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2011. - 2015.
B - City car
sedan, 4 door
front
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Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2011. - 2015.
B - City car
sedan, 4 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4365 mm
1720 mm
1455 mm
390 liters
390 liters
43 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4399 mm
1735 mm
1517 mm
290 liters
653 liters
46 liters
2011 KIA Rio Sport Sedan
2011 Chevrolet Aveo

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1396 cc
109 hp
137 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Opel / General Motors
1.4 A14XER
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1398 cc
100 hp
130 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 6 gears
1041 kg
11.5 s
183 km/h
6.5 l/100km
4.3 l/100km
5.1 l/100km
119 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1073 kg
12.2 s
177 km/h
7.7 l/100km
4.9 l/100km
5.9 l/100km
139 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 4 gears
1068 kg
13.2 s
170 km/h
8.5 l/100km
5.0 l/100km
6.3 l/100km
147 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 6 gears
1100 kg
13.1 s
175 km/h
9.0 l/100km
5.4 l/100km
6.8 l/100km
159 g/km

Expenses

5000 EUR
Price from
3500 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 city car segment and utilize the same 4-door sedan 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 Hyundai-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 109hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 100hp engine designed by Opel.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Moving further on, let's take a closer look at some additional safety-related facts. Both vehicles belong to the city car segment, which is generally not a very good thing safety-wise, still it doesn't help us solve our dilemma, does it? On the other hand, when it comes to weight, a factor that most people underestimate, the American car offers a marginal difference of 3% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Chevrolet does have a slight advantage, at least on all of the models level. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of KIA with an average rating of 4.6, and models under the Chevrolet badge with 4.2 out of 5. The same official information place Rio as average reliability-wise, and Aveo is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the Korean car rank it on average as 4.5 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

KIA is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.7 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 183 kilometers per hour, 6km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be the Korean car, averaging around 5.1 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (55 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 16% difference compared to the American car.


Verdict

Chevrolet 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 American car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with KIA offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! I believe that, when we take all into account, we have only one winner here - the KIA. 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. Also, you could use the oportunity to find out which car, everything taken into account, would be the perfect choice for you in the eyes of the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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