The Elantra Touring has lots of floor space, meaning many small items can be hidden by the retractable cargo cover.
- The Elantra Touring has lots of floor space, meaning many small items can be hidden by the retractable cargo cover.
- Stacked to the ceiling, the Elantra Touring can accommodate 24.3 cubic feet of cargo space, which is more than most compact cars.
- The Elantra Touring's rear seat folds in a 60/40 split to expand cargo space, typical among today's cars. The cargo cover is easier to remove than those in many other hatchbacks, and because it's retractable instead of a fixed piece, it's easier to store.
- With both sections of the rear seat folded, the Elantra Touring offers an impressive 64.3 cubic feet.
- I had gotten a request for a shot showing cargo in the back of the Elantra Touring for perspective, but all I had on me when I took these photos was today's Washington Post, which gives some idea that there's plenty of space back there.
- The Elantra Touring's rear seat doesn't fold perfectly flat (top), but the cargo floor is smoothly integrated with the folded seatback (bottom). The surfaces are level with each other where they meet and there's no loose carpeting flopping around.
- Lift up the Elantra Touring's cargo floor and you get a small hidden storage compartment.
- When the rear seat is folded flat, the seatbelt hangs exactly where the seatback had been (left photo). Therefore, it takes two hands to put the seat back in place to carry passengers: one hand to raise the seatback and another to hold the seatbelt out of the way so it isn't blocked (right photo).
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