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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2015 Lincoln MKC Specifications
| Model Year | 2018 | 2015 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Lincoln MKC | |
| Engine | turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500 |
turbocharged 2.3L I4 DOHC-4v 285 hp@5500 305 lb-ft@2750 |
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| Transmission | 6-speed manual | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
| Drivetrain | FWD | AWD | |
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 105.9 in | -1.6 in |
| Length | 170.9 in | 179.2 in | -8.3 in |
| Width | 70.1 in | 73.4 in | -3.3 in |
| Height | 57.7 in | 65.2 in | -7.5 in |
| Curb Weight | 3014 lb. | 3989 lb. | -975 lb. |
| Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 15.5 gal. | -1.5 gal. |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 39.1 in | 39.6 in | -0.5 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.2 in | 56.0 in | 0.2 in |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 0.0 in | 54.4 in | -54.4 in |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 42.2 in | 40.8 in | 1.4 in |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 38.5 in | 38.7 in | -0.2 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 55.4 in | 55.3 in | 0.1 in |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 0.0 in | 52.8 in | -52.8 in |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 34.8 in | 36.8 in | -2 in |
| Total Legroom | 77 in (over 2 rows) | 77.6 in (over 2 rows) | -0.6 in |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 24.9 ft3 | 25.2 ft3 | -0.3 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 55.1 ft3 | 53.1 ft3 | 2 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 | ||
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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2015 Lincoln MKC
| 2015 Lincoln MKC Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2015 | Seat comfort can be highly subjective, partly because human bodies come in many different shapes and sizes. This said, the MKC's driver seat fit me like a glove from the moment I first sat down. The seat bottom is cushier than most, including those in the Acura and Audi, while the seatback is very well contoured. You'll find more lateral support in the Acura, but the Lincoln's seats offer as much as owners are likely to need in a compact crossover. The view forward from this seat is better than in the Ford Escape, as the MKC's windshield doesn't seem as steeply raked and doesn't have oddly curved, fishbowl-effect lower corners. Also, the top of the Lincoln's instrument panel better disguises its considerable depth. The instrument panels in the Acura and in German competitors require no such artful disguising, as they aren't nearly as deep. To the rear, the MKC's windows are at least as small as the Escape's, and smaller than the Acura's and the Audi's. Luckily the side mirrors are large and blind spot warning is an option. see full Lincoln MKC review | |
| 2015 Lincoln MKC Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| Unfortunately, the Lincoln MKC's key weakness is at least as apparent as any of its strengths once one moves beyond the official specs--likely cheated, per Ford's recent practice--and actually sits in its rear seat. The Escape is tighter than most back there, and the MKC is tighter still. Sitting behind my 5-9 self, my knees come within a couple inches of the front seatbacks. Put a tall driver up front, and I wouldn't fit in back. Nearly all competitors have roomier rear seats. You'll find far more shoulder room and rear knee room in the RDX. Perhaps Lincoln should have stretched the MKC's wheelbase a few inches to expand the rear seat. As is, it's about four inches shorter than the RDX, Q5, and Volvo XC60. A roofline an inch lower than the Escape's might improve the exterior's proportions, but it cuts into interior space. see full Lincoln MKC review | ||
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