Honda Civic 1998 vs Nissan Primera 1998
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 100 HP | |
| Torque: | 120 NM | 136 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 13.3 seconds | 12.8 seconds | |
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Nissan Primera is a more dynamic driving. Honda Civic engine produces 10 HP less power than Nissan Primera, whereas torque is 16 NM less than Nissan Primera. Due to the lower power, Honda Civic reaches 100 km/h speed 0.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.7 | 7.5 | |
| Honda Civic consumes 0.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Nissan Primera, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Honda Civic could require 30 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 710 km in combined cycle | 800 km in combined cycle | |
| 840 km on highway | 960 km on highway | ||
| Nissan Primera gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 330'000 km | 440'000 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 Nissan Primera engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 12 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Used also on Nissan Almera | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Nissan Primera might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.42 m | 4.58 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.72 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.41 m | |
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Honda Civic is smaller. Honda Civic is 16 cm shorter than the Nissan Primera, 2 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 415 litres | 430 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1312 litres | 1650 litres | |
| Honda Civic has 15 litres less trunk space than the Nissan Primera. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Nissan Primera (by 338 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 11 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`620 | 1`750 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | above average | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 1000 | |
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