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Toyota Highlander (2015) vs. Hyundai Elantra GT (2019) Specs

How powerful is the engine? How much room is in the back seat? Get the 2015 Toyota Highlander and 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT specs.

2015 Toyota Highlander and 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT Specifications

Model Year 2015 2019  
Model Toyota Highlander Hyundai Elantra GT  
Engine 3.5L V6
DOHC-4v
270 hp@6200
248 lb-ft@4700
turbocharged
1.6L I4
DOHC-4v
201 hp@6000
195 lb-ft@1500
 
Transmission 6-speed shiftable automatic 7-speed automated manual  
Drivetrain FWD FWD  
Body 4dr SUV 4dr Hatch  
      Difference
Wheelbase 109.8 in 104.3 in 5.5 in
Length 191.1 in 170.9 in 20.2 in
Width 75.8 in 70.1 in 5.7 in
Height 68.1 in 57.7 in 10.4 in
Curb Weight 4233 lb. 3067 lb. 1166 lb.
Fuel Capacity 19.2 gal. 14.0 gal. 5.2 gal.
Headroom, Row 1 40.7 in 39.1 in 1.6 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1 59.3 in 56.2 in 3.1 in
Hip Room, Row 1 57.2 in 0.0 in 57.2 in
Legroom, Row 1 44.2 in 42.2 in 2 in
Headroom, Row 2 39.9 in 38.5 in 1.4 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2 59.6 in 55.4 in 4.2 in
Hip Room, Row 2 57.1 in 0.0 in 57.1 in
Legroom, Row 2 38.4 in 34.8 in 3.6 in
Headroom, Row 3 35.9 in 0.0 in 35.9 in
Shoulder Room, Row 3 55.0 in 0.0 in 55 in
Hip Room, Row 3 45.6 in 0.0 in 45.6 in
Legroom, Row 3 27.7 in 0.0 in 27.7 in
Total Legroom 110.3 in (over 3 rows) 77 in (over 2 rows) 33.3 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum 13.8 ft3 24.9 ft3 -11.1 ft3
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 42.3 ft3 24.9 17.4 ft3
Cargo Volume, Maximum 83.7 ft3 55.1 ft3 28.6 ft3

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2015 Toyota Highlander

2015 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
YearComment
Toyota replaced the 2013 Highlander's rear struts with control arms to enable a three-inch-wider third-row seat, and then used the extra space to cram in a third seating position. So if you need seats for eight people, only the Highlander will do in this threesome. A top-of-the-line Santa Fe only seats six. Other eight-pass options include the Honda Pilot and GM's large crossovers. But those three people best be small, as the Highlander doesn't have nearly as much rear legroom as the Pathfinder or the Santa Fe. To fit children of even middling size in the third row it's necessary to slide the second row well forward. The second row seat cushion is mounted too low for adult comfort. The Nissan's second row suffers from a similar shortcoming, but the Hyundai's does not. see full Toyota Highlander review
 

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TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT

2019 Hyundai Elantra GT Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
YearComment
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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