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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2016 Kia Cadenza Specifications
| Model Year | 2018 | 2016 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Kia Cadenza | |
| Engine | turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500 |
3.3L V6 DOHC-4v 293 hp@6400 255 lb-ft@5200 |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
| Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,845 mm | 0 mm |
| Length | 4,341 mm | 4,966 mm | 0 mm |
| Width | 1,781 mm | 1,849 mm | 0 mm |
| Height | 1,466 mm | 1,476 mm | 0 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,367 kg | 1,664 kg | 0 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 70 L | -17 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 1,016 mm | 992 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,427 mm | 1,481 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,410 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,156 mm | 0 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 978 mm | 960 mm | 18 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,407 mm | 1,435 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,389 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 884 mm | 935 mm | -51 mm |
| Total Legroom | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,090 mm (over 2 rows) | -1 mm |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 705 L | 450 L | 255 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,560 L | 15.9 | -14.9 L |
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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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2016 Kia Cadenza
| 2016 Kia Cadenza Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2017 | Due to its shorter greenhouse and taller, more intrusive center console, the Buick's front row doesn't feel nearly as roomy as the Kia's, or even as roomy as the related Chevrolet Malibu's. Large sedans aren't what they used to be. While in the past they were both longer and wider than midsize sedans, these days they more often than not share platforms with the latter, and thus are not significantly wider, only longer. Even in the official specs the LaCrosse has nearly an inch less front shoulder room than the "smaller" Malibu. Likewise, the Cadenza's front row dimensions are within fractions of an inch of the Optima's. If you're seeking more front seat room than in a midsize sedan, you won't find it in these cars. To be fair, midsize sedans have grown. Both the Cadenza and LaCrosse have comfortable front seats, with the Buick's cushion perhaps slightly cushier. Take a turn aggressively, though, and you're much more likely to slide off the Buick's non-bucket, as it provides hardly any lateral support. The Cadenza's bolsters are more effective. The payoff for the additional size of these largish sedans can be found in the back seat, where each offers about two inches more legroom than its junior partner. On paper, the Kia Cadenza offers only slightly more total legroom than the Buick LaCrosse. In reality, it offers much more. With the front seat positioned for my 30-inch inseam (I'm not long of leg), I had about ten inches of knee room in the Kia's back seat. The Kia's rear seat cushion is also a little more supportive and comfortable than the Buick's. Not so good: in both cars there's not enough space under the front seats for the rear seat passengers' feet, essentially robbing them of about a half-foot of legroom. This design flaw is more the rule than the exception in upscale sedans. Still, it's not right. see full Kia Cadenza review | |
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