Audi Q2 vs Kia Sorento

The Q2 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Audi Q2Kia Sorento

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi Q2Kia Sorento

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,199 (better)
$2,238
Australia
$1,819 (better)
$1,851
United Kingdom
£1,336 (better)
£1,360
United States
$1,699 (better)
$1,729

Official figures

Uses
6.8 L/100km (better)
6.9 L/100km
UK
42 mpg (better)
41 mpg
US
35 mpg (better)
34 mpg
On a full tank
735 km
968 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
7
Boot
405 L
616 L (better)
Towing, braked
–
2,500 kg
Length
4,191 mm
4,810 mm
Weight
1,330 kg
1,954 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
110 kW
148 kW (better)
Torque
250 Nm
440 Nm (better)
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
8-speed dual-clutch automatic
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
–
7

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Q2 or Sorento?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q2 or the Kia Sorento?

The Audi Q2: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Kia Sorento at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi Q2 or the Kia Sorento?

The Audi Q2, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Kia Sorento's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi Q2 or the Kia Sorento?

The Kia Sorento, at 616 L to the Audi Q2's 405 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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