ElantraGLS Features
The Elantra Touring offers several advantages over the Mazda 3 Sport including a more interior room, better fuel efficiency, a better warranty, and a much lower price. Key Features on both cars include electronic stability control, a traction control system, active front head restraints, iPod auxiliary jack, and rear wiper. Although the Elantra Touring offers heated exterior mirrors which are offered as an options on the Mazda 3.
The first thing you will notice when test driving the two vehicles is the amount of room in the Elantra Touring. It offers 28 cubic feet of cargo volume compared to 12 offered by the Mazda 3. If you are constantly hauling around kids, sports gear, or luggage you will surely want to go with the Elantra Touring. The Elantra Touring also out measures the Mazda 3 Sport in nearly every interior metric from front head room to second row shoulder room. It offers a total of 101 cubic feet of passenger volume compared to the 94 offered by the Mazda 3 Sport.
Another important category you will want to pay attention to is fuel efficiency. The Elantra Touring offers you several more miles per gallon then the Mazda 3 Sport, which can go a long way with today’s soaring gas prices. The Elantra Touring comes in at 23 miles per gallon city and 31 miles per gallon highway compared to the 21mpg city and 29mpg highway offered by the Mazda 3 Sport.
The Elantra Touring offers you a far better warranty with five year or 60,000 mile bumper to bumper protection, ten year or 100,000 mile powertrain warranty and seven year/ unlimited mileage anti perforation coverage. Compared to the Mazda 3 Sports three year or 36,000 mile bumper to bumper, five year or 60,000 mile powertrain warranty and five year/ unlimited mileage anti perforation coverage.
Not only will the Elantra Touring save you money at the pump but it will also save you several thousand dollars while purchasing. The Elantra Touring comes in at 15,995 at MSRP compared to 19,540 of the Mazda 3 Sport. At comparable equipped models the Elantra Touring comes in at 16,715 compared to 20,720 of the Mazda 3 Sport. In conclusion the Elantra Touring is a far better deal coming with more interior room, a much better warranty, better fuel economy, and at a much better price.
