Two sedans developed in Korea and produced in Russian industries - KIA SPECTRA and HYUNDAI ACCENT, so far in large quantities travel along the roads. C-class cars suitable for family and single trips around the city or to a cottage, not ideal, but attractive low costs and the presence of all the options needed today.
The first release of KIA sedans was designed on the basis of Mazda, which immediately provided it with a reputation as a "workhorse", quite comfortable and not too capricious. The Kia Spectra model was released in the 2000s, and from 2004 to 2010 was going to Izhavto. Two types of body are proposed - Sedan and Liftbek.
It is the sedan who has the greatest popularity in the Russian Federation, from which:
- Spacious for this class of cars Salon.
- The bulk trunk, increasing due to the addition of the rear seats.
- Quality noise insulation.
- Powerful engine.
- Stylish sport design for this price category.
Kia Spectra - reliable front-wheel drive car on an independent spring suspension, its maximum speed 186 km / h, fuel consumption on the track - 6.2 L.. The body is elongated, with smoothed lines, its dimensions: 4510x1720x1415 mm. KIA SPECTRA engine has a power 101 hp. and has volume 1.6 L.. The sedan is positioned as a family, so the space of the cabin for passengers of the second row of seats is increased, and the volume of the trunk is brought up to 440 L..
Of the advantages, it is possible to name the presence of a transverse stability stabilizer. The model was adapted for Russia, since 2005 the car received a power steering and the ability to adjust the steering column by tilt, windows, airbags 6 pieces, air conditioning, fog lights. The top package has heated seats and ABS. From small things - electric heating mirrors and pre-installed caps on wheels.
Almost peer Spectra is a Hyundai Accent car. Designed and produced since 1994 in South Korea, in the future its assembly was placed in the Russian Federation at the Taganrog Automobile Plant. Hyundai Accent design has pronounced sports features: smoothed outlines, windshield with high tilt level, predatory beveled hood.
Hyundai Accent was made with two body options: Hatchback three- and five-door and traditional sedan. Dimensions 4370 × 1700x1450. (hatchback) and 4045x1695x1470 mm (sedan). A special attraction of the cabin gives the dashboard, smoothly turning into the doors. Thanks to this solution, the cabin space is increased in front. The model possessed excellent noise insulation, a fuel consumption reduction system and was produced in three versions:
- Basic equipment L.
- Improved LS with a random opening of doors and air conditioning.
- top GLS with ABS, armrest for the driver's seat, heated rear window, air conditioning, electroregulation of windows and mirrors, central locking.
Engine on Hyundai Accent was installed in two versions, 1.3 L. and 1.5 liters, power was 70 hp. and 91 hp. respectively. The suspension is an independent rigid, improved due to transverse stability stabilizers. After updating the model, an option with a motor 1.3 liter has become more powerful - 84 hp, and 1.5 liters slow down a little "horses" up to 8.2 L.. The minimum fuel consumption is about 5 liters per 100 km, the maximum speed is 173 km / h. Volume of trunk 375 l, But increases due to folding seats in the top version.
What is the similarity of KIA SPECTRA and HYUNDAI ACCENT
Both machines are designed in South Korea, but for a long time gathered in Russia, and the one and the other model were very popular thanks to their dimensions, chapter characteristics and orientation as a family car. At KIA Spectra, as well as on Hyundai Accent, two transmission options were installed:
- Mechanical 5-speed.
- Automatic 4-speed.
Buyers could choose to taste with both automatic transparents and mechanics. The dimensions are about the same, but ACCENT sedan is slightly smaller than the hatchback. On the road behave similarly, preferring the highway and asphalt coating, but can overcome the primer. Speed \u200b\u200bwithin 175-185 km / h is quite sufficient to satisfy both the everyday ambitions of a lonely traveler and for the family.
What is the difference between Kia Spectra and Hyundai Accent
The differences between the Koreans are not too large, but Kia Spectra wins several points due to better equipment. For many, especially inexperienced drivers, the presence of a power steering is the presence of a hydraulic steering wheel, which Hyundai Accent is not in the original version, it is included specifically for buyers in the Russian Federation. Motor KIA is more powerful - 101 hp Against 86-84 hp Hyundai.
ACCENT is slightly smaller in size, it is easier to enter on a small parking space. It is easier and more economical consumes gasoline - only 5 l against 6 liters of Spectra, and in traffic fuel consumption Spectra reaches 8.6 liters.
