Kia Cerato 2010 vs Renault Megane 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual | |
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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: | 126 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 157 NM | 151 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.8 seconds | 10.5 seconds | |
| Kia Cerato engine produces 16 HP more power than Renault Megane, whereas torque is 6 NM more than Renault Megane. Despite the higher power, Kia Cerato reaches 100 km/h speed 1.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.1 | 6.9 | |
| Kia Cerato consumes 0.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Renault Megane, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Kia Cerato could require 30 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 52 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 730 km in combined cycle | 860 km in combined cycle | |
| 890 km on highway | 1090 km on highway | ||
| Renault Megane gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 280'000 km | 420'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Renault Megane engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 19 years | 26 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 7 other car models, including Renault Laguna, Renault Scenic, Renault Clio, Dacia Duster | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Kia Cerato 2010 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. Renault Megane 2012 1.6 engine: The engine is very robust and long-lived, up to half a million kilometres, and can suffer minor damage, but overall it is quite reliable. Fuel consumption is relatively high for these engines, but they are not ... More about Renault Megane 2012 1.6 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.48 m | 4.30 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.79 m | |
| Height: | 1.40 m | 1.42 m | |
| Kia Cerato is 18 cm longer than the Renault Megane, width is practically the same , while the height of Kia Cerato is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 440 litres | 377 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
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Kia Cerato has more luggage capacity. Kia Cerato has 63 litres more trunk space than the Renault Megane. | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 11 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | no data | 1`746 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | below average | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 7200 | |
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