Fiat Marea 1996 vs Kia Clarus 1999
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.8 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 103 HP | 116 HP | |
| Torque: | 144 NM | 152 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14 seconds | 13.9 seconds | |
| Fiat Marea engine produces 13 HP less power than Kia Clarus, whereas torque is 8 NM less than Kia Clarus. Due to the lower power, Fiat Marea reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 10.6 | 10.9 | |
| Fiat Marea consumes 0.3 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Kia Clarus, which means that by driving the Fiat Marea over 15,000 km in a year you can save 45 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 63 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 590 km in combined cycle | 550 km in combined cycle | |
| 740 km on highway | 680 km on highway | ||
| Fiat Marea gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 390'000 km | 350'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Fiat Marea engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 5 years | 11 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Fiat Brava | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Kia Carens, Kia Shuma, Kia Sephia | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Kia Clarus might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.48 m | 4.75 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.50 m | 1.44 m | |
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Fiat Marea is smaller, but higher. Fiat Marea is 27 cm shorter than the Kia Clarus, 4 cm narrower, while the height of Fiat Marea is 6 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 304 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Fiat Marea is 0.1 metres more than that of the Kia Clarus. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`200 | 1`840 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | low | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1000 | no data | |
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