Kia Optima vs Lincoln MKZ
The Optima costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,100 (better)
- £1,128
- New Zealand
- $1,811 (better)
- $1,856
- Australia
- $1,501 (better)
- $1,540
- United States
- $1,399 (better)
- $1,434
Official figures
- Uses
- 50 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- Also
- 5.6 L/100km (better)
- 5.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 666 miles
- 671 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 450 L
- –
- Length
- 4,905 mm
- 4,925 mm
- Weight
- 1,460 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 142 kW
- 183 kW (better)
- Torque
- 246 Nm
- 373 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-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 MKZ?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Optima or the Lincoln MKZ?
The Kia Optima: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Lincoln MKZ at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Optima or the Lincoln MKZ?
The Kia Optima, at 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US) to the Lincoln MKZ's 5.7 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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