Honda Civic 2015 vs Ford Focus 2011
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 1.6 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: | 174 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 220 NM | 159 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | n/a seconds | 11.8 seconds | |
| Honda Civic engine produces 49 HP more power than Ford Focus, whereas torque is 61 NM more than Ford Focus. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.7 | 6.4 | |
| Honda Civic consumes 0.3 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Honda Civic could require 45 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 46 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 680 km in combined cycle | 850 km in combined cycle | |
| 820 km on highway | 1140 km on highway | ||
| Ford Focus gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Honda CR-V, Honda Accord | Used also on Ford C-Max | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Honda Civic might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.63 m | 4.53 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.82 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.48 m | |
| Honda Civic is 10 cm longer than the Ford Focus, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Honda Civic is 7 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 428 litres | 475 litres | |
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Ford Focus has more luggage space. Despite its longer length, Honda Civic has 47 litres less trunk space than the Ford Focus. This could mean that the Honda Civic uses more space in the cabin, so the driver and passengers could be more spacious and comfortable. | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 11 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`315 | 1`825 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Ford Focus is better rated in child safety tests. The Honda Civic scores significantly higher in active safety technologies (stability control, lane assist, automatic braking, etc.) tests. | |||
| Quality: | above average | below average | |
| Honda Civic has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Focus has serious deffects in 40 percent more cases than Honda Civic, so Honda Civic quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 16 800 | 4400 | |
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