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2017 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2012 Kia Forte Specifications
| Model Year | 2017 | 2012 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Kia Forte | |
| Engine | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 173 hp@6500 154 lb-ft@4700 |
2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 156 hp@6200 144 lb-ft@4300 |
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| Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
| Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Hatch | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 104.3 in | 0 in |
| Length | 169.3 in | 170.9 in | -1.6 in |
| Width | 70.1 in | 69.9 in | 0.2 in |
| Height | 57.9 in | 57.5 in | 0.4 in |
| Curb Weight | 2976 lb. | 2843 lb. | 133 lb. |
| Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 13.7 gal. | 0.3 gal. |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 40.1 in | 40.0 in | 0.1 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 55.9 in | 55.7 in | 0.2 in |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.1 in | 53.0 in | 0.1 in |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 42.0 in | 43.3 in | -1.3 in |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 37.9 in | 38.4 in | -0.5 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 54.9 in | 54.7 in | 0.2 in |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.0 in | 53.3 in | -2.3 in |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 34.6 in | 35.0 in | -0.4 in |
| Total Legroom | 76.6 in (over 2 rows) | 78.3 in (over 2 rows) | -1.7 in |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 23.0 ft3 | 19.4 ft3 | 3.6 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 51.0 ft3 | 0.0 | 51 ft3 |
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 | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2012 Kia Forte
| 2012 Kia Forte Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Plenty of room, indeed there may be too much room as it is a bit of a reach to unlock the passenger side door, almost impossible to adjust the passenger door mirror and lower the passenger window? Forget it. Plenty of elbow room. see full Kia Forte review |
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
My Jazz Bass, in its case, fits on the floor between the front and rear seats. Just like the front seats, there is plenty of room for two and adequate room for three. see full Kia Forte review |
| 2012 Kia Forte Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
I feel the seat is to far away from the wheel and the pedals are angled to steeply. The dead pedal is perfect though. see full Kia Forte review |
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