Kia Sorento vs Land Rover Freelander
The Sorento costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $2,238 (better)
- $2,264
- Australia
- $1,851 (better)
- $1,873
- United Kingdom
- £1,360 (better)
- £1,375
- United States
- $1,729 (better)
- $1,749
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- 7.0 L/100km
- UK
- 41 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- US
- 34 mpg (better)
- 34 mpg
- On a full tank
- 968 km
- 1,000 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 616 L
- –
- Towing, braked
- 2,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,810 mm
- 4,500 mm
- Weight
- 1,954 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 3.2 L 6-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 148 kW
- 171 kW (better)
- Torque
- 440 Nm (better)
- 317 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- 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.
Sorento or Freelander?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Sorento or the Land Rover Freelander?
The Kia Sorento: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Land Rover Freelander at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Sorento or the Land Rover Freelander?
The Kia Sorento, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Land Rover Freelander's 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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