19' Elantra GT Hatchback VS. 19' Civic Hatchback

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Saw a new Elantra GT Hatchback today, that my dads friend bought. Black, and gotta say the paint job looked better than my black Civic. Seemed like a deeper high quality paint. HP is 173, nearly identical to my 17' Civic EX-T. Anyone test drive one to compare, and what were your thoughts? Price is under 20k.
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A buddy of mine at work just picked up the GT Sport hatch (which is comparable power-wise to my Si). We haven't had a chance to go compare them in Mexico yet, but I'll report back once we do. :)
 

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A buddy of mine at work just picked up the GT Sport hatch (which is comparable power-wise to my Si). We haven't had a chance to go compare them in Mexico yet, but I'll report back once we do. :)
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I seriously considered a GT sport. That pano-roof is one of a kind in this class of cars. The reason I didn't pick it was because of lower gas mileage/highway range, didn't like the DCT transmission that Hyundai offers, handling felt worse than a civic, the tacked on tablet infotainment was ugly, and a few other minor issues.
 


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GT Sport is a seriously nice car for the price but yeah the MPG is awful and you also don't get the Honda community/aftermarket support. The tacked on infotainment is ugly but at least it has buttons and is fast.
 

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For reference, an Elantra GT sport near me is selling for the same price as my 2.0L Civic EX was. That's insanely good value for money.
 

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Idk why the Hyundai comparisons keep coming out...jusy wait till it's a year old then buy for half of the price then it's a bargain i guess
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