| 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
2018 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2017 Lexus IS Specifications
| Model Year | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Lexus IS | |
| Engine | |||
| Transmission | |||
| Drivetrain | |||
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr Sedan | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 110.2 in | -5.9 in |
| Length | 170.9 in | 184.3 in | -13.4 in |
| Width | 70.1 in | 71.3 in | -1.2 in |
| Height | 57.7 in | 56.3 in | 1.4 in |
| Curb Weight | 2901 lb. | 3583 lb. | -682 lb. |
| Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 17.4 gal. | -3.4 gal. |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 39.1 in | 38.2 in | 0.9 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.2 in | 55.9 in | 0.3 in |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 0.0 in | 54.3 in | -54.3 in |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 42.2 in | 44.8 in | -2.6 in |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 38.5 in | 36.9 in | 1.6 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 55.4 in | 53.4 in | 2 in |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 0.0 in | 54.0 in | -54 in |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 34.8 in | 32.2 in | 2.6 in |
| Total Legroom | 77 in (over 2 rows) | 77 in (over 2 rows) | 0 in |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 24.9 ft3 | 10.8 ft3 | 14.1 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 55.1 ft3 | 10.8 ft3 | 44.3 ft3 |
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
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT.
TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2017 Lexus IS
| 2017 Lexus IS Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2016 | For me, the front bucket seats in Lexus F Sport models provide a nearly ideal blend of comfort and support. Even when they don't lack lateral support, the seats in competitors don't fit my form as well. Infiniti doesn't offer the Q50 2.0t in Sport form. The standard car's front seats provide little lateral support. The instrument panel appears larger and more imposing in the Infiniti than in the Lexus. Still, I wish the view forward were a little more open in the latter. (The Cadillac ATS is better in this regard.) Lexus lowered the driving position compared to the previous IS to help the car feel sportier. I raised the seat some to compensate. Adding all-wheel-drive to the Lexus IS (and a V6 engine with it, AWD isn't offered with the 2.0T engine) adds another issue, a large hump beneath the driver's right calf. Some drivers might find they have to adjust how they sit to avoid this hump. see full Lexus IS review | |
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2017 Lexus IS
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2017 Lexus IS.
See TrueDelta's information for all Hatchbacks
See TrueDelta's information for all Hyundai models.
