Honda Civic 2014 vs Ford Focus 2014
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Diesel | 1.5 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: | 120 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 300 NM | 240 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.1 seconds | 9.1 seconds | |
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Ford Focus is a more dynamic driving. Honda Civic engine produces 30 HP less power than Ford Focus, but torque is 60 NM more than Ford Focus. Due to the lower power, Honda Civic reaches 100 km/h speed 1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 3.8 | 5.9 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.0 l/100km | 7.4 l/100km | |
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The Honda Civic is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Honda Civic consumes 2.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus, which means that by driving the Honda Civic over 15,000 km in a year you can save 315 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Honda Civic consumes 2.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1310 km in combined cycle | 930 km in combined cycle | |
| 1380 km on highway | 1170 km on highway | ||
| 1000 km with real consumption | 740 km with real consumption | ||
| Honda Civic gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 350'000 km | 330'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 12 years | 5 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | 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. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.54 m | 4.56 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.48 m | 1.51 m | |
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Honda Civic is smaller. Honda Civic is 2 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 9 cm narrower, while the height of Honda Civic is 3 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 624 litres | 490 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1502 litres | |
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Honda Civic has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Honda Civic has 134 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. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.2 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Honda Civic is 0.2 metres more than that of the Ford Focus. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`910 | 1`900 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Honda Civic has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Focus has serious deffects in 25 percent more cases than Honda Civic, so Honda Civic quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 8800 | 6800 | |
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