Model Year | 2018 | 2009 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Jaguar XF | |
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Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 114.5 in | -10.2 in |
Length | 170.9 in | 195.3 in | -24.4 in |
Width | 70.1 in | 71.6 in | -1.5 in |
Height | 57.7 in | 57.5 in | 0.2 in |
Curb Weight | 2901 lb. | 4017 lb. | -1116 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 18.4 gal. | -4.4 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 39.1 in | 39.0 in | 0.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.2 in | 56.8 in | -0.6 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 42.2 in | 41.5 in | 0.7 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 38.5 in | 37.4 in | 1.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 55.4 in | 56.3 in | -0.9 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.8 in | 36.6 in | -1.8 in |
Total Legroom | 77 in (over 2 rows) | 78.1 in (over 2 rows) | -1.1 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 24.9 ft3 | 17.7 ft3 | 7.2 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 55.1 ft3 | 17.7 ft3 | 37.4 ft3 |
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.
2009 Jaguar XF Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr Sedan 300-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Infinitely adjustable. Good side support,. very soft leather, but firmness control and heating/cooling make them comfortable in all conditions. see full Jaguar XF review |
2009 Jaguar XF Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2010 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 240hp 3.0L V6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
not as roomy in the rear compared to, say, the BMW 5 series, especially with the front seats set all the way back. see full Jaguar XF review |
2009 | 4dr Sedan supercharged 420hp 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Rear seat legroom and headroom can be tight if over 6 feet tall. see full Jaguar XF review |