Model Year | 2018 | 2011 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Acura MDX | |
Engine | turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500 |
3.7L V6 OHC-4v 300 hp@6300 270 lb-ft@4500 |
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Transmission | 7-speed automated manual | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | AWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,751 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,341 mm | 4,867 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,781 mm | 1,994 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,466 mm | 1,732 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,391 kg | 2,064 kg | -1 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 79 L | -26 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 996 mm | -3 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,427 mm | 1,565 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,499 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,046 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 978 mm | 980 mm | -2 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,407 mm | 1,562 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,501 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 884 mm | 983 mm | -99 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 953 mm | -953 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,450 mm | -1 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,067 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 739 mm | -739 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,769 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 705 L | 425 L | 280 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 24.9 | 1,215 L | 23.9 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,560 L | 2,364 L | -1 L |
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 |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT.
2011 Acura MDX Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
The interior prioritizes appearance over actual utility; it's surprisingly cramped for such a large vehicle. For example, my Highlander is roughly the same size externally but seems downright cavernous on the inside in comparison. A rear passenger can fully stretch out in the Toyota. Not so in the Acura. see full Acura MDX review |