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: | 115 HP | 140 HP | |
Torque: | 170 NM | 181 NM | |
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.5 seconds | 12 seconds | |
Nissan Primera is a more dynamic driving. Mazda 626 engine produces 25 HP less power than Nissan Primera, whereas torque is 11 NM less than Nissan Primera. Due to the lower power, Mazda 626 reaches 100 km/h speed 0.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.7 | 8.7 | |
Fuel tank capacity: | 64 litres | 60 litres | |
Full fuel tank distance: | 730 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
920 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
740 km with real consumption | 600 km with real consumption | ||
Mazda 626 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
Engine production duration: | 20 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. | |||
Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
The Nissan Primera 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: | 4.68 m | 4.58 m | |
Width: | 1.71 m | 1.72 m | |
Height: | 1.52 m | 1.41 m | |
Mazda 626 is 10 cm longer than the Nissan Primera, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Mazda 626 is 11 cm higher. | |||
Trunk capacity: | 540 litres | no data | |
Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1677 litres | no data | |
Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 11 meters | |
The turning circle of the Mazda 626 is 0.2 metres less than that of the Nissan Primera. | |||
Gross weight (kg): | no data | 1`800 | |
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 (€): | 600 | 1000 | |
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