Kia Sportage 2008 vs Toyota RAV4 2009
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Petrol | |
| 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: | 150 HP | 158 HP | |
| Torque: | 304 NM | 198 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 13.8 seconds | 11 seconds | |
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Toyota RAV4 is a more dynamic driving. Kia Sportage engine produces 8 HP less power than Toyota RAV4, but torque is 106 NM more than Toyota RAV4. Due to the lower power, Kia Sportage reaches 100 km/h speed 2.8 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | |
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Toyota RAV4 2009: It has proactive automatic four-wheel drive and acts as front-wheel drive under normal conditions. In the event of wheel slip, torque is transferred to the rear wheels via an electronically controlled multi-plate clutch. The clutch can also be locked manually using a button on the console. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 16 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 2 other car models, including Lexus NX, Toyota C-HR | |
| 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 | 4.34 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.82 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.72 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Kia Sportage is 1 cm longer than the Toyota RAV4, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Kia Sportage is 3 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 667 litres | 450 litres | |
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Kia Sportage has more luggage capacity. Kia Sportage has 217 litres more trunk space than the Toyota RAV4. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`170 | 2`110 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | above average | |
| Toyota RAV4 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia Sportage has serious deffects in 45 percent more cases than Toyota RAV4, so Toyota RAV4 quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4800 | 6400 | |
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