After the appearance of the Kia Niro is inevitable -SUV and hybrid- think if I could be better than a modern turbodiesel as the Sportage What is it?

The Kia Niro has led to a rupture between the SUV Compact to be the first hybrid that democratizes technology, offering it a likeness of turbodiesel and a fully functioning comparable price wise driving sensations to a conventional automatic car. Hence, it has seemed to us very interesting to put his side a modern SUV to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each after determine whether turbodiesel are numbered or resist the pressure. To do this, nothing better than to compare it with another SUV Kia Sportage, launched in the 2016, whose basic engine directly compete with the Kia Niro.

So we have on one hand the Kia Sportage, a SUV compact 4.48 m long, front wheel drive, with a reliable 1.7 CRDi turbodiesel engine and six-speed manual transmission, representing the mainstream, and secondly to novel Kia Niro. This is somewhat shorter, has a gasoline engine of 1.6 l Miller and operating cycle, which can operate together or alternatively and looks supported by a small electric motor. It is also front-wheel drive, but in this case is associated with a DCT double-clutch six-speed. Presented both enter on.

Kia Niro vs Kia Sportage: performance

The theoretical advantage in power Kia Niro about him Kia Sportage (141 hp versus 116) coupled to it is practically 100 kg lighter results in eminent domain in performance by the Kia Niro. It’s not only faster in pure acceleration, a next lead after 2 seconds to travel 1,000 meters departing from standing, but its automatic transmission makes it easier to overtake because it lowers few marches necessary until engine gasoline reaches its maximum power zone. If we add more running into something less braking distance and brakes have more resistance to fatigue, it seems clear that the Kia Niro has advantage in dynamic capacity it is however much medium and high speeds noisier.

BENEFITS	Kia Niro	Kia Sportage
Acel. 0-100 km / h	10.25 s	11.27 s
Acel. 0-400 meters	17.31 s	17.82 S
Acel. 0-1000 meters	31.91	33.86 s
Overtaking 80-120 km / h	7.41 s in D	9.31 s in 4th
Loudness 100 km / h	69.6 dB	65.7 dBA
Loudness 120 km / h	71.5 dB	68.4 dBA
Braking from 140 km / h	71.0 m	71.7 m
Weight scale	1,478 kg	1,591 kg

Kia Niro vs Kia Sportage: consumption

He consumption, mainly urban, it is traditionally one of the strengths of hybrids since grubbed occur prioritizing the use of the electric motor. Hence, it is not surprising that the Kia Niro spend much less fuel, more than three l / 100 km apart, in town the Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDI. It is true that road the difference between the two is reduced, but in any case the differences are still notable, with almost 1 l / 100 km less in favor of Kia Niro. So, this hybrid has an advantage at all to what criteria affect usage costs.

CONSUMPTION	Kia Niro	Kia Sportage
Consumption city	3.93 l / 100 km	7.12 l / 100 km
Consumption Highway	4.82 l / 100 km	5.72 l / 100 km
average consumption	4.46 l / 100 km	6.28 l / 100 km

Kia Niro vs Kia Sportage: space

Three centimeters extra legroom rear passengers and 125 liters of capacity in the trunk, under the sunblind, on behalf of Kia Sportage summarizes the differences that separate it from Niro. Because, despite its smaller size, it has a favorable ratio for space for -exagerada head in this case by the presence of the sunroof in the Sportage- as 2 cm difference in the width of the front seats not significant. In front there is always room for two people.

SPACE	Kia Niro	Kia Sportage
front width	143 cm	145 cm
rear width	137 cm	137 cm
front height	95-101 cm	89-95 cm
rear height	98 cm	94 cm
Legroom	73 cm	76 cm
Trunk	415 liters	540 liters

Kia Sportage and Kia Niro: its official price

The old advertising slogan “Diesel fuel price” is disavowed in this confrontation. It turns out that hybrid, with gasoline engine and electric, it clearly more advantageous than the Diesel by comparing their rates. It is a difference that is growing as we add equipment and, excluding promotional discounts reached just over 2,000 euros. The more popular priori, intermediate finishing Drive, stood at 1,500 in favor of Niro. This circumstance makes us think that Kia has invested heavily to make hybrid natural I can therefore replace the more complicated to manufacture turbodiesel.

Price without discounts, September 2016	Kia Niro	Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDI
Concept	25,400 euros	25,750 euros
Drive	26,800 euros	28,350 euros
Emotion	29,800 euros	31,950 euros

Kia Niro vs Kia Sportage: Official data sheets

Data sheet	Kia Niro	Kia Sportage
Motor	4 cylinders in line + power	4 cylinders in line
displacement	1,580 cm3	1,685 cm3
Maximum power	141 hp 5,700 rpm	116 hp at 4,000 rpm
maximum torque	27.0 mkg of 1000-2400 rpm	28.6 mkg of 1250-2750 rpm
Transmission	Lead	Lead
Change	Automatic DCT dual-clutch six relations	Manual six relations
Length x WIDTH X HEIGHT	4.36 x 1.54 m x1,81	4.48 x 1.86 x 1.64 m
Battle and routes	2.70 x 1,56-1,57m	2.67 x 1.61 to 1.63 m
officer Porter	401 liters	503 liters
Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h	11,5 s	11,5 s
Maximum speed	162 km / h	176 km / h

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