Chrysler Sebring 1994 vs SAAB 9-3 2000
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.5 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: | 166 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 230 NM | 240 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.5 seconds | 10.4 seconds | |
| Chrysler Sebring engine produces 16 HP more power than SAAB 9-3, but torque is 10 NM less than SAAB 9-3. Despite the higher power, Chrysler Sebring reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 11.5 | 10.2 | |
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The SAAB 9-3 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Chrysler Sebring consumes 1.3 litres more fuel per 100 km than the SAAB 9-3, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Chrysler Sebring could require 195 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 64 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 520 km in combined cycle | 620 km in combined cycle | |
| 660 km on highway | 850 km on highway | ||
| SAAB 9-3 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 12 years | 11 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Used also on SAAB 9-5 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. SAAB 9-3 might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The SAAB 9-3 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: | 4.76 m | 4.64 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.71 m | |
| Height: | 1.30 m | 1.44 m | |
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Chrysler Sebring is larger, but lower. Chrysler Sebring is 12 cm longer than the SAAB 9-3, 6 cm wider, while the height of Chrysler Sebring is 14 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 370 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | no data | 10.5 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | no data | 1`600 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 1800 | 2400 | |
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