Dacia Logan 2013 vs Kia Ceed 2012
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 0.9 Petrol | 1.4 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 100 HP | |
| Torque: | 135 NM | 137 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.1 seconds | 13.5 seconds | |
| Dacia Logan engine produces 10 HP less power than Kia Ceed, whereas torque is 2 NM less than Kia Ceed. Despite less power, Dacia Logan reaches 100 km/h speed 2.4 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.0 | 6.6 | |
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The Dacia Logan is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Dacia Logan consumes 1.6 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Ceed, which means that by driving the Dacia Logan over 15,000 km in a year you can save 240 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 53 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1000 km in combined cycle | 800 km in combined cycle | |
| 1160 km on highway | 1000 km on highway | ||
| Dacia Logan gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 19 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Renault Clio, Renault Captur, Nissan Micra, Smart ForFour | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Hyundai i30, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai i20, Kia RIO | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Kia Ceed 2012 1.4 engine: This engine is generally reliable and rarely causes issues.
One of its major concerns is cylinder wall scoring. Early versions were equipped with a large exhaust manifold, but around 2010, it was replaced with a compact catalytic manifold. If the catalytic ... More about Kia Ceed 2012 1.4 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.49 m | 4.51 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.55 m | 1.49 m | |
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Dacia Logan is smaller, but higher. Dacia Logan is 1 cm shorter than the Kia Ceed, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Dacia Logan is 7 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 573 litres | 528 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1518 litres | 1642 litres | |
| Even though the car is shorter, Dacia Logan has 45 litres more trunk space than the Kia Ceed. The Kia Ceed 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 Ceed (by 124 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Dacia Logan is 0.2 metres more than that of the Kia Ceed. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`620 | 1`820 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | low | below average | |
| Kia Ceed has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Dacia Logan has serious deffects in 20 percent more cases than Kia Ceed, so Kia Ceed quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4800 | 5400 | |
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