Kia Optima 2010 vs Honda Civic 2008
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 1.8 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 165 HP | 140 HP | |
| Torque: | 198 NM | 175 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.9 seconds | 9.3 seconds | |
| Kia Optima engine produces 25 HP more power than Honda Civic, whereas torque is 23 NM more than Honda Civic. Despite the higher power, Kia Optima reaches 100 km/h speed 1.6 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.6 | 6.6 | |
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The Honda Civic is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Kia Optima consumes 1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Honda Civic, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Kia Optima could require 150 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 70 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 920 km in combined cycle | 750 km in combined cycle | |
| Kia Optima gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 390'000 km | 390'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 6 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Kia Sportage, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai ix35, Kia Cerato | Used also on Honda FR-V | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.85 m | 4.55 m | |
| Width: | 1.83 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.44 m | |
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Kia Optima is larger. Kia Optima is 30 cm longer than the Honda Civic, 8 cm wider, while the height of Kia Optima is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 436 litres | 350 litres | |
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Kia Optima has more luggage capacity. Kia Optima has 86 litres more trunk space than the Honda Civic. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Kia Optima is 0.1 metres less than that of the Honda Civic. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`980 | 1`675 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | average | |
| Average price (€): | 8000 | 3800 | |
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