Renault Koleos

Generations: what changed between the six records

The six records are not six unrelated cars. They are 1 generation (2007-10 to 2011-06), 1 generation, restyling (2011-07 to 2013-09), 1 generation, restyling 2 (2013-10 to 2016-06), 2 generation (2016-04 to 2019-01), 2 generation, restyling (2019-01 to 2020-10), and 2 generation, restyling 2 (from 2020-11; end date not measured). Body type is SUV 5-doors in every record.

The six records are not six unrelated cars. They are 1 generation (2007-10 to 2011-06), 1 generation, restyling (2011-07 to 2013-09), 1 generation, restyling 2 (2013-10 to 2016-06), 2 generation (2016-04 to 2019-01), 2 generation, restyling (2019-01 to 2020-10), and 2 generation, restyling 2 (from 2020-11; end date not measured). Body type is SUV 5-doors in every record.

What the restylings change in the numbers, not in styling copy:

• Tank. Generation 1 records (all three) list 65 L. Generation 2 records (all three) list 60 L. That is 5 L less fuel on board after 2016-04.
• Ground clearance. The tallest figures sit on 2 generation: 210 mm on the Gasoline 2.0 CVT 144 hp, 2.5 CVT 171 hp, 1.6 MT 130 hp and 1.6 CVT 130 hp, and 208 mm on both Diesel 2.0 CVT 177 hp versions. After 2 generation, restyling, clearance is 189 mm on every measured version — 21 mm down versus 210 mm, 19 mm down versus 208 mm. Generation 1 Diesel versions sit at 188 mm; several Gasoline versions of generation 1 sit at 206 mm.
• Peak power. The catalogue maximum is 190 hp / 140 kW on 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT Diesel AWD, and 190 hp / 139 kW on 2 generation, restyling 2 2.0 CVT Diesel FWD. Generation 1 never exceeds 173 hp (Diesel 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT) or 171 hp (Gasoline 2.5 MT / 2.5 CVT).
• Gearbox mix. Generation 1 still offers Manual (6), Automatic (6) and Variable. Generation 2 drops Automatic from this list and, on 2 generation, restyling 2, adds Robotic (7) on 2.5 CVT 171 hp and 1.3 EDC 158 hp.
• Drive mix. AWD is common through generation 1 and early generation 2. On 2 generation, restyling 2 every listed version is FWD.

If the buyer’s first filter is “which generation,” the arithmetic is: generation 2 is the only place with 210 mm clearance and the 1.6 MT 130 hp mixed 4.6 L/100 km; the two restylings of generation 2 are the only place with 190 hp and with Euro 6 on the listed Diesels; generation 1 is the only place with a 65 L tank and with Automatic on Diesel.

Engines and specs

Use the names exactly as listed. Same name + different power, fuel, drive or gearbox is a different version.

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Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

• 1.3 EDC 158 hp (1333 cc): 118.5 hp/L — the densest engine in the list.
• 2.0 CVT 190 hp Diesel (1995 cc): 95.2 hp/L.
• 2.0 CVT 177 hp Diesel (1995 cc): 88.7 hp/L.
• 2.0 AT / 2.0 MT 173 hp Diesel (1995 cc): 86.7 hp/L.
• 1.8L CVT / 1.8 CVT 150 hp (1749 cc): 85.8 hp/L.
• 1.6 MT / 1.6 CVT 130 hp (1598 cc): 81.4 hp/L.
• 2.0 CVT 144 hp Gasoline (1997 cc): 72.1 hp/L.
• 2.0 CVT 140 hp Gasoline (1977 cc): 70.8 hp/L.
• 2.5 CVT / 2.5 MT 171 hp (2488 cc): 68.7 hp/L — the least dense, whether boost is No (generation 1 and 2 generation) or Turbo (2 generation, restyling 2).

Injection, where measured: Gasoline 2.0 CVT uses Distributed injection (multi-point); 2.5 CVT on generation 2 uses Direct injection (direct); several 2.5 MT use Direct injection (direct); several 2.5 CVT use Distributed injection (multi-point). Diesel injection is not measured on the listed versions.

Compression, where measured, sits near 15.1–15.7 on Diesels and 9.6–11.2 on Gasoline. Bore × stroke is not measured on some Gasoline 2.0 CVT and some 2.5 rows; where it is measured, Diesel 2.0 is 84 × 90 or 84 × 88 (the 190 hp restyling), Diesel 1.6 is 80 × 79.5, Diesel 1.8 is 80 × 87 or 80 x 87, Gasoline 2.5 is 89 × 100 or 89 x 100, 1.3 EDC is 81.4 x 72.2.

Performance and economy

0–100 km/h. Fastest measured: 9.0 s on 1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp Gasoline FWD. Next cluster: 9.3 s on 1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp AWD, on 1 generation, restyling 2.5 MT 171 hp AWD, on 1 generation, restyling 2 2.5 MT 171 hp AWD, and on 2 generation 2.0 CVT 177 hp Diesel FWD. Slowest: 13.3 s on 2 generation 1.6 CVT 130 hp. The restyling 1.8L CVT 150 hp and restyling 2 1.8 CVT 150 hp both take 11.8 s. The 190 hp 2.0 CVT (AWD restyling and FWD restyling 2) both take 10.1 s — 0.8 s slower than the 177 hp FWD Diesel of 2 generation despite 13 extra hp, and 0.6 s slower than the 177 hp AWD Diesel (9.5 s).

Top speed. Highest: 201 km/h on 2 generation 2.0 CVT 177 hp Diesel AWD. Then 200 km/h on 1.3 EDC 158 hp, 199 km/h on both 2.5 CVT 171 hp of generation 2 and restyling 2, 198 km/h on both 190 hp 2.0 CVT. Lowest: 165 km/h on 1.6 CVT 130 hp. The 1.6 MT 130 hp with the same 320 Nm reaches 185 km/h — 20 km/h more than the Variable sister.

Fuel, mixed. Lowest mixed: 4.6 L/100 km on 1.6 MT 130 hp. Then 5.4 on 2 generation 2.0 CVT 177 hp FWD, 5.5 on 1.6 CVT, 1.8L CVT and 1.8 CVT, 5.7 on restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp AWD and on 1 generation, restyling 2 2.0 MT 150 hp FWD. Highest mixed: 9.9 L/100 km on 1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp AWD and on 1 generation, restyling 2 2.5 MT 171 hp AWD. Gasoline 2.0 CVT 144 hp of generation 2 is 7.5 mixed — 2.1 L/100 km more than the Diesel 2.0 CVT 177 hp FWD in the same generation.

City / highway, where measured: 1.6 MT is 5.1 / 4.2; restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp AWD is 6.5 / 5.2; Gasoline 2.5 versions of generation 1 sit around 12–13.2 city. City and highway are not measured on 2 generation, restyling 2 2.0 CVT 190 hp and 1.3 EDC 158 hp; mixed is measured (6.9 and 6.8).

CO2. Lowest measured: 120 g/km on 1.6 MT. Highest measured: 237 g/km on 2.5 MT of 1 generation, restyling and 1 generation, restyling 2. CO2 is not measured on several generation 1 Diesels and some generation 1 Gasoline rows. Eco class: Euro 6 on the listed restyling Diesels and on restyling 2; Euro 5 on some Diesels (generation 2 2.0 CVT 177 hp AWD, several generation 1 2.0 AT); Euro 4 on several Gasoline 2.5 and some Diesels. Eco class is not measured on 2 generation Gasoline versions and on 1.6 MT / 1.6 CVT.

Range arithmetic on tank × mixed (not a homologated range): 60 L ÷ 4.6 L/100 km × 100 ≈ 1304 km on 1.6 MT; 60 L ÷ 5.7 × 100 ≈ 1053 km on restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp; 65 L ÷ 9.9 × 100 ≈ 657 km on the thirstiest 2.5 MT. The 5 L tank cut from generation 1 to 2 costs about 87 km if mixed were 5.7 L/100 km.

Dimensions and weight

Kerb weight spans 1540 kg (2 generation 1.6 MT 130 hp) to 1822 kg (1 generation, restyling 2.0 AT 150 hp Diesel AWD) — 282 kg. Gross weight spans 2000 kg (1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp FWD) to 2309 kg (both 190 hp 2.0 CVT). Payload (gross − kerb): 609 kg on 1.6 MT (2149 − 1540), 539 kg on restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp AWD (2309 − 1770), 650 kg on restyling 2 1.3 EDC (2240 − 1590), 361 kg on 1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp FWD (2000 − 1639).

kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp):

• 2 generation 2.0 CVT 177 hp FWD: 1643 / 177 = 9.28 kg/hp.
• Restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp AWD: 1770 / 190 = 9.32 kg/hp.
• 2 generation 2.5 CVT 171 hp: 1607 / 171 = 9.40 kg/hp.
• Restyling 2 1.3 EDC 158 hp: 1590 / 158 = 10.06 kg/hp.
• 2 generation 2.0 CVT 144 hp: 1600 / 144 = 11.11 kg/hp.
• 1.8L CVT / 1.8 CVT 150 hp: 1758 / 150 = 11.72 kg/hp.
• 1.6 MT: 1540 / 130 = 11.85 kg/hp.
• 1.6 CVT: 1599 / 130 = 12.30 kg/hp.
• 1 generation, restyling 2.0 AT 150 hp: 1822 / 150 = 12.15 kg/hp.

