Kia Cerato 2013 vs Citroen C-Elysee 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 130 HP | 115 HP | |
| Torque: | 157 NM | 150 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.6 seconds | 10.8 seconds | |
| Kia Cerato engine produces 15 HP more power than Citroen C-Elysee, whereas torque is 7 NM more than Citroen C-Elysee. Despite the higher power, Kia Cerato reaches 100 km/h speed 0.8 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.8 | 7.3 | |
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The Kia Cerato is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Kia Cerato consumes 0.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Citroen C-Elysee, which means that by driving the Kia Cerato over 15,000 km in a year you can save 75 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 730 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
| 920 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
| Kia Cerato 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: | 19 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Kia Ceed, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai i30, Hyundai Accent, Kia RIO | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Citroen C4, Peugeot 301, Peugeot 408 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia Cerato might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Citroen C-Elysee 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 Cerato 2013 1.6 engine: Overall, the engine is reliable and not very demanding on fuel quality. Fuel injectors tend to be noisy. Timing chain resource is relatively low. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.56 m | 4.43 m | |
| Width: | 1.78 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.45 m | 1.47 m | |
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Kia Cerato is larger, but slightly lower. Kia Cerato is 13 cm longer than the Citroen C-Elysee, 3 cm wider, while the height of Kia Cerato is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 482 litres | 506 litres | |
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Citroen C-Elysee has more luggage space. Despite its longer length, Kia Cerato has 24 litres less trunk space than the Citroen C-Elysee. This could mean that the Kia Cerato uses more space in the cabin, so the driver and passengers could be more spacious and comfortable. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.6 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`740 | 1`559 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 3200 | |
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