Model Year | 2018 | 2017 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Mazda CX-5 | |
Engine | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 120 kW@6200 203 Nm@4700 |
2.5L I4 DOHC-4v 139 kW@6000 251 Nm@4000 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | AWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,697 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,341 mm | 4,549 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,781 mm | 1,842 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,466 mm | 1,659 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,335 kg | 1,658 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 56 L | -3 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 993 mm | 1,008 mm | 992 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,427 mm | 1,450 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,402 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,072 mm | 1,041 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 978 mm | 991 mm | -13 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,407 mm | 1,392 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,405 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 884 mm | 1,006 mm | 883 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,047 mm (over 2 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 705 L | 875 L | -170 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,560 L | 1,688 L | 0 L |
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 |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT.
2017 Mazda CX-5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
There's enough room for four adults inside the Mazda CX-5. But the Honda CR-V and some others are considerably roomier. Want an occasional third-row seat? While Nissan and Volkswagen offer one in their compact crossovers, Mazda does not. see full Mazda CX-5 review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2017 Mazda CX-5.