can naturally turn to the concept of progress.

That shimmering blue oasis floating in the distance is not a mirage, it's Lake Mead, built in the days before government was considered the problem. The smooth stretch of highway upon which the 2012 Hyundai Accent is cruising is a more recent government stimulus project, completed during our lingering financial rough patch.

With an attitude of gratitude, one can easily itemize the benefits of living in the modern world. The settlers from back east crossed this burning moonscape on wooden wheels. And 2,000 years before that, native Americans were painting petroglyphs on radiant red rocks. How anything can survive today's 104-degree heat is amazing.

Yet, here we are, motoring effortlessly through the road vapors en route to the next watering hole.

We made the trip to Lake Mead and through the aptly named Valley of Fire State Park in two stages. In the first stage from the Las Vegas Strip, we drove the new 2012 Accent, an entry-level model designed to give Honda fits. In the second stage, we drove the luxurious Genesis, a challenger to the BMW 5-Series that recently emerged from a mid-model redesign.

Both cars are examples of remarkable progress on Hyundai's part.

Let's start at the entry level.

The new, fourth-generation Accent comes at a critical time for the aggressive South Korean automaker. Hyundai recorded another record sales month in May and, for the first time, had the best-selling model for the month with the new Sonata midsize sedan.

The company is also enjoying a major boost from the new, U.S.-built Elantra compact that surpasses the benchmark Honda Civic in several key specifications.

Like the Elantra, the lower-level Accent is a fuel-efficient model that also boasts 40 highway mpg while outpowering every competitor in its class. With the 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine, Accent's 138 horses are 18 better than the Ford Fiesta, the closest competitor in horsepower. The Accent four-door's engine carries 17.4 pounds per horse, a much better ratio than Honda Fit's 21.3.

In terms of fuel efficiency, the new Accent engine's EPA figures represent a 6 percent improvement over the previous power plant, which managed 34 mpg on the highway.

Clear Lake Nissan

Clear Lake Nissan

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