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That’s a directly comparable 2015 and 2013. I reveal the answer as to which is which below
IMO most of the people who say that they think they are vastly different are looking at models that are not equivalent across the model years.
Kohlberger's VIN has been reported on by a local news org that tweeted out his CARFAX and his PA registration is part of court filings. The VIN gives you the EXACT configuration of any given car.
Here's a 101 on VINs for anyone who's interested
A car's VIN (vehicle identification number) is a code that identifies the vehicle's history. Find out where the VIN is located and what it's used for.
www.progressive.com
If you use any of the dozens of Hyundai VIN decoders only you see that he has a Hyundai Elantra SE. Which is equivalent (MOO but I will look for official documentation when I return home) to the base model of the 2013 year the GLS.
Kohlberger's VIN shows that his car had NO extra equipment added. No fog lamps. No fancy lights. No telematics, which is why it lacked navigation, blue link and anything that might have given investigators car GPS.
The pictures I've seen compared have fog lights. Fancier lights (which was an upgrade option) fancier wheels etc.
When you look at the picture I attached of the 2013 base model white Elantra and the 2015 base model Elantra...the differences are barely there.....IMO. I mean...I do see some (fog lights delete black covers, base wheels changed, reflector on back bumper) . But in IMO grainy footage...at night?
These images were pulled off the official Hyundai website using Archive.org. I should have done a better job of getting them sized the same (but for those who can't tell the bottom is the 2015)
MOO
