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2015. - 2020.
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
front
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Wheel drive
Safety
2015. -
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4866 mm
1870 mm
1465 mm
492 liters
1681 liters
52 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4855 mm
1860 mm
1470 mm
552 liters
1686 liters
70 liters
2015 Renault Talisman Grandtour
2015 KIA Optima Sportswagon

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
1618 cc
200 hp
250 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1998 cc
165 hp
197 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 6 gears
1475 kg
9.6 s
206 km/h
10.5 l/100km
5.9 l/100km
7.6 l/100km
174 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

dual clutch - 7 gears
1490 kg
7.9 s
231 km/h
7.6 l/100km
4.8 l/100km
5.8 l/100km
132 g/km
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Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
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Cons. (urban)
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Expenses

11400 EUR
Price from
13000 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the large family car segment and utilize the same 5-door wagon body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Nissan-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 200hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 165hp engine designed by Hyundai.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the large family car segment, which is generally a good thing safety-wise, but it doesn't do much to help us decide between the two. Furthermore, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, the French car offers a marginal difference of 1% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that Renault does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the results of an independent reasearch, while our visitors describe reliability of Renault with an average rating of 4.2, and models under the KIA badge with 4.6 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Talisman as average reliability-wise, and Optima is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as the French car rank it on average as 3.5 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Renault is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1.7 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 231 kilometers per hour, 25km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be the French car, averaging around 5.8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (49 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 31% difference compared to the Korean car.


Verdict

KIA appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the French car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. It all continues in the same direction, with Renault being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! All together, there's not much more to say, in this case I wouldn't even consider anything but Renault. Nevertheless, let's not forget that people have different preferences and needs, so what really counts is your personal feel. I'm only here to help. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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