Ford Cougar 1998 vs Alfa Romeo GTV 1998
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.5 Petrol | 2.0 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: | 170 HP | 155 HP | |
| Torque: | 220 NM | 187 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.4 seconds | 8.4 seconds | |
| Ford Cougar engine produces 15 HP more power than Alfa Romeo GTV, whereas torque is 33 NM more than Alfa Romeo GTV. Despite the higher power, Ford Cougar reaches 100 km/h speed 2 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.6 | 9.2 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 10.5 l/100km | 9.6 l/100km | |
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The Alfa Romeo GTV is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Ford Cougar consumes 0.4 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo GTV, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Ford Cougar could require 60 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Ford Cougar consumes 0.9 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo GTV. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 620 km in combined cycle | 760 km in combined cycle | |
| 830 km on highway | 1020 km on highway | ||
| 570 km with real consumption | 720 km with real consumption | ||
| Alfa Romeo GTV 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: | 420'000 km | 290'000 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 Ford Cougar engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 5 years | 3 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Ford Mondeo | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Alfa Romeo 156, Alfa Romeo 166, Alfa Romeo 145, Alfa Romeo Spider | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Alfa Romeo GTV might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.70 m | 4.28 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.32 m | 1.32 m | |
| Ford Cougar is 42 cm longer than the Alfa Romeo GTV, 1 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 430 litres | 110 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
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Ford Cougar has more luggage capacity. Ford Cougar has 320 litres more trunk space than the Alfa Romeo GTV. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11.2 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Ford Cougar is 0.3 metres less than that of the Alfa Romeo GTV. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`825 | 1`780 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 3400 | |
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