Dacia Logan 2016 vs Ford Focus 2014
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 0.9 Petrol | 1.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 140 NM | 170 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11 seconds | 11.2 seconds | |
| Dacia Logan engine produces 35 HP less power than Ford Focus, whereas torque is 30 NM less than Ford Focus. Despite less power, Dacia Logan reaches 100 km/h speed 0.2 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.9 | 5.0 | |
| Dacia Logan consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus, which means that by driving the Dacia Logan over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 13 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Renault Clio, Renault Captur, Nissan Micra, Smart ForFour | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Ford Mondeo, Ford C-Max, Ford EcoSport | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Dacia Logan might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.49 m | 4.56 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.55 m | 1.51 m | |
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Dacia Logan is smaller, but higher. Dacia Logan is 7 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 14 cm narrower, while the height of Dacia Logan is 4 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 573 litres | 490 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1518 litres | 1502 litres | |
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Dacia Logan has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Dacia Logan has 83 litres more trunk space than the Ford Focus. The Ford Focus may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Dacia Logan (by 16 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | no data | |
| Power steering: | Electric power steering | Hydraulic power steering | |
| Electric power steering is simpler, quieter, more fuel-efficient, more configurable and provides additional features such as auto-steering for lane assist and parking. The disadvantages of electric power steering are possible overheating under prolonged load conditions and insufficient feedback (feeling) during steering. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`585 | 1`900 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | low | below average | |
| Ford Focus has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Dacia Logan has serious deffects in 55 percent more cases than Ford Focus, so Ford Focus quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4800 | 6200 | |
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