Model Year | 2008 | 2015 | |
Model | Toyota Corolla | Acura MDX | |
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Body | 4dr Sedan | 4dr SUV | |
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Wheelbase | 102.4 in | 111.0 in | -8.6 in |
Length | 178.3 in | 193.6 in | -15.3 in |
Width | 66.9 in | 77.2 in | -10.3 in |
Height | 58.5 in | 66.7 in | -8.2 in |
Curb Weight | 2530 lb. | 4025 lb. | -1495 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 13.2 gal. | 19.5 gal. | -6.3 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 39.3 in | 38.1 in | 1.2 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 53.1 in | 61.1 in | -8 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 51.9 in | 57.5 in | -5.6 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.3 in | 41.4 in | -0.1 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 37.1 in | 38.3 in | -1.2 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 53.5 in | 59.1 in | -5.6 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 46.2 in | 57.8 in | -11.6 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 35.4 in | 36.6 in | -1.2 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 35.6 in | -35.6 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 54.7 in | -54.7 in |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 40.6 in | -40.6 in |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 28.1 in | -28.1 in |
Total Legroom | 76.7 in (over 2 rows) | 106.1 in (over 3 rows) | -29.4 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 13.5 ft3 | 14.8 ft3 | -1.3 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 13.5 | 38.4 ft3 | -24.9 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 13.5 ft3 | 68.4 ft3 | -54.9 ft3 |
2008 Toyota Corolla Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr Sedan 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
My right knee/upper calf hits on the side of the console and sometimes gets irritated. The edge of the silver plastic portion could have been designed different/better. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2008 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Car was too confined for 3 tall pre teen kids/8/11/12 years old. Not enough leg nor shoulder room, Wife and myself near 6ft tall see full Toyota Corolla review |
2008 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Non existent, adults should not use the rear seats. Could be used as punishment for criminals. see full Toyota Corolla review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
We would have never got rid of the Corolla, but we had a baby and the rear facing car seat made the front seat occupants seat too far forward, close to the dash, to make the seat fit.The car seat made driving very uncomfortable see full Toyota Corolla review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Front seat room was great, as long as the seats were able to be near the back of their travel. When we had to move the front seats forward for a car seat to fit in the back, it made it too uncomfortable see full Toyota Corolla review |
2015 Acura MDX Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
That's it for the significant advantages of the new Acura MDX. Most things it does well, but not significantly better than the generally good segment averages. It's quick, but not thrillingly so. The front seats are comfortable and supportive, and cushier than those in the Infiniti, but provide less lateral support than those in the smaller Acura RDX and are no match in comfort or support for those in a BMW X5, a Lexus RX, or the big buck Mercedes reviewed a few weeks ago. Ride quality, like the seats, is good but short of luxurious. With additional sound deadening and laminated front door glass, the 2014 MDX is quieter than the 2013, but this only brings it in line with the others. By the same token, there aren't many clear reasons to reject the 2014 MDX. The most obvious follows from its relatively compact size: though (as already mentioned) cargo volume is more than competitive, there's less room in the rearmost row than in the QX60. By sliding the second row up a couple of inches (it has a half-foot of travel), adults of middling size will fit back there. But with their butt low and knees high they won't be comfortable. The QX60 offers far more combined legroom based on the spec sheets, and a couple more inches in the real world. (The Acura's specs seem to under-represent reality for passengers even as they might over-represent it for cargo.) But the Infiniti's seats are flatter and less comfortable. The new Hyundai Santa Fe offers more legroom than the Infiniti, while Ford's large crossovers could be best of all for transporting up to seven adults--if still not as good as the typical minivan. see full Acura MDX review |
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