Battle of Ubers! 2024 Hyundai Elantra Vs 2024 Honda Civic Vs...

Yeah, still available. What the hell is wrong with people? Here's what we're doing today, we're comparing the 2024 Honda Civic and the 2024 Hyundai Elantra. Now, you've probably watched reviews of the Elantra because this sure has received a facelift on the outside, some changes on the inside, but overall, it remains about the same. Here's what we're going to do, we're going to compare them head to head, find out which one offers the most space, comforts, which one is useful if you have a family, like a child, and also, there's a third option which we'll be talking about as well. I'll explain to you later why I didn't bring that for the full comparison. But for now, let's start with these two. Let's talk about the exterior. The Honda Civic on this side hasn't received any changes for this year. Remains very much the same as the 2023 model. But the one that we have for today's video, unfortunately, it's not the sedan version. What I mean, if you come closely, look at the back side. This is that hatchback style. And the reason I say that is because the rear end, you can tell right away, this is not the sedan. Unfortunately, the sedan wasn't available, so they gave me this. But they're not totally different. Just the design matter and, of course, the actual trunk over here is different in comparison to the sedan. This one opens fully all the way, which I have to say, now that I've actually seen this because I've never reviewed this hatchback style, I think this is the better choice in comparison to the sedan. It's just easier access to the actual trunk space because the whole thing opens up. Look at that, completely. And if you come close, look at that. You get access to the full trunk because of that design. If you had a sedan, it would be something like half of it opens, not the window. But you don't get access to everything, Which means... You don't get the best space. You can't make use of the space in comparison to that over there, which gives you the best access to space. Not necessarily the most space, but best access, because the way that thing is designed. You also get the cover, one here, and there's also one at the top in case if you want to hide anything that you have in there. But you can do that with this and also the piece. On top of that, you can fold the seats from here. You have a button in the side, like a lever, you pull it and there you go. That way you can make use of the entire space. The Elantra, you can pull these two levers to fold the second row seat, but in comparison to the Civic, this one doesn't offer a split option. So it's one piece and you fold it all together, but you have to pull these two at the same time, which is kind of weird, because what's the point if it's just one piece? Might as well just do that. Maybe it's a safety thing. In terms of design on the outside, which one do I like the most? I have to say the Hyundai over here has a very quirky and unusual design in comparison to the Civic, which I kind of like it this way. The way this thing is designed like a hatchback, I actually prefer it over the sedan in my opinion. This is a better option, in my opinion, in comparison to the sedan. Just looks nice and sleek overall and kind of looks like a mini HR-V, that's the way I see this thing. The Elantra on the other hand, if you look at the rear end, It's a unique design, the shape of the taillights, the headlights in the front, which of course are a facelift for this year. It's a unique design, I'm not saying that it looks bad, it's just you have to really like it. Now let's talk about cargo space. The Elantra offers up to 14.2 cubic feet of space, but one thing I did notice, the fact With this package, you don't get a 60-40 split. The next one is the Civic. Civic has above average cargo space for a compact car. The Civic sedan has a 14.8 cubic feet of space, more than the Elantra, while the Civic hatchback, which is the one that we have for today's video, offers up to 24.5 cubic feet of space behind its rear seats, and even more with those seats folded. Let's talk about the second row. I'm going to jump first in the Elantra. And here we go. I've set the seat in the front as if I was the driver, so that way you get a better understanding of how much space you get in here. And as you can see, nothing comfortable, lots of headroom, lots of legroom, two USB-C ports. Now here's something you need to keep in mind. This one is the preferred package called in Canada, which means it's not the fully loaded. So some things you're missing in here because they didn't have a fully loaded version. Unfortunately we're left with this package, but I want to show you everything we can compare at this point. So you don't get full leather seats with this package, but you do get with the highest trim. You don't get heated seats with Preferred package for the second row, but you do get two USB-C ports in the center and these rubber mats with the Hyundai logo. That's what you get with Preferred. Now let's jump into the Honda. Here we go in the Honda Civic. One thing I noticed with the seats sat in a position as if I was the driver, you don't get as much leg room in here. It had more leg room in the Elantra, but it's not uncomfortable. Now with this package, essentially you get leather seats on the inside, leatherette in this case, I would assume, not full real leather, doesn't really feel like one. But you got heated seats in the back and two USB-C ports. There's no panoramic roof with a sedan. There's just a sunroof in the front, the Elantra, but you can fold the seats 60-40 with this package, unlike the