Renault Grand Scenic 2004 vs Kia Carens 2002
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 100 HP | 112 HP | |
| Torque: | 200 NM | 245 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14.3 seconds | 13.5 seconds | |
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Kia Carens is a more dynamic driving. Renault Grand Scenic engine produces 12 HP less power than Kia Carens, whereas torque is 45 NM less than Kia Carens. Due to the lower power, Renault Grand Scenic reaches 100 km/h speed 0.8 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.3 | 7.0 | |
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The Renault Grand Scenic is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Renault Grand Scenic consumes 1.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Carens, which means that by driving the Renault Grand Scenic over 15,000 km in a year you can save 255 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1130 km in combined cycle | 780 km in combined cycle | |
| 1300 km on highway | 1010 km on highway | ||
| Renault Grand Scenic gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 11 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Renault Scenic, Renault Clio, Nissan Almera, Nissan Micra, Suzuki Jimny | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Hyundai Santa FE, Kia Sportage, Kia Ceed, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia Carens might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Kia Carens 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: | 4.49 m | 4.49 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.64 m | 1.61 m | |
| Renault Grand Scenic and Kia Carens are practically the same length. | |||
| Seats: | 7 seats | no data | |
| Trunk capacity: | 513 litres | 422 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | 513 litres | no data | |
| Trunk capacity with 5 seats: | no data | 422 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
2015 litres | 1632 litres | |
| The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Renault Grand Scenic (by 383 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Renault Grand Scenic is 0.1 metres more than that of the Kia Carens. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`165 | 1`965 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 1000 | |
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