Clearance recap: 210 mm only on 2 generation (selected versions); 208 mm on 2 generation Diesel 2.0 CVT 177 hp; 206 mm on several generation 1 Gasoline 2.5; 189 mm on all measured restyling / restyling 2 of generation 2; 188 mm on generation 1 Diesels and on 1 generation 2.5 MT 171 hp FWD. Clearance is not measured on 1 generation, restyling 2 2.0 CVT 140 hp.

Wheels, where listed: generation 1 restylings 225/60 R17 and 225/55 R18; generation 2 and restyling also 225/65 R17, 225/60 R18, 225/55 R19; restyling 2 2.5 CVT and 1.3 EDC list 225/60 R18 and 225/55 R19. Wheels are not measured on many generation 1 first-record versions and on several later Diesels.

Suspension is Independent, spring front and rear on every version that lists it. Brakes: Ventilated disc front, Disc rear (label as in the source). Engine location: Front, transverse throughout.

Which version to choose

If the job is AWD plus the strongest Diesel in the file: 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp. It is the only 190 hp AWD. Versus the same-name 2.0 CVT 177 hp Diesel AWD of 2 generation you gain 13 hp (190 − 177) and keep 380 Nm, but you lose 19 mm of clearance (189 vs 208), you go from 9.5 s to 10.1 s, from 201 km/h to 198 km/h, and mixed moves from 5.8 to 5.7 (0.1 L/100 km better). Eco class moves from Euro 5 to Euro 6. Kerb rises from 1742 to 1770 kg (+28 kg).

If the job is the same 190 hp without AWD: 2 generation, restyling 2 2.0 CVT 190 hp FWD. Versus the AWD restyling twin: identical 10.1 s and 198 km/h and 1770 / 2309 kg and 189 mm, but mixed is 6.9 versus 5.7 — 1.2 L/100 km worse — and city/highway are not measured. CO2 181 versus 150. The extra money for AWD, in this pair, buys AWD plus the lower mixed/CO2 figures, not a faster sprint.

If the job is Diesel economy and a Manual: 2 generation 1.6 MT 130 hp. Mixed 4.6, CO2 120, kerb 1540 kg, clearance 210 mm, 6-speed Manual, FWD, 11.4 s, 185 km/h. Versus 1.6 CVT 130 hp in the same generation: same 130 hp and 320 Nm, but Variable costs 1.9 s (13.3 vs 11.4), 20 km/h of top speed (165 vs 185), 0.9 L/100 km mixed (5.5 vs 4.6), 22 g/km CO2 (142 vs 120), and 59 kg (1599 vs 1540). The CVT does not buy more torque; it buys the Variable gearbox at a clear penalty on every measured speed and fuel figure.

If the job is Diesel 2.0 with Variable and FWD, before the restyling: 2 generation 2.0 CVT 177 hp FWD. It is the quickest Diesel Variable in that generation (9.3 s, 196 km/h), mixed 5.4, Euro 6, clearance 208 mm, kerb 1643 kg — 127 kg lighter than the later 190 hp FWD, and 0.8 s quicker, with 1.5 L/100 km less mixed than that 190 hp FWD’s 6.9. What the later 190 hp FWD buys on paper is 13 hp and a later restyling 2 record, not a better sprint or a better mixed figure in this dataset.

If the job is Diesel 2.0 with AWD and a Manual: look at generation 1, not generation 2 (generation 2 has no Diesel Manual AWD in this list). 1 generation, restyling 2 2.0 MT 173 hp AWD: 9.9 s, 191 km/h, mixed 6.4, Euro 5, 1800 kg, 188 mm. The 150 hp 2.0 MT AWD in the same restyling 2 is 10.4 s, 182 km/h, same mixed 6.4 — so the 23 hp step (173 − 150) buys 0.5 s and 9 km/h, not a fuel cut. The FWD 2.0 MT 150 hp in that restyling is 10.0 s, 183 km/h, mixed 5.7 — 0.7 L/100 km less than the AWD 150 hp. AWD on that pair costs 0.4 s, 1 km/h, and 0.7 L/100 km.

If the job is Automatic Diesel (Variable is not Automatic in this file): only generation 1. 1 generation 2.0 AT 173 hp AWD: 9.9 s, 191 km/h, mixed 7.9, 380 Nm. 1 generation 2.0 AT 150 hp AWD: 12.3 s, 181 km/h, mixed 7.9, 320 Nm — same mixed, 2.4 s slower. Restyling and restyling 2 keep a 2.0 AT 150 hp at 12.3 s / 181 km/h but cut mixed to 7.1 and list CO2 186. The 173 hp Automatic of restyling 2 is slower than the 173 hp Automatic of generation 1 on the sprint (11.9 vs 9.9) with mixed 7.1 vs 7.9.

