Kia Optima vs Peugeot 508
The 508 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,501
- $1,474 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,811
- $1,779 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,100
- £1,081 (better)
- United States
- $1,399
- $1,374 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,071 km (better)
- 945 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L
- 487 L (better)
- Length
- 4,905 mm
- 4,750 mm
- Weight
- 1,460 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 142 kW (better)
- 133 kW
- Torque
- 246 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
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.
Optima or 508?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Optima or the Peugeot 508?
The Peugeot 508: about $30 a year less in Australia than the Kia Optima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Optima or the Peugeot 508?
The Peugeot 508, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Kia Optima's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Optima or the Peugeot 508?
The Peugeot 508, at 487 L to the Kia Optima's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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