Kia Sportage 2008 vs Jeep Cherokee 2008
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.8 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 177 HP | |
| Torque: | 304 NM | 460 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 13.8 seconds | 10.5 seconds | |
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Jeep Cherokee is a more dynamic driving. Kia Sportage engine produces 27 HP less power than Jeep Cherokee, whereas torque is 156 NM less than Jeep Cherokee. Due to the lower power, Kia Sportage reaches 100 km/h speed 3.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.0 | 9.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.6 l/100km | 10.8 l/100km | |
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The Kia Sportage is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Kia Sportage consumes 2.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Jeep Cherokee, which means that by driving the Kia Sportage over 15,000 km in a year you can save 360 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Kia Sportage consumes 2.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Jeep Cherokee. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 58 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 820 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| 980 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
| 670 km with real consumption | 640 km with real consumption | ||
| Kia Sportage gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 12 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Hyundai Santa FE, Kia Ceed, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Chrysler Grand Voyager, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia Sportage might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.35 m | 4.49 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.74 m | |
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Kia Sportage is smaller. Kia Sportage is 14 cm shorter than the Jeep Cherokee, 4 cm narrower, while the height of Kia Sportage is 5 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 667 litres | 878 litres | |
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Jeep Cherokee has more luggage space. Kia Sportage has 211 litres less trunk space than the Jeep Cherokee. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 10.8 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`170 | 2`520 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 4400 | 7400 | |
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