Citroen Berlingo 2005 vs Volkswagen Sharan 2000
| Body: | Estate car / wagon | Minivan / MPV | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.8 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain and belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 147 NM | 210 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.2 seconds | 10.9 seconds | |
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Volkswagen Sharan is a more dynamic driving. Citroen Berlingo engine produces 40 HP less power than Volkswagen Sharan, whereas torque is 63 NM less than Volkswagen Sharan. Due to the lower power, Citroen Berlingo reaches 100 km/h speed 0.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.4 | 9.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.3 l/100km | 10.1 l/100km | |
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The Citroen Berlingo is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Citroen Berlingo consumes 2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Sharan, which means that by driving the Citroen Berlingo over 15,000 km in a year you can save 300 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Citroen Berlingo consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Sharan. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 740 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| 880 km on highway | 950 km on highway | ||
| 660 km with real consumption | 690 km with real consumption | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Citroen Xsara, Citroen C3, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 207 | Installed on at least 9 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A4, Skoda Octavia, Audi A3 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Citroen Berlingo might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Citroen Berlingo 2005 1.6 engine: Relatively reliable engine, the main problems tend to be with the engine control electronics. The engine is demanding on fuel quality and fuel consumption is relatively high. It is highly recommended to ... More about Citroen Berlingo 2005 1.6 engine Volkswagen Sharan 2000 1.8 engine: The weakest link in this engine is the turbine, whose failure is contributed to by a faulty catalytic converter. The oil pump and chain tensioner also tend to have problems. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.14 m | 4.63 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.82 m | 1.73 m | |
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Citroen Berlingo is smaller, but higher. Citroen Berlingo is 49 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Sharan, 9 cm narrower, while the height of Citroen Berlingo is 9 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 624 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
2800 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11.3 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Citroen Berlingo is 0.4 metres more than that of the Volkswagen Sharan, which means Citroen Berlingo can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`900 | 1`900 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | low | |
| Citroen Berlingo has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volkswagen Sharan has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Citroen Berlingo, so Citroen Berlingo quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 2200 | |
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