Nissan Qashqai 2013 vs Kia Sportage 2014
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 141 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 196 NM | 205 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.9 seconds | 10.4 seconds | |
| Nissan Qashqai engine produces 9 HP less power than Kia Sportage, whereas torque is 9 NM less than Kia Sportage. Despite less power, Nissan Qashqai reaches 100 km/h speed 0.5 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.7 | 7.8 | |
| Nissan Qashqai consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sportage, which means that by driving the Nissan Qashqai over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 65 litres | 58 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 840 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| 1080 km on highway | 920 km on highway | ||
| Nissan Qashqai gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 13 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Serena | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Hyundai Tucson, Hyundai i40, Hyundai ix35, Kia Carens | |
| 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. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Kia Sportage 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: | 4.38 m | 4.44 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.59 m | 1.63 m | |
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Nissan Qashqai is smaller. Nissan Qashqai is 6 cm shorter than the Kia Sportage, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Nissan Qashqai is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 430 litres | 564 litres | |
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Kia Sportage has more luggage space. Nissan Qashqai has 134 litres less trunk space than the Kia Sportage. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Nissan Qashqai is 0.1 metres less than that of the Kia Sportage. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`865 | 1`980 | |
| Safety: | |||
| The Nissan Qashqai scores higher in active safety technologies (stability control, lane assist, automatic braking, etc.) tests. | |||
| Quality: | below average | low | |
| Nissan Qashqai has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia Sportage has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Nissan Qashqai, so Nissan Qashqai quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 10 800 | 11 600 | |
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