Model Year | 2011 | 2017 | |
Model | Honda Accord Crosstour | Hyundai Elantra GT | |
Engine | 3.5L V6 OHC-4v 202 kW@6200 344 Nm@5000 |
2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 129 kW@6500 209 Nm@4700 |
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Transmission | 5-speed automatic | 6-speed manual | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Hatch | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,797 mm | 2,649 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,999 mm | 4,300 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,897 mm | 1,781 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,669 mm | 1,471 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,747 kg | 1,323 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 70 L | 53 L | 17 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,003 mm | 1,019 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,468 mm | 1,420 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,405 mm | 1,349 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,067 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 953 mm | 963 mm | -10 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,427 mm | 1,394 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,369 mm | 1,295 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 950 mm | 879 mm | 71 mm |
Total Legroom | 2,022 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,946 mm (over 2 rows) | 1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 728 L | 651 L | 77 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,453 L | 1,444 L | 0 L |
2011 Honda Accord Crosstour Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2011 | 4dr Hatch 271-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD |
I'm tall - 6-6" - and this is the roomiest and most comfortable car I've ever owned. Comparable to a Yukon for a driver. Great room inside at all seating positions for me. see full Honda Accord Crosstour review |
2010 | 4dr Hatch 271-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD |
Adjustability for a comfortable even on long trips see full Honda Accord Crosstour review |
2017 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 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT.