Model Year | 2011 | 2017 | |
Model | Audi TT | Kia Sorento | |
Engine | turbocharged 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 265 hp@6000 258 lb-ft@2500 |
3.3L V6 DOHC-4v 290 hp@6400 252 lb-ft@5300 |
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Transmission | 6-speed automated manual | 6-speed shiftable automatic | |
Drivetrain | AWD | AWD | |
Body | 2dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 97.2 in | 109.4 in | -12.2 in |
Length | 164.5 in | 187.4 in | -22.9 in |
Width | 72.5 in | 74.4 in | -1.9 in |
Height | 53.5 in | 66.3 in | -12.8 in |
Curb Weight | 3219 lb. | 4101 lb. | -882 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 16.3 gal. | 18.8 gal. | -2.5 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.7 in | 39.5 in | -1.8 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 53.2 in | 59.1 in | -5.9 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0.0 in | 56.7 in | -56.7 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.1 in | 41.2 in | -0.1 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 32.6 in | 39.3 in | -6.7 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 47.5 in | 58.0 in | -10.5 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0.0 in | 56.4 in | -56.4 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 29.2 in | 39.4 in | -10.2 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 36.3 in | -36.3 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 52.8 in | -52.8 in |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 41.4 in | -41.4 in |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 31.7 in | -31.7 in |
Total Legroom | 70.3 in (over 2 rows) | 112.3 in (over 3 rows) | -42 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 13.1 ft3 | 11.3 ft3 | 1.8 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 13.1 | 38.0 ft3 | -24.9 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 24.7 ft3 | 73.0 ft3 | -48.3 ft3 |
2011 Audi TT Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
Never had a two seater with this much room for a 6 footer plus. Total comfort all around see full Audi TT review |
2011 Audi TT Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
I like the looks, but there is a downside. As a geezer, getting in and out of the car is not easy. You sit down low, and it has these little gangster windows. see full Audi TT review |
2010 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
if you can call them rear seats... literally zero leg room or headroom in the back. rear seats (if you can call them that) is only fit for children or short people with no legs... see full Audi TT review |
2017 Kia Sorento Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Hyundai offers the Santa Fe in two lengths, a two-row 184.6-inch "Sport" and a three-row 193.1-inch regular version. Though the 2011-2015 Sorento had an optional third-row seat, it was about the same length as the Santa Fe Sport. Perhaps to better fit that third-row seat and differentiate itself from the two Hyundai variants, the 2016 Sorento is three inches longer than the 2015, for a total of 187.4. Kia has done a good job packaging the new SUV. Though the Toyota Highlander and (2009-2015) Honda Pilot are considerably longer, their rear seats have no more rear legroom than the new Sorento's. At 5-9, I can just barely fit in any of them. Passengers will have more room to stretch their legs in the Santa Fe, though third-row headroom is similarly limited to people of at most my height. If you need an adult-friendly third-row, you really need a minivan. Kia offers an especially stylish one. Like the Santa Fe, the Sorento falls between others' compact and midsize SUVs in width. There might not be more rear legroom in a Highlander or Pilot, but there's enough additional shoulder room to include a third seating position in the third row. If you need an eight-passenger vehicle, both the Sorento and the Santa Fe are out of contention. At least all trim levels of the Sorento can seat seven people. The Santa Fe Limited can only fit six. In both the Kia and the Hyundai the second-row seat is mounted comfortably high off the floor, not a given among midsize crossovers. The third-row seat is mounted low to the floor, forcing a knees-high seating position, but this is pretty much a given in the class. see full Kia Sorento review |
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