Model Year | 2023 | 2018 | |
Model | Mazda CX-30 | Hyundai Elantra GT | |
Engine | turbocharged 2.5L I4 DOHC-4v 250 hp@5000 320 lb-ft@2500 |
turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 201 hp@6000 195 lb-ft@1500 |
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Transmission | 6-speed shiftable automatic | 6-speed manual | |
Drivetrain | AWD | FWD | |
Body | 4dr SUV | 4dr Hatch | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,654 mm | 2,649 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,394 mm | 4,341 mm | 0 mm |
Width | 1,796 mm | 1,781 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,567 mm | 1,466 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,590 kg | 1,367 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 51 L | 53 L | -2 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 968 mm | 993 mm | -25 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,412 mm | 1,427 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,387 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,059 mm | 1,072 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 973 mm | 978 mm | -5 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,361 mm | 1,407 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,351 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 922 mm | 884 mm | 38 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,981 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,956 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 572 L | 705 L | -133 L |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,280 L | 1,560 L | 0 L |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2023 Mazda CX-30.
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.