Kia Sportage 2008 vs Kia Sorento 2006
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.5 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 142 HP | 170 HP | |
| Torque: | 184 NM | 392 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.4 seconds | 12.3 seconds | |
| Kia Sportage engine produces 28 HP less power than Kia Sorento, whereas torque is 208 NM less than Kia Sorento. Despite less power, Kia Sportage reaches 100 km/h speed 1.9 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | no data | 8.6 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 58 litres | 80 litres | |
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 23 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Kia Ceed, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, Hyundai Elantra | Used only for this car | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.35 m | 4.59 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.88 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.72 m | |
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Kia Sportage is smaller. Kia Sportage is 24 cm shorter than the Kia Sorento, 8 cm narrower, while the height of Kia Sportage is 3 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 667 litres | 486 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1751 litres | |
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Kia Sportage has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Kia Sportage has 181 litres more trunk space than the Kia Sorento. The Kia Sorento may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Kia Sportage is 0.2 metres less than that of the Kia Sorento. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | no data | 2`460 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | low | |
| Kia Sportage has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia Sorento has serious deffects in 15 percent more cases than Kia Sportage, so Kia Sportage quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4800 | 4000 | |
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