Kia Stonic vs SEAT Arona vs Renault Captur 2019 - See which is the best small SUV
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Date: 2022-04-11
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Dominykas
Well, I was choosing between Seat Arona, Skoda Kamiq, Renault Captur, Kia Stonic and Volkswagen T-Roc. To be honest - Skoda Kamiq has those weird headlights, I didn't like the inside either. VW T-Roc is a bit ugly and overpriced in my opinion. Kia Stonic - well, there's word -Kia- in it, not a reliable brand and doesn't have good options either. Renault Captur was dropped from the list immediately - childish bubbly interior (front panel and infotainment system) and I hate the speedometer design too, outside looked mediocre, but come on - it's a Renault, how crazy You'd have to be to buy a car with -Renault- logo on it's back. I got the Seat Arona, clever choice - has a very big adjustable boot, FR model has many things helping You out, fully equipped FR model was cheaper than other rivals (not equipped well, drives smoothly and quietly, cheap to run and service it, great warranty, good acceleration without engine rattling (weird, cause it's 3-cylinder engine. And one more thing - get the -Full LED- packet - worth it, not only it looks better than halogen lights, but they have very good lightning distance too. So, in the end, like in the video, other mini SUVs might be a great option, but Arona just simply outclass them in every single corner (price, practicality, driving, fuel consumption and etc.
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Well, I was choosing between Seat Arona, Skoda Kamiq, Renault Captur, Kia Stonic and Volkswagen T-Roc. To be honest - Skoda Kamiq has those weird headlights, I didn't like the inside either. VW T-Roc is a bit ugly and overpriced in my opinion. Kia Stonic - well, there's word -Kia- in it, not a reliable brand and doesn't have good options either. Renault Captur was dropped from the list immediately - childish bubbly interior (front panel and infotainment system) and I hate the speedometer design too, outside looked mediocre, but come on - it's a Renault, how crazy You'd have to be to buy a car with -Renault- logo on it's back. I got the Seat Arona, clever choice - has a very big adjustable boot, FR model has many things helping You out, fully equipped FR model was cheaper than other rivals (not equipped well, drives smoothly and quietly, cheap to run and service it, great warranty, good acceleration without engine rattling (weird, cause it's 3-cylinder engine. And one more thing - get the -Full LED- packet - worth it, not only it looks better than halogen lights, but they have very good lightning distance too. So, in the end, like in the video, other mini SUVs might be a great option, but Arona just simply outclass them in every single corner (price, practicality, driving, fuel consumption and etc.
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pablo
Spent this past august researching my new car. Watched Carwow and many other reviews. Sat in and drove several models. Out of these three cars the Renault was never on my short list as I can't stand the interior looks and that's what you see while driving.
So it was either the Arona or the Stonic. I ended up buying the Stonic with the 120hp petrol engine.
I liked the looks of both cars equally, but the interior feel of the Stonic is miles ahead of the terrible plastics used in the Seat.
There are two things I envy from the Arona though. The boot space and the visibility. It's harder to fit a bike in the Stonic than it is in the Arona, and the visibilty is not the best in the Stonic. I can't really tell where the front of the car is while parking, and the sideview is not the best either (may be I'm used to 3-door cars with big doors and the B-pillar further back. MPG could be better too. Can't compare with the Arona on this as I only tried it for some minutes.
One thing that worries me in the Stonic are the lights down in the rear bumper. I fear they could be crushed by people parking without respect to other peoples cars (which Europe has plenty of.
This is my first non-european car ever and I'd buy the Stonic again.
Cheers from Barcelona (where the Arona is made btw.
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Spent this past august researching my new car. Watched Carwow and many other reviews. Sat in and drove several models. Out of these three cars the Renault was never on my short list as I can't stand the interior looks and that's what you see while driving.
So it was either the Arona or the Stonic. I ended up buying the Stonic with the 120hp petrol engine.
I liked the looks of both cars equally, but the interior feel of the Stonic is miles ahead of the terrible plastics used in the Seat.
There are two things I envy from the Arona though. The boot space and the visibility. It's harder to fit a bike in the Stonic than it is in the Arona, and the visibilty is not the best in the Stonic. I can't really tell where the front of the car is while parking, and the sideview is not the best either (may be I'm used to 3-door cars with big doors and the B-pillar further back. MPG could be better too. Can't compare with the Arona on this as I only tried it for some minutes.
