Kia Seltos vs Land Rover Freelander
The Freelander costs less to run, by the official figures: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 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
- $2,717
- $2,264 (better)
- Australia
- $2,247
- $1,873 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,650
- £1,375 (better)
- United States
- $2,099
- $1,749 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 40 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 595 km
- 1,000 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 468 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 1,100 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,370 mm
- 4,500 mm
- Weight
- 1,355 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 171 kW (better)
- Torque
- 180 Nm
- 317 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Seltos or Freelander?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Seltos or the Land Rover Freelander?
The Land Rover Freelander: about $450 a year less in New Zealand, $370 in Australia, £280 in the UK and $350 in the US than the Kia Seltos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Seltos or the Land Rover Freelander?
The Land Rover Freelander, at 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Kia Seltos's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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