Model Year | 2017 | 2008 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Nissan Rogue | |
Engine | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 173 hp@6500 154 lb-ft@4700 |
2.5L I4 DOHC-4v 170 hp@6000 175 lb-ft@4400 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | CVT | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,690 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,300 mm | 4,646 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,781 mm | 1,801 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,471 mm | 1,659 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,350 kg | 1,482 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 60 L | -7 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,019 mm | 1,026 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,420 mm | 1,420 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,349 mm | 1,349 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,067 mm | 1,080 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 963 mm | 973 mm | -10 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,394 mm | 1,361 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,295 mm | 1,300 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 879 mm | 897 mm | -18 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,946 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,976 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 651 L | 818 L | -167 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,444 L | 1,640 L | 0 L |
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 |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT.
2008 Nissan Rogue Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2008 | 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT AWD |
Great for long trips and heated seats see full Nissan Rogue review |
2008 | 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT AWD |
With leather, power seats allows for height adjustment to LOWER the seat. The non-power seats in the S (not SL) have no height adjustment and are far too high for an average male driver. Wide enough to fit an average 6 ft male. see full Nissan Rogue review |
2008 Nissan Rogue Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT AWD |
uncomfortable for 6 ft 2 in driver see full Nissan Rogue review |
2008 | 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT AWD |
My previous vehicle, a Lancer had more legroom than this vehicle. see full Nissan Rogue review |