One thing that worries me in the Stonic are the lights down in the rear bumper. I fear they could be crushed by people parking without respect to other peoples cars (which Europe has plenty of.
This is my first non-european car ever and I'd buy the Stonic again.
Cheers from Barcelona (where the Arona is made btw.
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Jos-
I have a 2018 Seat Arona and a 2017 Hyundai i30. Buy the i30. We bought the Arona in its Excellence version and the i30 in the Style Lux version, both top of their range, both petrol and automatic (the Arona 115hp and the i30 140hp) and the Hyundai cost just 500- more. Around 23. 000-. Compared to the i30, the Arona has a really shitty interior full of hard cheap plastic, a terrible start/stop system that stops the car even when you haven-t stepped fully on the brake, a horrendous noise isolation, a infotainment system that does not work at all with Android Auto (it crashes time and time again, sometimes does not even connect. The i30 on the other hand has a much smoother engine, way better interior (soft plastics and soft closing everything, its Android Auto works perfectly, the cabin is way more isolated, leather heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, plus a 5 year warranty. And, it looks amazing too in my opinion. And for just 500- more than the Seat (which feels like a 16-18k- car, not a 22, 5k- one, even in the Excellence version. Small SUVs are a no go for me, they are soo overpriced.
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I have a 2018 Seat Arona and a 2017 Hyundai i30. Buy the i30. We bought the Arona in its Excellence version and the i30 in the Style Lux version, both top of their range, both petrol and automatic (the Arona 115hp and the i30 140hp) and the Hyundai cost just 500- more. Around 23. 000-. Compared to the i30, the Arona has a really shitty interior full of hard cheap plastic, a terrible start/stop system that stops the car even when you haven-t stepped fully on the brake, a horrendous noise isolation, a infotainment system that does not work at all with Android Auto (it crashes time and time again, sometimes does not even connect. The i30 on the other hand has a much smoother engine, way better interior (soft plastics and soft closing everything, its Android Auto works perfectly, the cabin is way more isolated, leather heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, plus a 5 year warranty. And, it looks amazing too in my opinion. And for just 500- more than the Seat (which feels like a 16-18k- car, not a 22, 5k- one, even in the Excellence version. Small SUVs are a no go for me, they are soo overpriced.
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Anthony
Where is the Toyota CHR or Hyundai Kona or ford puma or Peugeot 2008 or Honda hrv or fiat 500x or Jeep Renegade or Citroen C3 aircross or Mitsubishi asx or Vauxhall Crossland X or Nissan Juke or ford ecosport or Vauxhall mokka or ford ka Active or Mazda cx3 or Ford Fiesta Active or Volkswagen T Cross or Volkswagen troc or Kia xceed or Kia niro or Suzuki Vitara or Suzuki ignis or fiat panda 4x4 or mg zs or Mazda cx30 or Subaru XV or Suzuki S cross or Kia Picanto xline or Vauxhall Adam rocks or Toyota Yaris cross or Toyota Corolla Cross or Skoda kamiq or Ford Focus Active or DS Ds3 crossback or Mazda mx30 or ssangyong Tivoli or Audi A1 city carver or something a bit bigger like the Jeep Compass or seat ateca or Renault Kadjar or Nissan qashqai
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Where is the Toyota CHR or Hyundai Kona or ford puma or Peugeot 2008 or Honda hrv or fiat 500x or Jeep Renegade or Citroen C3 aircross or Mitsubishi asx or Vauxhall Crossland X or Nissan Juke or ford ecosport or Vauxhall mokka or ford ka Active or Mazda cx3 or Ford Fiesta Active or Volkswagen T Cross or Volkswagen troc or Kia xceed or Kia niro or Suzuki Vitara or Suzuki ignis or fiat panda 4x4 or mg zs or Mazda cx30 or Subaru XV or Suzuki S cross or Kia Picanto xline or Vauxhall Adam rocks or Toyota Yaris cross or Toyota Corolla Cross or Skoda kamiq or Ford Focus Active or DS Ds3 crossback or Mazda mx30 or ssangyong Tivoli or Audi A1 city carver or something a bit bigger like the Jeep Compass or seat ateca or Renault Kadjar or Nissan qashqai
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don21
Its simple really and all depends on your outlook. Buy the Renault if you want something that looks good and you do not mind that you will be spending out forever on repairs on the unreliable junk that they produce.
Buy the Seat for the drive and interior quality. However the days of legendary VW reliabilty are long gone and be prepared for some big repair bills down the line. Lets not forget of course the disgraceful behaviour of VAG over dieselgate.
