Mazda 3 2019 vs Kia Optima 2018
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.5 Petrol | 2.4 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 186 HP | 188 HP | |
| Torque: | 252 NM | 241 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 9.1 seconds | |
| Mazda 3 engine produces 2 HP less power than Kia Optima, but torque is 11 NM more than Kia Optima. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.8 | 8.3 | |
| Mazda 3 consumes 0.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Optima, which means that by driving the Mazda 3 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 75 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 51 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 650 km in combined cycle | 840 km in combined cycle | |
| 760 km on highway | 1120 km on highway | ||
| Kia Optima gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Front wheel drive (FWD) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.66 m | 4.86 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.49 m | |
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Mazda 3 is smaller. Mazda 3 is 20 cm shorter than the Kia Optima, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Mazda 3 is 5 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 450 litres | 510 litres | |
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Kia Optima has more luggage space. Mazda 3 has 60 litres less trunk space than the Kia Optima. | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 10.9 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | no data | 2`050 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 14 800 | 17 000 | |
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