Mazda 626 1999 vs Nissan Primera 1999
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 136 HP | 140 HP | |
| Torque: | 178 NM | 181 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.5 seconds | 11.5 seconds | |
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Nissan Primera is a more dynamic driving. Mazda 626 engine produces 4 HP less power than Nissan Primera, whereas torque is 3 NM less than Nissan Primera. Due to the lower power, Mazda 626 reaches 100 km/h speed 1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.9 | 8.5 | |
| Mazda 626 consumes 0.4 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Nissan Primera, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Mazda 626 could require 60 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 64 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 710 km in combined cycle | 700 km in combined cycle | |
| 900 km on highway | 920 km on highway | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 17 years | 13 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Nissan Almera Tino, Nissan Serena | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.59 m | 4.52 m | |
| Width: | 1.71 m | 1.72 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.41 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Mazda 626 is 7 cm longer than the Nissan Primera, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Mazda 626 is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 502 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.4 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Mazda 626 is 0.6 metres less than that of the Nissan Primera, which means Mazda 626 can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`500 | 1`700 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | above average | |
| Nissan Primera has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Mazda 626 has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Nissan Primera, so Nissan Primera quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 600 | |
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