Kia Optima

base stats

• power 178 hptop version
• efficiency 116 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 1,341 in NL#534 most common
• price € 46.161new, 2021
• weight 1,683 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• 🍃hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built

2001–2021

body

estate / wagon, sedan

engine

1.6 L–2.7 L

cylinders

4–6

turbo

some versions

power

134–178 hp

drive

front-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic, manual

seats

5

doors

5

weight

1,683 kg

fuel use

4.4–7.7 L/100 km

CO₂

116–174 g/km

US rating

18–42 mpg

EV range

up to 1,014 km

US size class

Large Cars, Midsize Cars

avg new price NL

€ 41.574

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

1,341 are registered in the Netherlands today, #534 of all models. Most common build year: 2019 (393 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 893 Optimas from 2012–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 34.420
• 2014€ 35.793
• 2015€ 36.640
• 2016€ 41.895
• 2017€ 41.647
• 2018€ 42.820

🇺🇸 US versions (91)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2001–2020. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.