Volkswagen Bora 1999 vs Citroen Xsara 2003
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 115 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 285 NM | 147 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11 seconds | n/a seconds | |
| Volkswagen Bora engine produces 5 HP more power than Citroen Xsara, whereas torque is 138 NM more than Citroen Xsara. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.3 | 7.6 | |
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The Volkswagen Bora is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Volkswagen Bora consumes 2.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Citroen Xsara, which means that by driving the Volkswagen Bora over 15,000 km in a year you can save 345 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 54 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1030 km in combined cycle | 710 km in combined cycle | |
| 1240 km on highway | 960 km on highway | ||
| Volkswagen Bora gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 3 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A6, Audi A4 | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Citroen C3, Peugeot 207, Peugeot 206 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Citroen Xsara might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.41 m | 4.37 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.47 m | 1.42 m | |
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Volkswagen Bora is larger. Volkswagen Bora is 4 cm longer than the Citroen Xsara, 4 cm wider, while the height of Volkswagen Bora is 5 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 460 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Bora is 0.3 metres more than that of the Citroen Xsara. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`880 | 1`000 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | average | |
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 800 | |
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