Elantra. It's nice, spacious, legroom, it's okay, a little bit more in the Elantra, headroom, it's about the same. Now, let's jump into the front, and let's start first with the Civic. Okay, into the Civic. First of all, let's start it up. Now we're good to talk, because it needs time. Design remains very much the same as the 2023 model, nothing changed, but this of course did receive a new generation about two years ago, we did a full review on it, but with this package we have a digital screen, nice steering wheel, we have paddle shifters in the back, heated steering wheel, and we got some extra tech features as well, which we'll go into detail. For the driver's side you get power seats back and forth. Now let's get into the details, and let's start first with this area here. Steering wheel is nice and grippy. We have the cruise control on the right side, volume seeker on the left side, heated steering wheel button is located right in here for easy access. Everything is where it should be, nothing obstructing, anything that I don't like, for example. The cluster is nice. It's good that we have a digital cluster. And it does come with Bose audio system with this package. Now let's move on to the center side. We have a nine inch, I believe eight, nine inch screen touchscreen, which is Easy to use, there's some buttons on the left side, and easy to control. Of course, you can connect your phone wirelessly, it has Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, the usual things, nothing crazy, built-in navigation system, Bluetooth connectivity, and smartphone projection. You can control the audio from here, and you have some more shortcuts onto this side. We have the climate unit in here, this is a dual zone, you can synchronize. We have heated seats with this package, no ventilated seats with this package at all. But it's nice that you have the buttons over here to control the temperature for both sides and the fan speed in the center. In this area we've got a proper shift knob, appreciate that. We have a wireless charging pad located in there, a USB port if you want to charge, want to connect your Android Auto or Apple CarPlay in this case, if you don't have wireless connectivity. And then in here you have, we have a power button for the handbrake and then you have your driving modes. And of course, it has a start and stop. Option and there is a brake hold at the same time to couple there's nothing too crazy, just enough things for day to day use and easy to access and I appreciate that there are buttons on the side, mostly for that, which is pretty nice. Okay, on to the Hyundai Elantra. First of all, this is not the fully loaded, I mentioned that previously, so we're gonna cover what we have in here and what it actually offers with the highest trim. First thing is that it doesn't have leather seats, but you do get leather seats with a different trim. There's also an N-line version of this which uses a different transmission, more horsepower, it's got a tuned suspension system, it's got some nice exterior parts as well Well, and different sort of seats on the inside. So. Let's start first with what we have in here, and we'll talk about some of the tech features it offers with the highest trim. First of all, we got this unique design steering wheel, which you can put your hands like that. I don't think you should, but let's just say you want to rest them for a bit. I'm assuming that's why they did that. It's different design, of course, similar to the exterior. You got these buttons on the steering wheel on the right side for the cruise control, the menu for the cluster, and then the radio, audio, answer phone calls in this case. It doesn't seem to have a button to... and your phone call there's just one to answer the phone call but maybe you can probably use both of those. Anyways moving on to the cluster we have a digital cluster but i have to say i kind of appreciate the fact that if you put into drive then you're going to left in sport mode the actual layout changes which is nicer than the honda civic i have to admit you can get the option for a 10.2 inch cluster and a 10.2 inch The infotainment display is much bigger than what you get in the Honda Civic, and it's a nice layout. You've got different driving modes in this case, you've got your sports, smart, normal, and the user interface changes with the driving mode, which I think it's cute, it's nice, right? It's a different experience, that's all. We're just going to put it into normal mode. Other than that, no paddle shifters with this package, but of course you do get the N-Line, Which offers paddle shifters and it has a different engine. And it's got a different interior with different steering wheel design and so on. Now let's move on to the center side. We have a massive infotainment display in this case. It is touchscreen, built-in navigation system, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, the standard features, you got quiet mode with the Hyundai. In this case, if you just want the front seats to play music, the front speakers, you can do that, which I think is nice and helpful. There's a built-in climate unit as well, which you can control from here. Besides the buttons located underneath the screen. And the blue link which you can control your phone, your car through your phone, built-in navigation menu in this case, the map which is nice, easy to use and so on. Now with the higher trims you do get some extra features but for now it's actually not that bad. There's also a Bose audio system with eight speaker system with the highest trim, that's a premium audio system, something you don't get with the