The Korean cars on the Russian market initially the main ground was the problem of low clearance, but Kia Spectra ground clearance is quite large - 154 mm, which allows you to move not only on the highway, but also on a country road. Hyundai clearance even more - 165 mm.
Features of choice
Kia Spectra is more suitable for those who prefer less aggressive ride style or moves a large company. Practical and at the same time conservative, it is an excellent family car in the average price category. The car continues to be very popular, both in connection with its performance and so that prices are very democratic. Kia Spectra is often chosen after receiving the rights to those who decided to buy their first car. It is easy to manage, economical, repair and spare parts are insignificant.
Her close fellow Hyundai Accent is similarly adapted to the operating conditions in the Russian Federation, for which the power steering, air conditioning, immobilizer and car radio is added to the base bundle. Big plus - anti-corrosion processing of the bottom and galvanized body, protecting the car from damage to gravel and rust. He is good for a young couple without children or those who do not like to carry a lot of baggage with them. Dachnikov does not let both the trunk door arranged in such a way that each cubic centimeter of the square can be used.
On profile car forums, the question is often asked - what budget car should be purchased as the first after the domestic car - Hyundai accent or Kia spectrum? Causes a significant number of answers, however, most of them are reduced to approval - cars are built on one platform, therefore there is no significant difference between them. Is there really a sign of equality between Hyundai Accent and Kia Spectra?
Hyundai Accent and Kia Spectra - comparison of Korean state employees
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If you put the cars nearby, then their relationship will be clearly visible - indeed, the Kia and Hyundai brands are part of one concern. However, among the two "brothers", it will be easy to find a senior - Spectra, as well as wheels of increased diameter compared to Accent. Otherwise, they are very similar - identical smooth lines, fashionable in the automotive design of the 90s, narrow radiator grilles and rounded headlights. But the Kia Spectra has a slightly distinct trunk, while the accent is lowered down on the Liftbek manner.
EVERYONE The car has drawbacks, the spectrum is no exception. Knowing about them, it is easier to choose a decent instance on the secondary market and easier to contain it then during operation.Prices for three year old copies with mechanics - from 230 thousand rubles, with an automatic - from 260 thousand. Amazingly, but six-year cars only a little cheaper - from 220 and 250 thousand rubles. respectively. Obviously, the model is in demand. But among the hijackers "Spectra" are unpopular. Nevertheless, many newly minted owners are in a hurry to put additional alarm.
HUNTER Behind the easy progress - the alarm installer, the dowel cleaned the alien electronics into the standard wiring, can put a pig. And the point is not only in negligent twists, which are quickly oxidized and lead to failures in the work of the signaling itself and the fuel pump (its chain is most often blocked). Does not tolerate the hack of the salon electronics. Connecting to it somehow, for example, to use the function of automatic lifting of the glasses, the block itself can be burned. If this happened after the expiration of the warranty on the installation, it will be changed at its own expense - 5 thousand rubles. loss.The switching block, which is under the hood, often begins to be capricious after 100 thousand km - weakens the grip of the tips of the power contacts, which they are overheated and tightened. At the first failures, let's say in the heating chain of the rear window or the cigarette lighter, remove the block, disassemble it and adjust the contacts- "Moms" at the ends of the current-driven plates. This repair is enough for a long time - verified. If you run the disease, the device with burnt tracks will have to be changed.
Wishes Does the company Kia undermine the prestige "Izhmash", where the "spectra" today is assembled, it is not known for certain, but with automatic transmission supplied from Korea recently, it's just a matter. It happens, the front turn clutch falls apart, then the car simply does not go. Frequently, the planetary rows and springs wear out - this is almost the most massive defect. Sometimes the unit falls into emergency mode, leaving the third transmission included, the mechanics failures in the hydraulic block. In these cases, get ready for expensive repairs. If switching from the first transmission to the second began to occur with a noticeable delay and blow, then you are lucky. This defect is eliminated by adjusting the rod, without disassembled the box. Another "luck" is the failure of electromagnetic valves, because for their replacement it is necessary only to remove the pallet.
Dealers, let them give them due, recognize sores even in secondary signs and repair boxes with closed eyes. But what is the sense, if there are no high-quality spare parts! It is rumored that the F4ael-K machine is collected in China, hence, they say, and problems. Let's see what the Representative Office of Kia will answer. So far, due to the lack of normal spare parts, the masters are forced to collect one unit of several - only then the client leaves the service more or less for a long time. Moral: When buying a machine with a machine, do not save on the diagnosis!
