Comparison: height Kia Magentis vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Kia Magentis is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin With it's length of 4800 mm and width of 1805 mm, the Kia Magentis has a height of 1480 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Suzuki Liana Limousine 1.4 DDiS (ER ), which is 65 mm more than the Magentis 2.0 CRDi - 1545 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Kia and the Suzuki is 450 mm in favor of the Kia . On the contrary, the lowest in the " saloon" category is Nissan Maxima 3.0 V6 , which is 1405 mm - that makes it 75 mm shorter than the Kia in question.Length-wise, the Kia outperforms the rival by 20 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Kia models

Kia Magentis - How has the height changed over the generations?

Kia Magentis generations

Kia Magentis generations
Generation year	Height
Magentis, Model year 2006 (MG)	1480 mm
Magentis, Model year 2009 (MG (1. Facelift))	1480 mm
Magentis, Model year 2001 (GD)	1410 mm
Magentis, Model year 2003 (GD (1. Facelift))	1410 mm

Magentis, Model year 2006 (MG) 1480 mm
Magentis, Model year 2009 ) (MG (1. Facelift) 1480 mm
Magentis, Model year 2001 (GD) 1410 mm
Magentis, Model year 2003 ) (GD (1. Facelift) 1410 mm

The difference in height between first generation (GD) from 2001 and last generation (MG (1. Facelift)) from 2009 is 7cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Magentis is 1480 mm.

The height compared to other Kia models

Kia Magentis vs other current cars by Kia

Height: Magentis vs. other models by Kia
Variant name	Height
PV5 Cargo	1923 mm
PV5 Passenger	1923 mm
EV9	1780 mm
Sorento	1695 mm
EV5	1675 mm
Sportage	1650 mm
Niro EV	1570 mm
EV3	1560 mm
e-Niro	1560 mm
EV6	1550 mm
Niro Hybrid	1545 mm
Niro	1535 mm
Stonic	1505 mm
Picanto	1485 mm
XCeed	1483 mm
EV4	1480 mm
Ceed Sportswagon	1465 mm
Ceed	1447 mm
Ceed GT	1442 mm
ProCeed	1422 mm
ProCeed GT	1422 mm

PV5 Cargo 1923 mm
PV5 Passenger 1923 mm
EV9 1780 mm
Sorento 1695 mm
EV5 1675 mm
Sportage 1650 mm
Niro EV 1570 mm
EV3 1560 mm
e-Niro 1560 mm
EV6 1550 mm
Niro Hybrid 1545 mm
Niro 1535 mm
Stonic 1505 mm
Picanto 1485 mm
XCeed 1483 mm
EV4 1480 mm
Ceed Sportswagon 1465 mm
Ceed 1447 mm
Ceed GT 1442 mm
ProCeed 1422 mm
ProCeed GT 1422 mm

How does the height of the Kia Magentis compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia Magentis vs. similar cars

Height: Kia Magentis vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Suzuki Liana 2004	1545 mm
Dacia Logan 2005	1534 mm
Chevrolet Aveo 2006	1505 mm
Lada Kalina 2006	1500 mm
Fiat Linea 2007	1494 mm
Renault Latitude 2011	1483 mm
KIA Magentis 2009	1480 mm
Renault Fluence 2010	1479 mm
Chevrolet Cruze 2009	1477 mm
Cadillac BLS 2006	1471 mm
Lancia Thesis 2002	1470 mm
Suzuki Kizashi 2010	1470 mm
Chevrolet Malibu 2012	1465 mm
Skoda Superb 2008	1462 mm
Lancia Lybra 1999	1462 mm
Jaguar XF 2008	1460 mm
KIA Optima 2012	1455 mm
Chevrolet Epica 2006	1450 mm
Brilliance BS4 2008	1450 mm
Infiniti G 2009	1450 mm
Mitsubishi Sigma 1991	1435 mm
Brilliance BS6 2007	1430 mm
SEAT Exeo 2009	1430 mm
Audi A6 1994	1430 mm
Cadillac ATS 2012	1427 mm
Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse 1993	1427 mm
Hyundai Elantra 2000	1425 mm
Peugeot 605 1990	1422 mm
Lada Priora 2008	1420 mm
Alfa Romeo 159 2005	1417 mm
Nissan Maxima 1989	1405 mm