preferred package. Which, again, it's not a big deal, but you do get slightly better audio with the Bose system. Now, let's move on further down. At the top, we have the buttons for the infotainment display. Besides the fact that it's a touchscreen, you can use some of these buttons, shortcuts in this case, which I appreciate. And then underneath, we have a dual climate zone with a small screen, similar to the Honda Civic. And you have heated steering wheel button located in here, unlike the Civic, which is on the steering wheel. Do I prefer it here? Really makes no difference, kind of easy access to have it on the steering wheel but this one does the job so we're not going to complain much. Heated seats in this case, there are heated seats options with the highest trim but this one we don't have for the rear sides, only in the front. There is no wireless charging pad with this package but you do get USB-C ports and USB port just underneath here so you can connect your phone. Now moving on to the center area. We have a shift knob here like an airplane style shift knob kind of thing like nice and grippy. And then you can do that it goes into sport mode. And you can also do manual shifting because it doesn't have paddle shifters. There's a camera button located in here for easy access. And you have your driving modes. And then these are the poor button. So for people that don't get fully loaded. These are just there to remind you that you didn't get the highest trim. It's nice of companies doing that, right? Just a daily reminder. You have a handbrake here which is manual and in this case we don't get power handbrake or auto hold but in the center we got two cup holders and there is this cup holder which I'm assuming is for people that drink small coffees so in case if you're drinking small coffee it's not going to disappear in there you can use that and then you can put it right on top so it's closer to the top side easy to grab. Then you have this handle in this area because this is a pickup truck so if you're getting inside this will come in real handy. This is my son's car seat. This is for, I believe, for one plus or so, not for infant. He's a one now, so we had to upgrade to this thing. I'm sure a lot of parents use similar, I wouldn't say the same, but similar like this one for their own kids. And we're going to do a test because these vehicles can be used for family too, right? In case if you just have one child or if you're a single parent, this would be probably one of those choices. But this is pretty large, I have to say, in comparison to the rest of them, he just likes the comfort of it. Now, we're going to do a test. I'm going to set this in the back, off the Honda Civic first, to see how much space does it take. Also, Does it make the front seat useless? Let's see. Let's do the Honda Civic first. Okay, let's put this thing in the front, and here we go. Now, I already moved the seat forward, the front seat, so that way I get the perfect space, and this is how this thing is supposed to sit. Now, you can remove the base here when you're doing front facing, but this is rear facing because he's He's under two, so we keep it this way, but he needs it a little bit reclined. That's... It's not too forward but this is the perfect position and you just attach the actual clips under here which this comes with with the Isoflex which is nice. Now let's check the seats in the front. How much space do we have? Can we actually use the seat in the front with the car seat in the back? Okay here we go. So first of all this has power seat for the passenger with this package. Let me see. I'm 6'2". It's actually not that bad. Now, I have to say, someone my height, it won't be safe to do this. But if someone is shorter than I, you can make use of this while having the car seat in the back. It's not that bad. Again, I'm very tall, but I'll say someone under maybe 5'7", 5'8". I would be a bit more comfortable in here and you put the seatbelt for short trips not necessarily for long trips for short trips or a child in this case that can actually fit in the front that doesn't require a car seat. Here we go into the Elantra and let's see first of all one thing you notice this thing has a lot of space and also now here we go So that should be it. That's the position this is supposed to sit because it has the handle underneath and you can just attach the Isofix right there. Now let's move the seats in the front in a position where this is perfect because it's too forward. Let me fix it quickly. Now here we are. Let's see someone my height can fit in the Elantra. Um yeah roughly about the same as the Civic Meaning, you do get some space, but someone my height wouldn't enjoy a drive here. I mean, you could do a short trip, like an hour, if you had to. Maybe max an hour and a half. But I wouldn't be comfortable. I could just sit like that and just put the seatbelt. Which one gives you the most space? They're about the same. One thing I don't like about this is it's got this big bar. If it didn't have that, it would be a lot easier for my legs. But in this case, it's got this thing here, the design. It's not that great for my position and because I have a car seat in the back. But they're about the same. You could make use of it, but depends on the height of the person, how long you're driving and so on. Let's talk about the engine options. Let's start first with a Hyundai. The Elantra comes with two engine options. There is a two-liter. Inline-4 engine or a 1.6-liter. The 2.0-liter makes 147 bhp and 132 lb-ft of torque. Meanwhile, the N Line, which I'm assuming is the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine, that