Kia Sportage 2007 vs Volkswagen Tiguan 2008
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 140 HP | 200 HP | |
| Torque: | 305 NM | 280 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.1 seconds | 8.5 seconds | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan is a more dynamic driving. Kia Sportage engine produces 60 HP less power than Volkswagen Tiguan, but torque is 25 NM more than Volkswagen Tiguan. Due to the lower power, Kia Sportage reaches 100 km/h speed 2.6 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.0 | 9.9 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.2 l/100km | 11.3 l/100km | |
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The Kia Sportage is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Kia Sportage consumes 2.9 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Tiguan, which means that by driving the Kia Sportage over 15,000 km in a year you can save 435 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Kia Sportage consumes 3.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Tiguan. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 58 litres | 64 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 820 km in combined cycle | 640 km in combined cycle | |
| 980 km on highway | 830 km on highway | ||
| 700 km with real consumption | 560 km with real consumption | ||
| Kia Sportage gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan 2007: Engine power is automatically (without driver intervention) distributed among the wheels based on conditions using a hydraulic multi-disc clutch, viscous clutch, or similar traction control device. Some systems allow locking of multi-disc clutch manually for permanent all wheel drive. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 2 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Hyundai Santa FE, Kia Ceed, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Scirocco | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia Sportage might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.35 m | 4.43 m | |
| Width: | 1.84 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.69 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Kia Sportage is 8 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Tiguan, 3 cm wider the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 667 litres | 470 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1886 litres | 1510 litres | |
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Kia Sportage has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Kia Sportage has 197 litres more trunk space than the Volkswagen Tiguan. The Volkswagen Tiguan may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Kia Sportage (by 376 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 12 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Kia Sportage is 1.2 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Tiguan, which means Kia Sportage can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`270 | 2`230 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | high | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia Sportage has serious deffects in 50 percent more cases than Volkswagen Tiguan, so Volkswagen Tiguan quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 3600 | 7600 | |
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