Buick Regal vs Kia Stinger
The Regal costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $3,169 (better)
- $3,299
- Australia
- $2,622 (better)
- $2,729
- United Kingdom
- £1,925 (better)
- £2,004
- United States
- $2,449 (better)
- $2,548
Official figures
- Uses
- 9.8 L/100km (better)
- 10.2 L/100km
- UK
- 29 mpg (better)
- 28 mpg
- US
- 24 mpg (better)
- 23 mpg
- On a full tank
- 714 km (better)
- 588 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 404 L
- 406 L (better)
- Length
- 4,831 mm
- 4,830 mm
- Weight
- 1,649 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 164 kW
- 188 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 353 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Regal or Stinger?
Which is cheaper to run, the Buick Regal or the Kia Stinger?
The Buick Regal: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Kia Stinger at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Buick Regal or the Kia Stinger?
The Buick Regal, at 9.8 L/100km (29 mpg UK, 24 mpg US) to the Kia Stinger's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Buick Regal or the Kia Stinger?
The Kia Stinger, at 406 L to the Buick Regal's 404 L, for their newest versions.
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