Vehicle overview
Hyundai’s Elantra is one of the most popular choices for a small sedan, particularly if you want some visual pizzazz to go with the more typical strengths of value and practicality. With the 2014 Elantra GT four-door hatchback, you get much of the same, just with a lot more room to haul all your stuff.
Thanks to its spacious interior, the GT can hold up to 51 cubic feet of cargo with the rear seats folded flat. That’s more than what most rival hatchbacks offer. Even with the Elantra GT’s rear seats upright, there’s still a respectable amount of room for your groceries or luggage, and the large hatchback opening makes it all quite easy to access. The GT’s hatchback body also provides more headroom for rear-seat passengers than the Elantra sedan.
For the 2014 Elantra GT, Hyundai has added a more powerful standard engine: a 173-horsepower four-cylinder — a significant upgrade over last year’s 1.8-liter engine with 148 hp. There’s also a newly optional sport-tuned suspension. Together, the combination should give the Elantra GT a little extra liveliness and put it on more equal footing with its athletic rivals in this class