Volkswagen Tiguan 2007 vs Kia Sportage 2010
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 170 HP | 163 HP | |
| Torque: | 280 NM | 197 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.9 seconds | 10.6 seconds | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan is more dynamic to drive. Volkswagen Tiguan engine produces 7 HP more power than Kia Sportage, whereas torque is 83 NM more than Kia Sportage. Thanks to more power Volkswagen Tiguan reaches 100 km/h speed 0.7 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.9 | 7.9 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 11.0 l/100km | 10.9 l/100km | |
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The Kia Sportage is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Volkswagen Tiguan consumes 2 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sportage, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Volkswagen Tiguan could require 300 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Volkswagen Tiguan consumes 0.1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Kia Sportage. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 64 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 640 km in combined cycle | 690 km in combined cycle | |
| 830 km on highway | 850 km on highway | ||
| 580 km with real consumption | 500 km with real consumption | ||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | Front wheel drive (FWD) | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan has 4x4: Engine power is automatically (without driver intervention) distributed among the wheels based on conditions using a hydraulic multi-disc clutch, viscous clutch, or similar traction control device. Some systems allow locking of multi-disc clutch manually for permanent all wheel drive. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 360'000 km | 390'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 6 years | 6 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Audi Q3 | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai ix35, Kia Optima, Kia Cerato | |
| 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: | yes | no | |
| The Volkswagen Tiguan 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: | 4.43 m | 4.44 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.69 m | 1.64 m | |
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Volkswagen Tiguan is smaller, but higher. Volkswagen Tiguan is 1 cm shorter than the Kia Sportage, 5 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Tiguan is 5 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`220 | 2`030 | |
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| Quality: | Kia Sportage has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volkswagen Tiguan has serious deffects in 35 percent more cases than Kia Sportage, so Kia Sportage quality is probably significantly better | ||
| Average price (€): | 7200 | 8000 | |
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