Cupra Formentor vs Kia Sorento
The Formentor costs less to run, by the official figures: about $300 a year less in New Zealand, $250 in Australia, £180 in the UK and $230 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
- $1,940 (better)
- $2,238
- Australia
- $1,605 (better)
- $1,851
- United Kingdom
- £1,179 (better)
- £1,360
- United States
- $1,499 (better)
- $1,729
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.9 L/100km
- UK
- 47 mpg (better)
- 41 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- On a full tank
- 917 km
- 968 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 450 L
- 616 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 2,500 kg
- Length
- 4,450 mm
- 4,810 mm
- Weight
- 1,385 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.
Formentor or Sorento?
Which is cheaper to run, the Cupra Formentor or the Kia Sorento?
The Cupra Formentor: about $300 a year less in New Zealand, $250 in Australia, £180 in the UK and $230 in the US than the Kia Sorento at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Cupra Formentor or the Kia Sorento?
The Cupra Formentor, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 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 Cupra Formentor or the Kia Sorento?
The Kia Sorento, at 616 L to the Cupra Formentor's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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