bad boy makes 201 The Honda Civic on the other hand uses also two engines. There is a 2.0-liter inline-four that makes 158 bhp, a bit more than what the Elantra makes, and 138 lb-ft of torque. But the 1.5-liter turbocharged engine makes 180 bhp and 177 lb-ft of torque, which is less than and want the Hyundai Elantra. Both vehicles come in front wheel drive options, so there's no all-wheel drive for these two models, and they both offer the power steering wheel. In terms of the transmission, the Elantra offers IVT, which is called the Intelligent Variable Drive Selector mode, but you can also get a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with paddle shifters. That is, of course, for the N-Line model, which we haven't reviewed yet. Meanwhile, the Honda Civic uses, in this case, a CVT with an Econ mode, but you can also get the Civic Si, which offers a manual transmission option, something that the Elantra N-Line does not offer. It was only available with the Elantra N, but let's talk about how these two drive. Here's one thing that I noticed jumping from the Civic to the Elantra. Elantra feels a bit more stiff on the inside, a bit more sporty ride, even in normal mode feels about the same. But in the foot down they both feel about the same. They're not performance vehicles, they're day-to-day cars. Most people care about space tech features and fuel efficiency. Now, the Elantra is offered also with a hybrid version, something that the Honda Civic doesn't have. So that's something to keep in mind. In terms of the cabin noise, they sound about the same. You can hear the road noise, you can hear the suspension basically kicking that tire down pretty hard and this one feels a bit stiffer. In terms of safety features, they both offer cruise controls with lane assist to keep you within lanes, controlling, checking, making sure that you're staying within the lanes but also putting you back in case if you're shifting left or right. They drive about the same. It's very hard to tell you. One is a lot better than the other one. Suspension is just slightly stiffer in one versus the other one. But these vehicles are family sedans, day-to-day great options space-wise for the driver. But this one feels a bit bigger on the inside. The Elantra in comparison to the Civic. Overall they're roughly about the same in terms of suspension system, in terms of power delivery. They're not crazy vehicles that have a lot of horsepower now if we have to talk about the civic si versus the elantra and well and line in that case that's a different discussion but in terms of these base models roughly about the same now let's talk about the pricing let's start first with the honda civic hatchback this is the us website which gives you the base model at 24 950 almost 25 thousand dollars us all the way to the highest trim which is the thirty one thousand dollars now this of course for the sport touring which is the hatchback version and if we went into the sedan one which is available at twenty three thousand dollars base model twenty four so it's a thousand dollars more for the hatchback and all the way to thirty thousand dollars for the touring which is the fully loaded. now if we go to the canadian website one thing we did notice the fact that the sedan has about four trims starting about twenty eight thousand twenty nine thousand dollars and the sport all the way to the top thirty two thousand dollars and then the touring which is fully loaded at thirty six thousand dollars but if we go into the hatchback one thing we notice that the canadian one is the fact that it doesn't offer many trims you only get the Sport and the Sport Touring which is one that we have for today's video which is 40,000 a bit more than the standard uh model for the sedan one now if you look into the Hyundai website in Canada here we go we have the gasoline one which starts at twenty five thousand dollars like twenty four five hundred and then you have the hybrid at thirty three thousand dollars then you have the N Line Ultimate the fully loaded one and then you have the N version and of course there is the electric in this case but we look at the gasoline for example this one will start in Canada because it does have different trim with the Essential 24,500 Preferred is the 26,000 it's quite impressive what they can do with this price for the Preferred I would have to say it offers quite a lot of features for that price and then you have the Luxury which is at thirty thousand added more features as well, different engine And then we go to the N-Line Ultimate at $33,000 So this is your fully loaded in here for Canada. And then you have the N-Line Ultimate, which is at $33,000 Now this is with the 1.6 liter engine Then we go into the U.S. side We have three trims. You got the SE at $21,000 Then the SEL at $23,000 And the Limited at $26,000 $1,000 hybrid and then into the hybrid here we can build one and here you go to have the blue 24,000 and Limited to thirty thousand dollars so the biggest factor in here is that this offers a hybrid model something you don't get with the honda civic Now that we have talked about the Honda Civic and the Hyundai Elantra, there's a third one, a very important small sedan in the market, one of the best-selling vehicles out there, and it's been in the market for quite a while, and that is the 2024 Toyota Corolla. Now you're probably wondering, Sam, why didn't you include this in this comparison, like a full comparison? Well, it's very simple. This is not new for 2024 in this case, it's essentially similar to the 2023 model. Now in terms of the interior, of course it has a very nice