Dacia Logan 2013 vs Kia Ceed 2015
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 0.9 Petrol | 1.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 120 HP | |
| Torque: | 135 NM | 171 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.1 seconds | 11.4 seconds | |
| Dacia Logan engine produces 30 HP less power than Kia Ceed, whereas torque is 36 NM less than Kia Ceed. Despite less power, Dacia Logan reaches 100 km/h speed 0.3 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.0 | 5.2 | |
| Dacia Logan consumes 0.2 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 30 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 53 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1000 km in combined cycle | 1010 km in combined cycle | |
| 1160 km on highway | 1200 km on highway | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 10 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Renault Clio, Renault Captur, Nissan Micra, Smart ForFour | Installed on at least 6 other car models, including Hyundai i30, Kia RIO, Kia Picanto, Hyundai i20, Hyundai Kona | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Kia Ceed engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
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 | low | |
| Kia Ceed has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Dacia Logan has serious deffects in 35 percent more cases than Kia Ceed, so Kia Ceed quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4400 | 7600 | |
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