Kia RIO 2000 vs Toyota Corolla 1997
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 96 HP | 107 HP | |
| Torque: | 136 NM | 141 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.6 seconds | 12.6 seconds | |
| Kia RIO engine produces 11 HP less power than Toyota Corolla, whereas torque is 5 NM less than Toyota Corolla. Despite less power, Kia RIO reaches 100 km/h speed 1 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.2 | 8.7 | |
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The Kia RIO is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Kia RIO consumes 1.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Corolla, which means that by driving the Kia RIO over 15,000 km in a year you can save 225 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 620 km in combined cycle | 570 km in combined cycle | |
| 760 km on highway | 730 km on highway | ||
| Kia RIO 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: | 6 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Toyota Avensis, Toyota Carina E, Toyota Celica | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Toyota Corolla might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Kia RIO 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. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.22 m | 4.30 m | |
| Width: | 1.68 m | 1.69 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.38 m | |
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Kia RIO is smaller, but higher. Kia RIO is 8 cm shorter than the Toyota Corolla, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Kia RIO is 6 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 261 litres | 390 litres | |
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Toyota Corolla has more luggage space. Kia RIO has 129 litres less trunk space than the Toyota Corolla. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 9.5 meters | 9.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Kia RIO is 0.1 metres less than that of the Toyota Corolla. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`435 | 1`600 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | high | |
| Toyota Corolla has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia RIO has serious deffects in 40 percent more cases than Toyota Corolla, so Toyota Corolla quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1200 | 1200 | |
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