sonata vs. elantra

java · Apr 12, 2012

Does anyone know how the size compares between the two? We have an 05 elantra and we are really feeling cramped with 2 rfer's now. But we really love the car, so we are thinking about newer hyundai's (plus we love the mpg's)

Maybe the newer elantras are roomier? Or are sonatas noticeably bigger?

chay · Apr 13, 2012

Sontatas are much bigger (comparable in size to a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, etc). My parents have had an '06 and now have a '10. My sister drives an '07 and I've rented one of the newer style '11 ones. They are nice cars. I can even wedge myself between 2 car seats in the back of them - there's no way I can do that in DH's '07 Accord because of the seat belt placement. (note - I'm the size of a 12 year old so no guarantee that everyone would be able to squeeze between two car seats). Between us we've had a SnugRide22, SS1, Marathon, AOE, Nautilus, and Radian in them. The radian was a bit challenging but other than that no major issues that I can recall.

gsdguenter · Apr 20, 2012

The newer Elantras are definitely bigger than the older ones. I have a '10 and can fit three across or an adult and 2 rfers. There's not a TON of room, but a small/average adult fits fine. I'm 5'5 145lbs and a person much bigger than that wouldn't probably fit with 2 rf seats

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