Kia Optima 2005 vs Kia RIO 2011
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 144 HP | 123 HP | |
| Torque: | 189 NM | 155 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.5 seconds | 11.2 seconds | |
| Kia Optima engine produces 21 HP more power than Kia RIO, whereas torque is 34 NM more than Kia RIO. Despite the higher power, Kia Optima reaches 100 km/h speed 0.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.1 | 6.5 | |
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The Kia RIO is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Kia Optima consumes 1.6 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Kia RIO, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Kia Optima could require 240 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 62 litres | 43 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 760 km in combined cycle | 660 km in combined cycle | |
| 960 km on highway | 820 km on highway | ||
| Kia Optima gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 8 years | 19 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Kia Carens, Kia Magentis | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Kia Ceed, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai i30, Hyundai Accent | |
| 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. | |||
| Kia RIO 2011 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: | 4.74 m | 4.37 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.48 m | 1.47 m | |
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Kia Optima is larger. Kia Optima is 37 cm longer than the Kia RIO, 11 cm wider, while the height of Kia Optima is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 496 litres | 500 litres | |
| Kia Optima has 4 litres less trunk space than the Kia RIO. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.8 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`980 | no data | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | below average | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 4000 | |
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