Honda Civic 2006 vs Ford Focus 2005
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.3 Hybrid | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Hybrid engines (Honda Civic) offer better fuel economy and lower emissions than petrol engines, especially in city driving with frequent stops. Petrol (Ford Focus) engines, however, are typically less expensive to buy and maintain, and offer more consistent performance on highways. | |||
| 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: | 95 HP | 115 HP | |
| Torque: | 123 NM | 155 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.1 seconds | 10.9 seconds | |
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Ford Focus is a more dynamic driving. Honda Civic engine produces 20 HP less power than Ford Focus, whereas torque is 32 NM less than Ford Focus. Due to the lower power, Honda Civic reaches 100 km/h speed 1.2 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.6 | 6.4 | |
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The Honda Civic is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Honda Civic consumes 1.8 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 270 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1080 km in combined cycle | 850 km in combined cycle | |
| 1160 km on highway | 1070 km on highway | ||
| Honda Civic 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: | 380'000 km | 420'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 24 years | 5 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Honda Insight | 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: | 4.54 m | 4.49 m | |
| Width: | 1.75 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.43 m | 1.45 m | |
| Honda Civic is 5 cm longer than the Ford Focus, 9 cm narrower, while the height of Honda Civic is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 390 litres | 467 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 931 litres | |
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Ford Focus has more luggage space. Despite its longer length, Honda Civic has 77 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: | 10.6 meters | 10.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Honda Civic is 0.2 metres more than that of the Ford Focus. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`675 | 1`765 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Honda Civic has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Focus has serious deffects in 15 percent more cases than Honda Civic, so Honda Civic quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 3200 | 1200 | |
| Rating in user reviews: | 8.5/10 | 7.9/10 | |
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