Kia Seltos vs Škoda Karoq
The Karoq 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
- £1,356
- £1,330 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,231
- $2,189 (better)
- Australia
- $1,849
- $1,815 (better)
- United States
- $1,724
- $1,691 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg
- 42 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.9 L/100km
- 6.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 450 miles
- 459 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 468 L
- 521 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,100 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,370 mm
- 4,382 mm
- Weight
- 1,355 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 180 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
Seltos or Karoq?
Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Seltos or the Škoda Karoq?
The Škoda Karoq: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Kia Seltos at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Seltos or the Škoda Karoq?
The Škoda Karoq, at 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Kia Seltos's 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Seltos or the Škoda Karoq?
The Škoda Karoq, at 521 L to the Kia Seltos's 468 L, for their newest versions.
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