interior with a small screen, no digital cluster, but it does come with some tech features. You have your wireless charging pad in the center, USB-C ports, you have heated seats in the front. Now, of course, on the outside, this thing looks great. Now, let's take this for a drive, and let's talk about how it compares with the other two models. Under the hood, the Corolla offers two engine options. You've got a 1.8-liter hybrid and gas, and you also get a 2-liter. One makes about 139 brake horsepower, and the other one makes about 169 brake horsepower. You get the option for a front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, which is the one that we have for today's video. And I think that's the biggest... There's another advantage for the Toyota Corolla, the fact that you can get a hybrid all-wheel drive, something that you can't get with the Elantra or the Civic for that matter. But also with the Civic, you can get a Type R, but this one you have to get the hatchback version of the Corolla because the Corolla standard sedan does not come with the GR version. In terms of trunk space, that's another factor too. The Corolla doesn't offer the most trunk space, in fact it offers less than the other two vehicles at about 13 cubic feet of space. It's a very small car overall. In fact, here's me getting into the second row of the Corolla. In terms of space, the Corolla is a bit tight. You don't get much of that headroom. It's a very small vehicle on the inside in some ways, especially the second row. Tech features, we got two USB-C ports in the center. It does come with heated seats and this beautiful leather with red stitching and red stripes all around, which is nice. But overall it's a little bit tight for me. I'm 6'2", so that just gives you an idea how much space you get overall. And I've set the seat in the front as if I was a driver. Okay so here we have the car seat. A little bit tight getting it in. Let's see. Okay so first of all this is not the right position. I kind of have to move the seat forwards. So just wait with me. Now this is the right position for him. So it's actually pretty easy to put it inside and if we look carefully we have the ISOFIX in here. So I can easily mount this in this position. Now the question remains, how much space do you get in the front? So let me show you the front. Now if we look at the seat in the front, there is no way that I can fit in here. I mean you wouldn't call this useful, but you could put maybe the baby bag in here, like we usually carry a bag with all this stuff. Like if you're a parent, you understand what I'm talking about, right? You understand the lingo. So, fortunately. This is not very useful. Now let's look into the Toyota Corolla pricing. We'll start first with the Canadian website. The base model, the CVT-L, is at $26,000. And you can go all the way to the XSE all-wheel drive, which is the one that we have for today's video, starting at $37,000, $38,000. A bit pricier for sure than the Elantra and the Civic. But this one, of course, comes with all-wheel drive. And then we look into the U.S. side. We have the LE, $22,000. And you go all the way to the XSE which is this one at $27,000 and then you have the hybrid XLE which is our hybrid XSE at $27,250. The reason why they do this, I don't understand that because they could just call it the same way. Now, in terms of driving dynamics, how does this thing drive? It's comfortable I have to say. There's space in here. It doesn't feel as large as the Elantra. That's one thing I noticed with this. It does feel small on the inside. You don't get a dual climate unit in the center. The screen is nice, but it's not the biggest out of three. You got a digital cluster in this case, but I do like the overall layout as a driver. Why? I got a shift knob in the center, climate unit is right where it should be. It's very I wouldn't say basic but very minimalistic overall. You don't even get a power sunroof in this case. I like how this thing drives. You put your foot down, it's got sport modes and you can change the modes in the center, sports, normal, eco and it does the job even in sport mode. You don't hear much of that road noise. They're very similar in terms of road noise, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference right away. Maybe the Elantra being a little bit more, but this one in comparison to the other two, roughly about the same wind noise on the outside. I do feel a bit big in this car, as someone my height 6'2". Car feels smaller in comparison to the Elantra, for example, or the Civic for that matter, even though we don't have the sedan version. Which one is the best out of the three? Is it the Hyundai Elantra, which offers a lot of tech features, big screens on the inside, unique and quirky and maybe weird design to some people? Also, because you get an M-line version of this, a bit more sporty design on the outside and inside. The Honda Civic over here, which offers a sedan version or a Civic hatchback style like the one that you see today. Or maybe is it the 2024 Toyota Corolla, which we didn't cover completely, but we still talked about some important things. Like, for example, the fact that this has an all-wheel drive system hybrid. Now, if you ask me, I think this thing here, the Corolla. Might be the better deal out of the three and for someone that lives in Canada an all-wheel drive system is very very important. Now maybe in major cities because the roads are always clean but I would say if you live a little bit outside of Toronto that situation changes and I think that's where this thing wins big. 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