If the job is Gasoline and AWD with a Manual: 2.5 MT 171 hp. Generation 1 FWD 2.5 MT is the fastest Koleos in the file (9.0 s, 194 km/h) but mixed 9.6 and clearance 188 mm. The AWD 2.5 MT in generation 1, restyling, and restyling 2 is 9.3 s throughout; top speed 193 / 194 / 190 km/h; mixed 9.9 / 9.6 / 9.9. You do not get a material sprint gain by picking a later restyling of this engine; you do change eco class (not measured → Euro 4) and, on restyling, kerb 1695 kg versus 1622 kg on generation 1 AWD (+73 kg).

If the job is Gasoline Variable AWD: 2.5 CVT 171 hp appears in generation 1 (AWD and FWD), both restylings (AWD), and 2 generation (AWD). Sprint: 9.9 s (generation 1 both drives), 10.3 s (both restylings), 9.8 s (2 generation). Mixed: 9.6 / 8.9 (generation 1 AWD/FWD), 9.6 / 9.5 (restyling / restyling 2 AWD), 8.3 (2 generation). The generation 2 2.5 CVT is the Gasoline Variable that finally breaks below 9 L/100 km mixed, with Direct injection (direct), 210 mm, kerb 1607 kg. 2 generation, restyling 2 2.5 CVT 171 hp is a different machine in the labels: Turbo, Robotic 7, FWD, mixed 6.8, Euro 6, clearance 189 mm. Same 2.5 CVT name, 171 hp, 233 Nm, 2488 cc — but restyling 2 trades AWD and Variable for Robotic, FWD, Turbo, and 1.5 L/100 km less mixed than generation 2’s 8.3.

If the job is the smallest Gasoline and the best hp/L: 2 generation, restyling 2 1.3 EDC 158 hp. 1333 cc, Turbo, Robotic 7, FWD, 9.7 s, 200 km/h, mixed 6.8, CO2 143, Euro 6, kerb 1590 kg, 189 mm, city/highway not measured. Versus restyling 2 2.5 CVT 171 hp: 13 hp less, 42 kg lighter, 0.1 s quicker (9.7 vs 9.8), 1 km/h more (200 vs 199), same mixed 6.8, 49 g/km less CO2 (143 vs 192), 1155 cc smaller. The 2.5 buys displacement and 171 hp, not a faster run in this pair.

If the job is the cheap-to-run 1.8 Diesel FWD Variable: 1.8L CVT 150 hp (2 generation, restyling) and 1.8 CVT 150 hp (2 generation, restyling 2) share 150 hp, 347 Nm, 11.8 s, 190 km/h, mixed 5.5, CO2 143, Euro 6, 1758 / 2240 kg, 189 mm. Name spelling differs (1.8L CVT vs 1.8 CVT); the measured figures in this file do not. Versus 1.6 CVT 130 hp: +20 hp, +27 Nm, −1.5 s, +25 km/h, same mixed 5.5, +159 kg, −21 mm clearance. Versus 2.0 CVT 190 hp AWD restyling: −40 hp, −33 Nm, +1.7 s, −8 km/h, −0.2 L/100 km mixed, FWD instead of AWD.

If the job is Gasoline 2.0 AWD Variable: only 2 generation 2.0 CVT 144 hp. 11.3 s, 187 km/h, mixed 7.5, 200 Nm, No boost, Distributed injection (multi-point), 210 mm, 1600 kg. Versus Diesel 2.0 CVT 177 hp AWD in the same generation: −33 hp, −180 Nm, +1.8 s, −14 km/h, +1.7 L/100 km mixed, −142 kg. The Gasoline 2.0 AWD is lighter and taller; it is not the quicker or thriftier 2.0.

Problems / reliability. This dataset has no failure rates, recall lists, or service costs. What it does show as “hard” differences a buyer will live with: Variable versus Manual on the 1.6 pair (13.3 s and 165 km/h versus 11.4 s and 185 km/h); AWD mass on Diesels (generation 2 2.0 CVT 177 hp AWD 1742 kg versus FWD 1643 kg, +99 kg); clearance cut of 21 mm from 2 generation 210 mm to restyling 189 mm; tank cut of 5 L from generation 1 to 2; CO2 not measured on several generation 1 versions, so an eco-zone filter cannot be applied to those rows from this file.

Short map. Need AWD + 190 hp: restyling 2.0 CVT 190 hp. Need lowest mixed and a Manual: 1.6 MT 130 hp. Need fastest sprint: generation 1 2.5 MT 171 hp FWD (9.0 s). Need tallest stance: 2 generation at 210 mm. Need Automatic Diesel: generation 1 2.0 AT. Need Robotic 7 Gasoline after 2020-11: 1.3 EDC 158 hp or restyling 2 2.5 CVT 171 hp. Same badge, different arithmetic — pick the row, not the name.