Audi A2 2000 vs Smart ForFour 2004
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.3 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: | 75 HP | 95 HP | |
| Torque: | 126 NM | 125 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.3 seconds | 10.8 seconds | |
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Smart ForFour is a more dynamic driving. Audi A2 engine produces 20 HP less power than Smart ForFour, but torque is 1 NM more than Smart ForFour. Due to the lower power, Audi A2 reaches 100 km/h speed 1.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.9 | 5.8 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.4 l/100km | 6.6 l/100km | |
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By specification Audi A2 consumes 0.1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Smart ForFour, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Audi A2 could require 15 litres more fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Audi A2 consumes 0.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Smart ForFour. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 42 litres | 47 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 710 km in combined cycle | 810 km in combined cycle | |
| 910 km on highway | 970 km on highway | ||
| 650 km with real consumption | 710 km with real consumption | ||
| Smart ForFour gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 370'000 km | 280'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Audi A2 engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 20 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Fabia | Used also on Mitsubishi Colt | |
| 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 Audi A2 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: | 3.83 m | 3.75 m | |
| Width: | 1.67 m | 1.68 m | |
| Height: | 1.55 m | 1.45 m | |
| Audi A2 is 8 cm longer than the Smart ForFour, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Audi A2 is 10 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 390 litres | 268 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1085 litres | 910 litres | |
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Audi A2 has more luggage capacity. Audi A2 has 122 litres more trunk space than the Smart ForFour. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Audi A2 (by 175 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.3 meters | 10.5 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Audi A2 is 0.2 metres less than that of the Smart ForFour. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`435 | 1`450 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Quality: | above average | average | |
| Audi A2 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Smart ForFour has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Audi A2, so Audi A2 quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 2600 | 1800 | |
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