Citroen Xsara 2000 vs Renault Clio 2001
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 147 NM | 148 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.7 seconds | 9.6 seconds | |
| Citroen Xsara and Renault Clio have the same engine power, but Citroen Xsara torque is 1 NM less than Renault Clio. Citroen Xsara reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.9 | 7.0 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.4 l/100km | 7.4 l/100km | |
| By specification Citroen Xsara consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Renault Clio, which means that by driving the Citroen Xsara over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 54 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 780 km in combined cycle | 710 km in combined cycle | |
| 980 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
| 720 km with real consumption | 670 km with real consumption | ||
| Citroen Xsara gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 15 years | 26 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Citroen C3, Peugeot 206, Peugeot 207 | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Renault Laguna, Renault Scenic, Dacia Duster | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Citroen Xsara 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 Xsara 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 Xsara 2000 1.6 engine Renault Clio 2001 1.6 engine: The engine is very robust and long-lived, up to half a million kilometres, and can suffer minor damage, but overall it is quite reliable. Fuel consumption is relatively high for these engines, but they are not ... More about Renault Clio 2001 1.6 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.19 m | 3.81 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.64 m | |
| Height: | 1.40 m | 1.42 m | |
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Citroen Xsara is larger, but slightly lower. Citroen Xsara is 38 cm longer than the Renault Clio, 6 cm wider, while the height of Citroen Xsara is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 510 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`100 | 1`500 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | low | |
| Citroen Xsara has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Renault Clio has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Citroen Xsara, so Citroen Xsara quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 1000 | |
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