Volkswagen Tiguan 2011 vs Kia Sportage 2011
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 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: | 140 HP | 184 HP | |
| Torque: | 320 NM | 382 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.2 seconds | 9.8 seconds | |
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Kia Sportage is a more dynamic driving. Volkswagen Tiguan engine produces 44 HP less power than Kia Sportage, whereas torque is 62 NM less than Kia Sportage. Due to the lower power, Volkswagen Tiguan reaches 100 km/h speed 0.4 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.3 | 7.1 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.9 l/100km | 8.6 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Tiguan is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Volkswagen Tiguan consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sportage, which means that by driving the Volkswagen Tiguan over 15,000 km in a year you can save 270 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Volkswagen Tiguan consumes 1.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sportage. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 64 litres | 58 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1200 km in combined cycle | 810 km in combined cycle | |
| 1330 km on highway | 960 km on highway | ||
| 920 km with real consumption | 670 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Tiguan gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 8 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 12 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Sharan, Audi A3 | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Hyundai Santa FE, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sorento, Hyundai ix35 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.43 m | 4.44 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.70 m | 1.69 m | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan is smaller, but slightly higher. Volkswagen Tiguan is 1 cm shorter than the Kia Sportage, 5 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Tiguan is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 470 litres | 564 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1510 litres | 1353 litres | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan has 94 litres less trunk space than the Kia Sportage. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Volkswagen Tiguan (by 157 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 12 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Tiguan is 1.4 metres more than that of the Kia Sportage, which means Volkswagen Tiguan can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`080 | 2`140 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | low | |
| Kia Sportage has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Volkswagen Tiguan, so Kia Sportage quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 11 200 | 8800 | |
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