Honda Civic 2007 vs Volkswagen Golf 2008
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Honda Civic is available only with front wheel drive, while Volkswagen Golf can be equipped with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.3 - 2.2 | 1.4 - 2.0 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 83 - 201 HP | 80 - 210 HP | |
| Torque: | 119 - 340 NM | 132 - 320 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 6.6 - 14.6 seconds | 6.9 - 14 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.9 - 9.1 | 4.9 - 7.4 | |
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Honda Civic petrol engines consumes on average 0.9 litres more fuel per 100 km than Volkswagen Golf. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.25 m | 4.20 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.79 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.48 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Honda Civic is 5 cm longer than the Volkswagen Golf, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Honda Civic is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 485 litres | 350 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1350 litres | 1305 litres | |
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Honda Civic has more luggage capacity. Honda Civic has 135 litres more trunk space than the Volkswagen Golf. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Honda Civic (by 45 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 11 meters | |
| Gross weight: | ~ 1`700 kg | ~ 1`864 kg | |
| Net weight: | ~ 1`300 kg | ~ 1`263 kg | |
| Load capacity: | ~ 400 kg | ~ 601 kg | |
| Honda Civic load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 50 procentiem less than Volkswagen Golf. Therefore, Volkswagen Golf is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads. | |||
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| Quality: | above average | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 1800 | 2800 | |
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