Hyundai Accent 2000 vs Citroen Xsara 1999
| Body: | Hatchback | Coupe | |
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| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 102 HP | 90 HP | |
| Torque: | 134 NM | 135 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.5 seconds | 14.5 seconds | |
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Hyundai Accent is more dynamic to drive. Hyundai Accent engine produces 12 HP more power than Citroen Xsara, but torque is 1 NM less than Citroen Xsara. Thanks to more power Hyundai Accent reaches 100 km/h speed 4 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | no data | 7.8 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 54 litres | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 8 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Peugeot 206, Peugeot 306, Citroen Xsara Picasso, Peugeot 106 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Hyundai Accent engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.20 m | 4.17 m | |
| Width: | 1.67 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.40 m | 1.40 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Hyundai Accent is 3 cm longer than the Citroen Xsara, 3 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 321 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
859 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 9.9 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Hyundai Accent is 0.8 metres less than that of the Citroen Xsara, which means Hyundai Accent can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`555 | 1`100 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | below average | |
| Hyundai Accent has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Citroen Xsara has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Hyundai Accent, so Hyundai Accent quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | no data | 800 | |
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