Kia Optima 2010 vs Kia Cerato 2009
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 274 HP | 126 HP | |
| Torque: | 365 NM | 156 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 12 seconds | |
| Kia Optima engine produces 148 HP more power than Kia Cerato, whereas torque is 209 NM more than Kia Cerato. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.8 | 7.0 | |
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The Kia Cerato is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Kia Optima consumes 1.8 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Kia Cerato, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Kia Optima could require 270 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 70 litres | 52 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 790 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| Kia Optima gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 19 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 6 other car models, including Hyundai Santa FE, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Sorento, Hyundai i30 | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Kia Ceed, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai i30, Hyundai Accent, 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 Cerato might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Kia Cerato 2009 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: | 4.85 m | 4.53 m | |
| Width: | 1.83 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.46 m | |
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Kia Optima is larger, but slightly lower. Kia Optima is 32 cm longer than the Kia Cerato, 6 cm wider the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 436 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11.8 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`980 | no data | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 7800 | no data | |
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