Kia Tasman vs Land Rover Discovery
The Tasman costs less to run, by the official figures: about $530 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,995 (better)
- $2,523
- Australia
- $2,462
- $2,087 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,744
- £1,532 (better)
- United States
- $2,758
- $1,949 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km (better)
- 7.8 L/100km
- UK
- 36 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 1,141 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 7
- Boot
- –
- 422 L
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- –
- 4,956 mm
- Weight
- –
- 2,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- –
- 265 kW
- Torque
- –
- 500 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- –
- 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.
Tasman or Discovery?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Tasman or the Land Rover Discovery?
The Kia Tasman: about $530 a year less in New Zealand than the Land Rover Discovery at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Tasman or the Land Rover Discovery?
The Kia Tasman, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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