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Mazda Mazda3 (2018) vs. Hyundai Elantra GT (2017) Specs

How powerful is the engine? How much room is in the back seat? Get the 2018 Mazda Mazda3 and 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT specs.

2018 Mazda Mazda3 and 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT Specifications

Model Year 2018 2017  
Model Mazda Mazda3 Hyundai Elantra GT  
Engine 2.5L I4
DOHC-4v
184 hp@5700
185 lb-ft@3250
2.0L I4
DOHC-4v
173 hp@6500
154 lb-ft@4700
 
Transmission 6-speed shiftable automatic 6-speed shiftable automatic  
Drivetrain FWD FWD  
Body 4dr Hatch 4dr Hatch  
      Difference
Wheelbase 106.3 in 104.3 in 2 in
Length 175.6 in 169.3 in 6.3 in
Width 70.7 in 70.1 in 0.6 in
Height 57.3 in 57.9 in -0.6 in
Curb Weight 3076 lb. 2976 lb. 100 lb.
Fuel Capacity 13.2 gal. 14.0 gal. -0.8 gal.
Headroom, Row 1 38.6 in 40.1 in -1.5 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1 57.2 in 55.9 in 1.3 in
Hip Room, Row 1 55.5 in 53.1 in 2.4 in
Legroom, Row 1 42.2 in 42.0 in 0.2 in
Headroom, Row 2 37.6 in 37.9 in -0.3 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2 54.4 in 54.9 in -0.5 in
Hip Room, Row 2 53.5 in 51.0 in 2.5 in
Legroom, Row 2 35.8 in 34.6 in 1.2 in
Total Legroom 78 in (over 2 rows) 76.6 in (over 2 rows) 1.4 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum 20.2 ft3 23.0 ft3 -2.8 ft3
Cargo Volume, Maximum 47.1 ft3 51.0 ft3 -3.9 ft3

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT

2017 Hyundai Elantra GT Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
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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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