With mechanics there are much less problems, but also happen. So, the fastener of the gear selection mechanism can be unscrewed, while the lever hangs on, and you will not turn on the transmission. Sometimes you turn on the second, and the box resists and crunches - a sign of the monster of the synchronizer. In both cases, without repairing the unit, it is not necessary, but compared with the repair of the machine is a penny. It happens, the seals of the drives or stock shift rod are leaving - with this, as a rule, it is possible to ride another 20-30 thousand km, regularly controlling the oil level on the side and waiting until it flirt seriously. There is no complaints to the clutch, 120-130 thousand km it keeps.
KNOW The fact that the plant has reduced the period for replacing the timing belt from 60 to 45 thousand km away, this regulation must be strictly observed. By 40 thousand km can notice the rollers noticeably, but before regulatory replacement, they usually hold. But with Pombe - how lucky. Usually it retreats to the second replacement of the belt, but recently the quality of the node has worsened noticeably. If you heard an extraneous hum in the drive, immediately install its source. If it is a pump, urgently change, otherwise, the jamming, cut the belt teeth and, as a result, the valves will fit. Then serious repair of the motor can not be avoided.In general, the engines are quite reliable and any surprises in operation, as a rule, are not presented. The only thing that does not suit many owners is sluggish acceleration, especially on machines with MCP. Under the Trogan, the engine is spinning as if reluctant. The new engine control unit program, which many official dealers are offered, is deprived of this shortage, does not give side effects on other modes of operation of the motor and slightly reduces fuel consumption.
Watch out for the cooling fluid level! It can leak on the rolling of the main radiator - unpleasant, but Polbie. Worse, if the heater radiator gave a flow. First, change it - to disassemble the half, and secondly, even with a slight leak, it is more expensive to postpone the repair of yourself: they can suffer the engine control unit or the stove shutter motor unit below the flow. Even no longer lucky if the machine was installed on the car - such a meter went around since 2007. There, the radiator do not change separately, only assembled with the corps fragment, which is why the spare part is almost three times more expensive (15.6 against 5.8 thousand rubles).
WHERE Bulkates when turning the steering wheel, the dealers will say from the go - in the return of the gur. Right in the highway is a fatter, a hole in which it is often very rude. It is worth removing the oblast and chamdes on the edges, as unpleasant sounds will disappear. The remaining problems in the steering mechanism are not atypical and are random. Rake rarely, tips serve for a long time.
Do not wait until this block will stop switching energy-intensive chains! Each 80-90 thousand km remove it, disassemble and press the contacts, then the device will last long.
Do not wait until this block will stop switching energy-intensive chains! Each 80-90 thousand km remove it, disassemble and press the contacts, then the device will last long.
There are no special complaints and suspension. In front of 40-50 thousand km. Change the stabilizer racks - a typical consumator for many cars. It happens, shock absorbers knock - check the tightening of the guts of the rods, which sometimes it is possible to pull out almost half-turn. The shock absorbers themselves are well tolerant and deprivation, bringing to them from the Colds of our roads. Ball supports, silent blocks and stabilizer bushings are also kept well and rarely require replacement to 150 thousand km.
The weak link is the hub bearings of the rear wheels, representing a single integer with the hub. Especially bad they carry the load caused by the installation of alloy discs. Their departure is usually less than that of the regular (wheels drank more), and on the larger shoulder effort, naturally, increase. With the rest of the elements of problems, in fact, it does not happen. Do not forget only here to regularly check the angles of the installation of the wheels and take care of the transverse thrust by handing the car with reverse.
The front brake pads serve 30-40 thousand km (ACP / MCP), the disks are enough for 90-120 thousand km. Rear can stand or drum, or disk mechanisms, and since 2007 - only disk. The drum pads are enough for 90-100 thousand km, but this is not a reason until then in them not to look - do not forget about cleaning and lubricating the mechanism of the spacer plate. Otherwise, the handbrake will scatter, and the drums because of the deep grooves will have to change. Disk pads wear out very quickly - after 15-20 thousand km. If you miss the moment, you will have to buy new discs. Under normal conditions, the latest very survivors: they never changed due to natural wear, even when running over 150 thousand km.
IS SITTING, It happened, the passenger in the back seat and flashes - can not go out, because the door does not open from neither inside, nor outside. At one time, such a defect was massive - scored a thrust in the castle. To the rest of the armhole of the body, as well as himself, no comments. The paint holds steadfastly, and also from Korean, and Russian cars.Crash test "Spectra" in Europe did not spend, there are only test results on American IIHS. This technique does not provide (read about it in the "Security" section) of the assignment of points and stars, however, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe level of security model still gives. Alas, not the most positive (see the model history).
