Kia Sportage vs SEAT Arona
The Sportage costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 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
- $1,341 (better)
- $1,384
- New Zealand
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,669
- United Kingdom
- £982 (better)
- £1,014
- United States
- $1,249 (better)
- $1,289
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,080 km (better)
- 775 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 543 L (better)
- 399 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,650 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,660 mm
- 4,138 mm
- Weight
- 1,555 kg
- 1,232 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 115 kW (better)
- 83 kW
- Torque
- 192 Nm (better)
- 188 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7 (better)
- 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.
Sportage or Arona?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Sportage or the SEAT Arona?
The Kia Sportage: about $40 a year less in Australia than the SEAT Arona at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Sportage or the SEAT Arona?
The Kia Sportage, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the SEAT Arona's 5.2 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Sportage or the SEAT Arona?
The Kia Sportage, at 543 L to the SEAT Arona's 399 L, for their newest versions.
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