When we here at Hyundai of St. Augustine say that we love the 2012 Hyundai Elantra, we mean it. But while we make no effort to hide our affection for the compact from our favorite South Korean automaker, we know that it's a given that we'd share such feelings. What isn't a given, though, is what the panel of 50 independent judges at the North American International Auto Show thinks.

Every year…