Hyundai Accent (2009) vs. Hyundai Elantra GT (2017) Specs

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2009 Hyundai Accent and 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT Specifications

Model Year	2009	2017
Model	Hyundai Accent	Hyundai Elantra GT
Engine
Transmission
Drivetrain
Body	4dr Sedan	4dr Hatch
			Difference
Wheelbase	98.4 in	104.3 in	-5.9 in
Length	168.5 in	169.3 in	-0.8 in
Width	66.7 in	70.1 in	-3.4 in
Height	57.9 in	57.9 in	0 in
Curb Weight	2366 lb.	2917 lb.	-551 lb.
Fuel Capacity	11.9 gal.	14.0 gal.	-2.1 gal.
Headroom, Row 1	39.6 in	40.1 in	-0.5 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1	53.5 in	55.9 in	-2.4 in
Hip Room, Row 1	50.6 in	53.1 in	-2.5 in
Legroom, Row 1	42.8 in	42.0 in	0.8 in
Headroom, Row 2	37.8 in	37.9 in	-0.1 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2	53.1 in	54.9 in	-1.8 in
Hip Room, Row 2	49.6 in	51.0 in	-1.4 in
Legroom, Row 2	34.3 in	34.6 in	-0.3 in
Total Legroom	77.1 in (over 2 rows)	76.6 in (over 2 rows)	0.5 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum	12.4 ft³	23.0 ft³	-10.6 ft³
Cargo Volume, Maximum	12.4 ft³	51.0 ft³	-38.6 ft³

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2009 Hyundai Accent

2009 Hyundai Accent Seat Room and Comfort: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	2dr Hatch 110-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	ROOM FOR MY 240 LB BODY see full Hyundai Accent review

2009 Hyundai Accent Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	2dr Hatch 110-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	By definition, being a subcompact means a smaller interior. To be fair, although the Accent is technically a subcompact, the government compares the Accent to compact cars. In fact, the Accent has more interior room than the large Civics or Corollas. see full Hyundai Accent review
2009	2dr Hatch 110-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	NOT MUCH TO SPARE see full Hyundai Accent review

TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT

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

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