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2017 Hyundai Elantra GT and 2014 Mercedes-Benz GL Specifications
| Model Year | 2017 | 2014 | |
| Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Mercedes-Benz GL | |
| Engine | |||
| Transmission | |||
| Drivetrain | |||
| Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 104.3 in | 121.0 in | -16.7 in |
| Length | 169.3 in | 201.6 in | -32.3 in |
| Width | 70.1 in | 76.4 in | -6.3 in |
| Height | 57.9 in | 72.8 in | -14.9 in |
| Curb Weight | 2917 lb. | 5401 lb. | -2484 lb. |
| Fuel Capacity | 14.0 gal. | 26.4 gal. | -12.4 gal. |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 40.1 in | 41.2 in | -1.1 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 55.9 in | 58.5 in | -2.6 in |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.1 in | 0.0 in | 53.1 in |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 42.0 in | 40.3 in | 1.7 in |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 37.9 in | 40.0 in | -2.1 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 54.9 in | 58.3 in | -3.4 in |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.0 in | 0.0 in | 51 in |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 34.6 in | 38.5 in | -3.9 in |
| Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 38.9 in | -38.9 in |
| Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 50.5 in | -50.5 in |
| Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 35.0 in | -35 in |
| Total Legroom | 76.6 in (over 2 rows) | 113.8 in (over 3 rows) | -37.2 in |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 23.0 ft3 | 16.0 ft3 | 7 ft3 |
| Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 23.0 | 49.4 ft3 | -26.4 |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 51.0 ft3 | 93.8 ft3 | -42.8 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 | ||
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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz GL
| 2014 Mercedes-Benz GL Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2013 | The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is just a little longer than the Audi Q7 (201.6 vs. 200.3 inches), and isn't as wide (76.4 vs. 78.1 inches). But the Mercedes is considerably taller (72.8 vs. 68.4 inches) and not nearly as curvy. Which might explain how it is far roomier than the much sleeker Audi. Combined legroom for all three rows is 107.6 inches in the Q7 vs. 113.8 inches in the GL-Class, a large difference. The Q7's space deficit grows the farther back you sit. For adults to even fit in the Audi's third row without extreme discomfort, those in the second row must slide their seats forward to the point that they are themselves short on knee room. While the new GL350's third row sits too low to provide thigh support, it's not nearly as cramped. Further evidence that Audi didn't intend the Q7's third row for frequent use: the second-row seat doesn't do a good job of getting out of the way, making the path in and out of the way-back perhaps the tightest I've experienced. The second-row seat in the GL-Class tips forward to open up a much wider path. If manually tipping the seat is too much of a chore (perhaps because you'e a five-year-old and haven't yet learned to read this), $400 buys a power assist. But even with this option the seat must be manually returned to its upright position, so the point eludes me. see full Mercedes-Benz GL review | |
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