Citroen Xantia 1997 vs Honda Accord 1995
| Body: | Hatchback | Estate car / wagon | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
| Engine: | 1.8 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 136 HP | |
| Torque: | 147 NM | 184 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 10.8 seconds | |
| Citroen Xantia engine produces 46 HP less power than Honda Accord, whereas torque is 37 NM less than Honda Accord. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.4 | 9.0 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.1 l/100km | 9.1 l/100km | |
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The Citroen Xantia is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Citroen Xantia consumes 0.6 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Honda Accord, which means that by driving the Citroen Xantia over 15,000 km in a year you can save 90 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Citroen Xantia consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Honda Accord. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 70 litres | 65 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 830 km in combined cycle | 720 km in combined cycle | |
| 860 km with real consumption | 710 km with real consumption | ||
| Citroen Xantia gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 6 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Citroen Berlingo | Used also on Honda CR-V | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Honda Accord might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.44 m | 4.77 m | |
| Width: | 1.76 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.38 m | 1.42 m | |
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Citroen Xantia is smaller. Citroen Xantia is 33 cm shorter than the Honda Accord, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Citroen Xantia is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 430 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 739 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 11.1 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Citroen Xantia is 0.1 metres less than that of the Honda Accord. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`500 | 1`880 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | high | average | |
| Citroen Xantia has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Honda Accord has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Citroen Xantia, so Citroen Xantia quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 600 | 3800 | |
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