Model Year | 2019 | 2006 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Toyota Corolla | |
Engine | turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500 |
1.8L I4 DOHC-4v 164 hp@7600 126 lb-ft@4400 |
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Transmission | 7-speed automated manual | 6-speed manual | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 102.4 in | 1.9 in |
Length | 170.9 in | 178.3 in | -7.4 in |
Width | 70.1 in | 66.9 in | 3.2 in |
Height | 57.7 in | 58.5 in | -0.8 in |
Curb Weight | 3067 lb. | 2670 lb. | 397 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 13.2 gal. | 0.8 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 39.1 in | 39.3 in | -0.2 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.2 in | 53.1 in | 3.1 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0.0 in | 51.9 in | -51.9 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 42.2 in | 41.3 in | 0.9 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 38.5 in | 37.1 in | 1.4 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 55.4 in | 53.5 in | 1.9 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0.0 in | 46.2 in | -46.2 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.8 in | 35.4 in | -0.6 in |
Total Legroom | 77 in (over 2 rows) | 76.7 in (over 2 rows) | 0.3 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 24.9 ft3 | 13.5 ft3 | 11.4 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 55.1 ft3 | 13.5 ft3 | 41.6 ft3 |
2019 Hyundai Elantra GT Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
The front seats are comfortable and supportive in both cars, with Hyundai's likely agreeable for a wider range of body sizes and types. And the rear seat? Here we have another area where the Elantra Touring excelled, but neither Elantra GT has. The culprit this time isn't design, but a decision by those who make the big bucks at the corporate level. Hyundai offers Europeans the i30 (the same car with a different model name) in two lengths. These are marketed as a hatchback and as an estate or touring or tourer or kombi or whatever other label might help sell what Americans call station wagons. With the Elantra Touring, we got the latter, and consequently far more rear seat room and cargo carrying capacity than in any other compact hatchback. But we didn't buy the car. So with the first and second Elantra GT we've been getting the much less lengthy, more athletically proportioned hatchback. As it stands (or rather, sits), the Elantra GT's rear seat shouldn't be condemned as useless unless you're a driver of above-average height with similarly sized passsengers. At 5-9, I fit behind a driver seat set for myself with perhaps three inches between my knees and the seat back and about a half-inch to spare between the top of my head and the headliner (in a two-pedal Elantra GT with the optional sunroof). But people even a couple inches taller than me will feel cramped. The rear seats in the GTI and Civic are roomier. One plus in the Elantra GT's column: its rear seat passengers get air vents. The Civic's don't. In terms of cargo space the Elantra GT is more competitive, but nothing special the way it was with the Elantra Touring. see full Hyundai Elantra GT review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT.
2006 Toyota Corolla Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2005 | 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
I am 6 feet tall, and weigh 250 pounds. I have a LOT of headroom, and legroom. Entry and exit is very easy. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2005 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Bolstering and grippy fabric. None of the rat hair from the base. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2005 | 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
can fit a large man with ease see full Toyota Corolla review |
2006 Toyota Corolla Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
We would have never got rid of the Corolla, but we had a baby and the rear facing car seat made the front seat occupants seat too far forward, close to the dash, to make the seat fit.The car seat made driving very uncomfortable see full Toyota Corolla review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Front seat room was great, as long as the seats were able to be near the back of their travel. When we had to move the front seats forward for a car seat to fit in the back, it made it too uncomfortable see full Toyota Corolla review |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
At 6'2" there is no leftover room, even with the driver's seat all the way back. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
small and cramped see full Toyota Corolla review |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Foot room to confining see full Toyota Corolla review |
2006 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Leg room limited see full Toyota Corolla review |
2005 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
The design of the front seats makes it difficult to get four normally proportioned adults into a car which looks like it would accomodate them. The bolstering in the back makes the five-seater only take four. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2005 | 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
The car could be a bit wider to better accommodate 3 people in the back seat. see full Toyota Corolla review |