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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2006 Kia Optima Specifications
| Model Year | 2018 | 2006 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Kia Optima | |
| Engine | |||
| Transmission | |||
| Drivetrain | |||
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,700 mm | 0 mm |
| Length | 4,341 mm | 4,719 mm | 0 mm |
| Width | 1,781 mm | 1,816 mm | 0 mm |
| Height | 1,466 mm | 1,410 mm | 0 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,316 kg | 1,488 kg | 0 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 65 L | -12 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 991 mm | 2 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,427 mm | 1,445 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,417 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,100 mm | 0 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 978 mm | 955 mm | 23 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,407 mm | 1,415 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,382 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 884 mm | 919 mm | -35 mm |
| Total Legroom | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,019 mm (over 2 rows) | -1 mm |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 705 L | 385 L | 320 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,560 L | 13.6 | -12.6 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 | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2006 Kia Optima
| 2006 Kia Optima Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Spacious enough to allow my 84 year old mother to get in and out without injuring herself! see full Kia Optima review |
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
After driving the Optima for five days straight for 10+ hours per day, other than the occasional stop, on a road trip, not one time did I get a sore back or thighs. see full Kia Optima review |
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