Model Year | 2017 | 2014 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Toyota 4Runner | |
Engine | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 129 kW@6500 209 Nm@4700 |
4.0L V6 DOHC-4v 201 kW@5600 377 Nm@4400 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 5-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | RWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,789 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,300 mm | 4,831 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,781 mm | 1,925 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,471 mm | 1,816 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,350 kg | 1,996 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 87 L | -34 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,019 mm | 998 mm | -997 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,420 mm | 1,468 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,349 mm | 1,435 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,067 mm | 1,059 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 963 mm | 980 mm | -17 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,394 mm | 1,468 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,295 mm | 1,415 mm | 0 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 879 mm | 836 mm | 43 mm |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 871 mm | -871 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,466 mm | -1 mm |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0 mm | 1,100 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0 mm | 744 mm | -744 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,946 mm (over 2 rows) | 2,639 mm (over 3 rows) | -1 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 651 L | 255 L | 396 L |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 23.0 | 1,311 L | 22 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,444 L | 2,515 L | -1 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.
2014 Toyota 4Runner Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | Both the Toyota and Jeep have roomy second-row seats that are high enough off the floor to provide thigh support for adults. Only the Toyota offers an optional third row seat, but it's too tight to be of much use. If you want a useful third row in this sort of vehicle, check out the Dodge Durango. The Durango is essentially an extended, less off-road-capable Grand Cherokee. Its third-row seat is about as comfortable as you'll find in this size SUV or crossover. see full Toyota 4Runner review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2014 Toyota 4Runner.