Opel Antara 2007 vs Kia Sorento 2006
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 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: | 150 HP | 170 HP | |
| Torque: | 320 NM | 392 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.3 seconds | 12.3 seconds | |
| Opel Antara engine produces 20 HP less power than Kia Sorento, whereas torque is 72 NM less than Kia Sorento. Despite less power, Opel Antara reaches 100 km/h speed 2 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.5 | 8.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 9.0 l/100km | 11.2 l/100km | |
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The Opel Antara is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Opel Antara consumes 1.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sorento, which means that by driving the Opel Antara over 15,000 km in a year you can save 165 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Opel Antara consumes 2.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sorento. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 65 litres | 80 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 860 km in combined cycle | 930 km in combined cycle | |
| 720 km with real consumption | 710 km with real consumption | ||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 5 years | 23 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Chevrolet Captiva, Chevrolet Epica, Chevrolet Cruze | 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. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Opel Antara 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: | 4.58 m | 4.59 m | |
| Width: | 1.85 m | 1.88 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.72 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Opel Antara is 1 cm shorter than the Kia Sorento, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Opel Antara is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 370 litres | 486 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1420 litres | 1751 litres | |
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Kia Sorento has more luggage space. Opel Antara has 116 litres less trunk space than the Kia Sorento. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Kia Sorento (by 331 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 12.4 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Opel Antara is 1.4 metres more than that of the Kia Sorento, which means Opel Antara can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`225 | 2`460 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | low | |
| Opel Antara has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Kia Sorento has serious deffects in 35 percent more cases than Opel Antara, so Opel Antara quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 5000 | 3800 | |
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