Kia Ceed 2018 vs Kia RIO 2015
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.4 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 140 HP | 107 HP | |
| Torque: | 242 NM | 135 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 13.6 seconds | |
| Kia Ceed engine produces 33 HP more power than Kia RIO, whereas torque is 107 NM more than Kia RIO. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | no data | 6.4 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 43 litres | |
| 690 km with real consumption | 510 km with real consumption | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 9 years | 19 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai i30, Kia XCeed | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Kia Ceed, Hyundai i30, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai i20 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia RIO might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| 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. | |||
| Kia RIO 2015 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 RIO 2015 1.4 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.34 m | 4.12 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.45 m | 1.47 m | |
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Kia Ceed is larger, but slightly lower. Kia Ceed is 22 cm longer than the Kia RIO, 10 cm wider, while the height of Kia Ceed is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 395 litres | 288 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 923 litres | |
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Kia Ceed has more luggage capacity. Kia Ceed has 107 litres more trunk space than the Kia RIO. | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 10.5 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | no data | 1`630 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | below average | |
| Kia Ceed has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia RIO has serious deffects in 100 percent more cases than Kia Ceed, so Kia Ceed quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 14 800 | 11 400 | |
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