Comparison: height Kia Shuma vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Kia Shuma 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 A hatchback can be any height depending on the make and model, but they tend to be similar in size to other cars in their class.With it's length of 4475 mm and width of 1711 mm, the Kia Shuma has a height of 1413 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Hyundai Atos 1.0 (MX ), which is 202 mm more than the Shuma II 1.6 - 1615 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Kia and the Hyundai is 980 mm in favor of the Kia . On the contrary, the lowest in the "medium hatchback" category is Subaru Justy 1.3 , which is 1350 mm - that makes it 63 mm shorter than the Kia in question.Length-wise, the Kia outperforms the rival by 730 mm.

Table of contents:

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

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

Kia Shuma generations

Kia Shuma generations
Generation year	Height
Shuma, Model year 1998 (Shuma I)	1415 mm
Shuma, Model year 2001 (Shuma II)	1413 mm

Shuma, Model year 1998 (Shuma I) 1415 mm
Shuma, Model year 2001 (Shuma II) 1413 mm

The difference in height between first generation (Shuma I) from 1998 and last generation (Shuma II) from 2001 is 0.2cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Shuma is 1413 mm.

The height compared to other Kia models

Kia Shuma vs other current cars by Kia

Height: Shuma 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 Shuma compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia Shuma vs. similar cars

Height: Kia Shuma vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Hyundai Atos 1998	1615 mm
Borgward Hansa 2400 1952	1540 mm
Dodge Caliber 2006	1535 mm
Mazda 121 1988	1505 mm
Daihatsu Trevis 2006	1500 mm
Daewoo Kalos 2002	1495 mm
Hyundai Getz 2002	1490 mm
Daewoo Matiz 1998	1485 mm
VW 412 1972	1475 mm
VW 411 1968	1475 mm
KIA Cerato 2004	1470 mm
Honda Jazz 1984	1470 mm
KIA Pride 1995	1460 mm
Daihatsu Sirion 1998	1450 mm
Daewoo Lanos 1997	1432 mm
Saab 900 1978	1425 mm
SEAT Ibiza 1993	1424 mm
KIA Shuma 2001	1413 mm
Talbot Horizon 1979	1410 mm
Renault R11 1983	1410 mm
Renault R14 1977	1405 mm
Suzuki Baleno 1995	1395 mm
Talbot Simca 1510 1979	1390 mm
Hyundai Pony 1991	1385 mm
Lada Samara 1989	1380 mm
Peugeot 309 1986	1380 mm
Alfa Romeo Arna 1983	1367 mm
Proton 300 1996	1365 mm
Honda Quintet 1980	1355 mm
Subaru Justy 1996	1350 mm