Buy the KIa if all you want is trouble free reliable motoring that may not be that exciting but hey a seven year warranty. No contest.
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Its simple really and all depends on your outlook. Buy the Renault if you want something that looks good and you do not mind that you will be spending out forever on repairs on the unreliable junk that they produce.
Buy the Seat for the drive and interior quality. However the days of legendary VW reliabilty are long gone and be prepared for some big repair bills down the line. Lets not forget of course the disgraceful behaviour of VAG over dieselgate.
Buy the KIa if all you want is trouble free reliable motoring that may not be that exciting but hey a seven year warranty. No contest.
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Warrior
The RENAULT captur automatic is the biggest pile of shite RENAULT have invented, the Automatic gearbox is the worst in the world so bad I-d say it was dangerous, iv had one of these cars and it would crawl at a snails pace literally when turning right from a dead stop or going up a steep hill, iv had a few close calls due to this. You can-t risk turning right on a hill if the road is not completely empty iv had it take 40-50 seconds to move 5 meters piece of shit.
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The RENAULT captur automatic is the biggest pile of shite RENAULT have invented, the Automatic gearbox is the worst in the world so bad I-d say it was dangerous, iv had one of these cars and it would crawl at a snails pace literally when turning right from a dead stop or going up a steep hill, iv had a few close calls due to this. You can-t risk turning right on a hill if the road is not completely empty iv had it take 40-50 seconds to move 5 meters piece of shit.
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Rishabh
Today we booked Arona FR for my wife and I must say it is an excellent car based on test drive and quite a stiff comparison between Kamiq/i20/i30. The kit is excellent with FR model having almost everything that you need even without any significant additions 21. 6k- with very lucrative financing by VW. This is my second seat this year after Tarraco eHybrid it is a big achievement considering I am in den of Skoda and wife gets 12% corporate discount on skoda Kamiq
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Today we booked Arona FR for my wife and I must say it is an excellent car based on test drive and quite a stiff comparison between Kamiq/i20/i30. The kit is excellent with FR model having almost everything that you need even without any significant additions 21. 6k- with very lucrative financing by VW. This is my second seat this year after Tarraco eHybrid it is a big achievement considering I am in den of Skoda and wife gets 12% corporate discount on skoda Kamiq
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Ivan
I love how You make statement not much more expensive. Basically we're looking at Kia Rio, Seat Ibiza and Renault Clio on steroids, but a bit further improved than their basis. In my country for that money You can get Ceed, Leon and Megane with lots of equipment. Driving dynamics? Not comparable. Yes these are good city cars, improved practicality, but they're so overpriced like every SUV, compact SUV etc.
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I love how You make statement not much more expensive. Basically we're looking at Kia Rio, Seat Ibiza and Renault Clio on steroids, but a bit further improved than their basis. In my country for that money You can get Ceed, Leon and Megane with lots of equipment. Driving dynamics? Not comparable. Yes these are good city cars, improved practicality, but they're so overpriced like every SUV, compact SUV etc.
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Yanuchi
so, my dad has had a kia pride glxi since he bought it new in 1995. regular maintenance, no mechanical issues. except for the clutch, but that's entirely my fault. and kia has improved it's cars since then, so, i see no reason why not to continue with the kia.
oh, and so everyone knows, in the review, the renault has less headroom than the kia and with the seats moved forward a lot less legroom.
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so, my dad has had a kia pride glxi since he bought it new in 1995. regular maintenance, no mechanical issues. except for the clutch, but that's entirely my fault. and kia has improved it's cars since then, so, i see no reason why not to continue with the kia.
oh, and so everyone knows, in the review, the renault has less headroom than the kia and with the seats moved forward a lot less legroom.
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Captain
I disagree with Mat for Arona's interior, it's great, sporty and youth at the same time, also Captur have the biggest ground clearance-210 mm compare to Kia's 180 and Seat's 190, so I think the best interior here have Arona, the best practicality and real SUV capability have Captur and KIA is here inbetween, for the image and status-for richer teenagers for ex.
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I disagree with Mat for Arona's interior, it's great, sporty and youth at the same time, also Captur have the biggest ground clearance-210 mm compare to Kia's 180 and Seat's 190, so I think the best interior here have Arona, the best practicality and real SUV capability have Captur and KIA is here inbetween, for the image and status-for richer teenagers for ex.
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