Citroen Berlingo 2000 vs Toyota Avensis Verso 2003
| Body: | Estate car / wagon | Minivan / MPV | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
| Engine: | 1.6 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: | 108 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 147 NM | 192 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.2 seconds | 11.4 seconds | |
| Citroen Berlingo engine produces 42 HP less power than Toyota Avensis Verso, whereas torque is 45 NM less than Toyota Avensis Verso. Despite less power, Citroen Berlingo reaches 100 km/h speed 0.2 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.4 | 8.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.1 l/100km | 9.1 l/100km | |
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The Citroen Berlingo is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Citroen Berlingo consumes 1.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Avensis Verso, which means that by driving the Citroen Berlingo over 15,000 km in a year you can save 180 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Citroen Berlingo consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Avensis Verso. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 740 km in combined cycle | 690 km in combined cycle | |
| 880 km on highway | 880 km on highway | ||
| 670 km with real consumption | 650 km with real consumption | ||
| Citroen Berlingo gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 14 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 2 other car models, including Toyota Avensis, Toyota RAV4 | |
| 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. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Citroen Berlingo 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. | |||
| Citroen Berlingo 2000 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 2000 1.6 engine Toyota Avensis Verso 2003 2.0 engine: The 2.0-liter gasoline engine debuted in 2000 as a replacement for the 3S-FE. It features an aluminum block with cast-iron liners and an open cooling jacket, an aluminum 16-valve DOHC cylinder head without hydraulic lifters, and a chain-driven timing system. Most versions of ... More about Toyota Avensis Verso 2003 2.0 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.11 m | 4.69 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.76 m | |
| Height: | 1.80 m | 1.68 m | |
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Citroen Berlingo is smaller, but higher. Citroen Berlingo is 58 cm shorter than the Toyota Avensis Verso, 4 cm narrower, while the height of Citroen Berlingo is 12 cm higher. | |||
| Seats: | 5 seats | 7 seats | |
| Trunk capacity: | 624 litres | 282 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | no data | 282 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 5 seats: | 624 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
2800 litres | 2422 litres | |
| The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Citroen Berlingo (by 378 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.2 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Citroen Berlingo is 0.2 metres more than that of the Toyota Avensis Verso. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`780 | no data | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1200 | 1600 | |
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