Honda Odyssey (2015) vs. Hyundai Elantra GT (2018) Specs

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2015 Honda Odyssey and 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Specifications

Model Year	2015	2018
Model	Honda Odyssey	Hyundai Elantra GT
Engine	3.5L V6 w/DoD OHC-4v 248 hp@5700 250 lb-ft@4800	turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500
Transmission	6-speed automatic	7-speed automated manual
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD
Body	4dr Minivan, ext.	4dr Hatch
			Difference
Wheelbase	118.1 in	104.3 in	13.8 in
Length	202.9 in	170.9 in	32 in
Width	79.2 in	70.1 in	9.1 in
Height	68.4 in	57.7 in	10.7 in
Curb Weight	4396 lb.	3067 lb.	1329 lb.
Fuel Capacity	21.0 gal.	14.0 gal.	7 gal.
Headroom, Row 1	39.7 in	39.1 in	0.6 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1	64.4 in	56.2 in	8.2 in
Hip Room, Row 1	58.2 in	0.0 in	58.2 in
Legroom, Row 1	40.9 in	42.2 in	-1.3 in
Headroom, Row 2	39.5 in	38.5 in	1 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2	63.5 in	55.4 in	8.1 in
Hip Room, Row 2	66.1 in	0.0 in	66.1 in
Legroom, Row 2	40.9 in	34.8 in	6.1 in
Headroom, Row 3	38.0 in	0.0 in	38 in
Shoulder Room, Row 3	60.9 in	0.0 in	60.9 in
Hip Room, Row 3	48.4 in	0.0 in	48.4 in
Legroom, Row 3	42.4 in	0.0 in	42.4 in
Total Legroom	124.2 in (over 3 rows)	77 in (over 2 rows)	47.2 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum	38.4 ft³	24.9 ft³	13.5 ft³
Cargo Volume, Behind R2	93.1 ft³	24.9	68.2 ft³
Cargo Volume, Maximum	148.5 ft³	55.1 ft³	93.4 ft³

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2015 Honda Odyssey

2015 Honda Odyssey Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	I test a large crossover and think, "This third-row seat isn't bad." Then I drive a minivan and marvel at home much roomier it is inside than even the roomiest crossovers. This advantage increases the farther back in the vehicle you sit. Back in the third row, it's simply no contest. Among minivans, the Odyssey is the roomiest of the bunch. It's the only minivan with over 40 inches of legroom in each of its three rows. Total up the differences in the official specs, and the Toyota Sienna comes up nearly ten inches short (though the difference doesn't seem nearly so large in reality, maybe an inch or two). A Chrysler Town & Country? Over fourteen inches. A Toyota Highlander crossover has legroom specs similar to the Chrysler minivan, but its third row feels much more cramped. Moral of the story: don't trust the specs, sit in the cars yourself. In cabin breadth, the official specs have the Odyssey about equal to the Town & Country and a little narrower than the Sienna, but subjectively both the Honda and the Toyota feel broader and more open than the Chrysler. Then there's access to the rear rows. The feature most associated with minivans, their sliding side doors, are easier to open in tight parking spaces and provide a much larger opening. In terms of seat comfort, the Odyssey falls a little short of the Sienna, if only because it doesn't offer lounge chair-like legrests in the second row. Then again, for anyone over five feet tall to use these in the Toyota the second row seat must be slid back so far as to render the third row unusable. Either minivan has more comfortable second-row seats than most crossovers, including the Highlander, and third-row comfort is simply no contest. The Chrysler's second row seats aren't as comfortable, as they are more thinly constructed to enable them to fold beneath the floor. The Odyssey, Sienna, and Highlander can each be equipped to carry eight passengers (though the lounge seats in the Sienna eliminate one spot, and the three in the third row of the Highlander best have short legs). The Chrysler minivans can only seat seven. see full Honda Odyssey review

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT

2018 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

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