Model Year | 2017 | 2022 | |
Model | Hyundai Elantra GT | Volkswagen Taos | |
Engine | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 129 kW@6500 209 Nm@4700 |
turbocharged 1.5L I4 DOHC-4v 118 kW@5500 249 Nm@1750 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 8-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,649 mm | 2,690 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,300 mm | 4,465 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,781 mm | 1,842 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,471 mm | 1,636 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,350 kg | 1,440 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 53 L | 50 L | 3 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,019 mm | 1,034 mm | 0 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,420 mm | 1,435 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,349 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,067 mm | 1,019 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 963 mm | 1,011 mm | 962 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,394 mm | 1,402 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,295 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 879 mm | 963 mm | -84 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,946 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,981 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 651 L | 790 L | -139 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,444 L | 1,866 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.
2022 Volkswagen Taos Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2022 | Volkswagen's "bigger for Americans" strategy continues with the Taos. Even though the new crossover is the smallest VW offers in North America, its rear passengers enjoy a seat set comfortably high off the floor and plenty of room for their heads, shoulders, and legs. On their spec sheets the Kia Seltos and Chevrolet TrailBlazer offer more combined legroom, but I observed more space in the VW. The top two trim levels include rear air vents. Why, then, would someone spend a few thousand more for the Tiguan? Perhaps they occasionally need a third-row seat but don't want a crossover the size of the Atlas. The Tiguan's second-row seat isn't quite as roomy as the Taos's, but unlike the latter it can slide and recline. see full Volkswagen Taos review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2022 Volkswagen Taos.