PHEASANT... This bird with a colorful plumage does not fit in any way with the appearance of the Sita "Spectra". But the technical filling of the car, albeit not the most modern, noticeable hassle in operation does not deliver. Of course, if you compare it with a filling of competitors and remember that we do not sing di-gras in this heading. It is a pity that the warm tones of the spectral palette are somewhat poured with dark purple smears of a capricious machine.
Choosing a budget class machine, many ask: what is better - Kia Spectra or Hyundai Accent? Their price is quite comparable, the technical characteristics of approximately the same, external design - in one vein. And if there are no personal claims (or, on the contrary, appreciation) to one of the manufacturers, the choice is really greatly difficult.
It would seem - take the one that is sold closer to home or liked in color. But most of us buy a car with a long sight. Few people are going to change it in 3-4 years, unless extreme indicators force. So, taking the model at random, risk the fact that a decade, or even longer, you should be imputed to the unsuccessful purchase.
Consumables, cost-effectiveness, convenience - everything should be evaluated, and picky and rigidly. Focus on the fact that compatriots are buying more, in the case of KIA Spectra and Hyundai Accent. Both models are equally common on our streets. Yes, and the statistics confirms: they are equal to their sales.
What is better, Kia Spectra or Hyundai Accent, argue both owners and those who only aims to buy, but already acquired their point of view. Let's try to compare the models impartially.
Visual impressions
Purely externally, both models are very similar: smooth apartments, headlights of soft outlines, non-grille grille. However, certain differences are observed:
- Spectra has a more pronounced, somewhat raised trunk, ACCENT is a bit in this regard;
- ACCENT compared to the competitor more compact. Spectra dimensively (longer than 25 cm and wider by 6.5), and wheels have a larger diameter;
- With almost equal road lumen Spectra, it will be more pending the nose not only due to the lagging in the cliens on a centimeter, but also in connection with the elongated sink. Hyundai Accent owners assure that not very high borders, KIA SPECTRA is not easily overcome, is in most cases.
Inside the salon
If you evaluate the models from the inside, then the difference is more noticeable.
- According to Spectra visibility, it confidently overtakes the opponent who has a smaller mirror, and they are also ejected. In a dense urban stream, this is a significant remark;
- In the design of the torpedo elegant looks like a model of the authorship of the Hyundai concern. The opponent has small scaling, and additional indicators in miles are only confused;
- But on the convenience, Spectra breaks forward again. A successful backdrop profile is also adjustable, the seat is moderately soft and does not seek under weight. Again, the legs are spacious enough. In Accent, it is frankly closed: the knees rests that the front sedimons are that the rear. Yes, and by the width of the rear sofa for three, it is beloved a little smaller dimensions;
- Oddly enough, with its sizes, Accent on the volume of the trunk surpasses a competitor for as many as 30 liters. For family travel, this may be important.
Technical features
Let's start with the fact that the opponents under consideration have different engines: ACCENT is a volume of 1.5 liters and gives 102 horses, on board the Spectra unit of 1.6 l with a capacity of 105 hp. However, it should not immediately come to seemingly obvious conclusions.
Accective acceleration takes only 10.5 seconds compared to almost 13 Spectra. It is understandable - the mass of the latter is still 165 kg. more.
Maneuverability Where better again at the Hyundai model. More than the responsiveness she is on the filing of thrust. The enemy caught her more nervous and slow.
However, despite the less powerful engine, the Accent is characterized by fair appetites: the city is less than 6 liters for a hundred do not count (against 5.5 in Spectra), and in the traffic light mode increases to 12, although the manufacturer promises 10. Spectra In this respect, more moderate, and in traffic jams a little more than 9.
As for the suspension, its class at both models is about the same, although Spectra is softer and better grind road irregularities. Accent has a very quietly working suspension, but it transmits inside even minor in height of bumps.
So what to choose? If you focus on the rhythm of the life of a person who chooses that Kia Spectra or Hyundai Accent, then who is mostly moving along the streets of megacities, is still the last. Despite the greed of fuel, it greatly wins in one's mind, and it will be more convenient and faster on the traffic jams and alleys. If you often travel with your family - at least for a country cottage - stop at Kia Spectra: it is more comfortable in long ride and more economical.
