Kia Sportage 2.0 or Hyundai Elantra 1.8 A/T

[giantjay]

Which one is better or more bang for the buck?

[Ginnova]

i would go for the sportage. seems that the elantra is overpriced.

[Balisong]

Depends on what you are looking for. Elantra is cheaper but it's a compact car. I would probably go for the sportage since it brings more to the table in terms of size and height(flooding).

[renzo_d10]

Kia Sportage ako.

[giantjay]

With a budget of around P1-Million, is the Sportage really worth going over budget? How about the fuel efficiency of the 1.8 vs the 2.0?

[GTi]

I'd take the Sportage, even if it is just 4x2. The added interior space, more aggressive looks, better looking interior (subjective) and higher ride height seals the deal. But of course if you can wait for the ReVGT variant to come, why not?

[giantjay]

Guys, let's keep in mind the following parameters:
P1-Million budget
1st car
Occasional out of town trips, perhaps 2x to 3x a month
Work in Makati and go home in Eastwood

the R-eVGT is too much...

cheers!

[Starex_Gold]

R-eVGT engine could kill

BTT: Kia Sportage. 'nuff said.

[GTi]

By the looks of it your daily commute includes a lot of highway driving and you'd be going out of town often. Since you don't do city that much, then the Theta II engine should give pretty good mileage and lots of power as well (most powerful 2.0L gasoline engine in its class).

[Starex_Gold]

Most powerful on paper.

Pero I believe mas mabilis yung X-Trail 200X dahil sa torque. At kung naka K20 yung gen 3 CR-V malamang yun parin pinaka mabilis.

[GTi]

Ganun? But their torque outputs are pretty much the same, with minimal differences in weight and inferior transmissions. So does the Theta II happen to have a very slim powerband?

[Starex_Gold]

Minsan mas maganda pa yung 4-speed A/T.

Parang Ford Fiesta S 6A/T vs Vios 1.5G 1.5 4A/T yan.

At kagagaling lang namin (Tucson.PH) sa Baguio, yung Theta II kailangan nasa gear 2, 5000RPM para maka akyat ng maayos sa Kennon Road..

[trig]

Assuming edsa ortigas city driving and same driving habits, gano kalaki difference ng FC ng Elantra 1.8 vs sportage?

[Starex_Gold]

Around 1km/L lang siguro. Sabi kasi nung friend ko sa HARI 7 to 7.5km/L lang ang average ng Elantra sa city. Pero syempre depende parin yan sa driving habits at traffic flow.

Kasi may mga Tucson Theta II owners naman na kayang mag 8 km/L sa city.

Pero! kung EDSA Ortigas. Nako 6km/L lang yan sa Sportage 2.0 at 7km/L sa Elantra 1.8. Could be worse.

[GTi]

Minsan mas maganda pa yung 4-speed A/T.

Parang Ford Fiesta S 6A/T vs Vios 1.5G 1.5 4A/T yan.

At kagagaling lang namin (Tucson.PH) sa Baguio, yung Theta II kailangan nasa gear 2, 5000RPM para maka akyat ng maayos sa Kennon Road..

Grabe naman! Gear 2 5000rpm? Parang pader na yata ang inaakyat nun ah! Pero curious ako, ano yung speed nung nasa 5000rpm siya at gear 2? And what do you mean by "maayos"?

Pero kahit papano 6 speed transmission parin yan and so good highway mileage is expected. Nasa ilan ang fuel mileage ng mga Theta II Tucsons nung pumunta kayo ng Baguio?

[Starex_Gold]

Grabe naman! Gear 2 5000rpm? Parang pader na yata ang inaakyat nun ah! Pero curious ako, ano yung speed nung nasa 5000rpm siya at gear 2? And what do you mean by "maayos"?

Pero kahit papano 6 speed transmission parin yan and so good highway mileage is expected. Nasa ilan ang fuel mileage ng mga Theta II Tucsons nung pumunta kayo ng Baguio?

2nd gear 5000RPM para makasabay sa mga gen 1 CRDi at gen 2 R-eVGT. Kasi pag pinasok mo na sa 3rd and 4th gear sa Kennon, sobrang mabibitin na. Isipin mo ang torque ng Theta II eh half lang ng torque ng R-eVGT.

Ang average FC ko sa Kennon Road uphill ay 9L/100km = 11km/L

Pero ang Theta II 31.4L/100km = 3.2km/L

Ngayon alam ko na weakness ng Theta II. That's why we decided to turbocharge the Theta II of Patti.

Good highway mileage, yeah sort of. Pero halos pareho rin sa 2.4L CR-V 4WD ko eh. Partida 5-speed A/T lang.

*I have nothing against Theta II. It's just that Hyundai can't perfect their gas engines.

[Ry_Tower]

I'd take the Sportage, even if it is just 4x2. The added interior space, more aggressive looks, better looking interior (subjective) and higher ride height seals the deal. But of course if you can wait for the ReVGT variant to come, why not?

Its the best in this comparo IMO as well.

[desert fox]

ako din sport, kung kaya lang ng budget ko, sport na din ako kesa forte....

[Starex_Gold]

ako din sport, kung kaya lang ng budget ko, sport na din ako kesa forte....

Dito ka nalang sa pinas bumili ng Sportage bro DF

[tidus1203]

ako din sport, kung kaya lang ng budget ko, sport na din ako kesa forte....

Pag nandito ka mas mura pa ang Sportage kaysa Forte...