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Cheaper to buy isn’t cheaper to own

Comparing the Kia Sportage (R823,995) and Volkswagen Tiguan (R852,600) – see how price, engine, warranty and safety stack up below.

The instalment, the fuel bill and the five-year figure — worked out on your deposit, your rate and your driving. Every specification below comes from a verified record.

The Kia Sportage costs R79 868 less than the Volkswagen Tiguan over five years.
Both figures are manufacturer-published combined-cycle claims for the South African market. Neither manufacturer states which test standard was used.
Your numbers
Lowest monthly
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Kia

Sportage

2WD 1.6T-GDI GT-LINE S
R823 995
Total per month
R16 870/month
19/23 verified
Full specifications
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Volkswagen

Tiguan

R-Line 2.0 TSI 4Motion DSG
R852 600
Total per month
R18 154/month
22/23 verified
Full specifications
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Cost to own
Purchase price
R823 995
R852 600+R28 605
Monthly instalment
R14 402
R14 902+R500
Fuel per month
R2 468
R3 251+R783
Total per month
R16 870
R18 154+R1 283
Paid over five years
R1 094 605
R1 174 473+R79 868
Still owing after five years
R162 310
R167 945+R5 635
Engine and drivetrain
Fuel type
Not published
95 / 93 unleaded
Engine
1.6 L
2.0 L
Power
132 kW−8 kW
140 kW
Torque
265 Nm−85 Nm
350 Nm
Transmission
DCT
7-speed DSG
Drivetrain
FWD
AWD
Gears
7
7
Fuel and range
Consumption
6.3 L/100km
8.3 L/100km+2.0 L/100km
Tank size
54 L−4 L
58 L
Range per tank
857 km
699 km−158 km
CO2 emissions
Not published
189 g/km
Space and practicality
Seats
5
5
Doors
5
5
Boot (all seats up)
591 L
Not published
Boot (behind 2nd row)
591 L−61 L
652 L
Boot (seats folded)
1 780 L
1 650 L−130 L
Braked towing
1 650 kg−150 kg
1 800 kg
Ground clearance
170 mm−31 mm
201 mm
Length
4 515 mm
4 539 mm
Most manufacturers don’t state which measurement standard they use, so boot figures are approximate for comparison.
Ownership and cover
Warranty
5 yr / Unlimited
3 yr / 120 000 km
Service plan
Not published
5 yr / 90 000 km
Service interval
Not published
15 000 km
Safety and off-road
Safety rating
5 stars (Euro NCAP 2022)
5 stars (Euro NCAP 2024)
Airbags
6−2
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What we haven’t verified yet

Blank cells are figures the manufacturer doesn’t publish for South Africa, or that we haven’t confirmed against an official source. We leave them empty rather than estimating them.

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Cost-to-own figures are illustrative only: a standard reducing-balance loan calculation using the deposit, trade-in, balloon, interest rate, term and driving assumptions above, plus fuel at the price you set. They exclude insurance, licensing and servicing, and are not a loan quote — get a real quote from our Finance Calculator. Specifications shown are the fields we’ve verified against official South African sources for each vehicle; anything not shown is marked “Not published” rather than estimated.

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