Citroen Xsara 2003 vs Opel Corsa 2000
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.4 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 90 HP | |
| Torque: | 147 NM | 125 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 13 seconds | |
| Citroen Xsara engine produces 20 HP more power than Opel Corsa, whereas torque is 22 NM more than Opel Corsa. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.6 | 7.9 | |
| Citroen Xsara consumes 0.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Opel Corsa, which means that by driving the Citroen Xsara over 15,000 km in a year you can save 45 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 54 litres | 44 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 710 km in combined cycle | 550 km in combined cycle | |
| 960 km on highway | 730 km on highway | ||
| Citroen Xsara gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 4 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Citroen C3, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 207 | Used only for this car | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Citroen Xsara might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Citroen Xsara 2003 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 Xsara 2003 1.6 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.19 m | 3.82 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.65 m | |
| Height: | 1.40 m | 1.44 m | |
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Citroen Xsara is larger, but slightly lower. Citroen Xsara is 37 cm longer than the Opel Corsa, 5 cm wider, while the height of Citroen Xsara is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 260 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1060 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 9.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Citroen Xsara is 0.8 metres more than that of the Opel Corsa, which means Citroen Xsara can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`500 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Citroen Xsara has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Opel Corsa has serious deffects in 15 percent more cases than Citroen Xsara, so Citroen Xsara quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 1200 | |
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