Hyundai Elantra 2000 vs Honda Accord 1999
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 141 HP | 147 HP | |
| Torque: | 182 NM | 184 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.5 seconds | 11.1 seconds | |
| Hyundai Elantra engine produces 6 HP less power than Honda Accord, whereas torque is 2 NM less than Honda Accord. Despite less power, Hyundai Elantra reaches 100 km/h speed 0.6 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.8 | 9.2 | |
| Hyundai Elantra consumes 0.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Honda Accord, which means that by driving the Hyundai Elantra over 15,000 km in a year you can save 60 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 65 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 620 km in combined cycle | 700 km in combined cycle | |
| 790 km on highway | 910 km on highway | ||
| Honda Accord gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 400'000 km | 460'000 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 Honda Accord engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Kia Sportage, Kia Ceed, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson | Used also on Honda CR-V | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Hyundai Elantra might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.50 m | 4.60 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.43 m | |
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Hyundai Elantra is smaller. Hyundai Elantra is 10 cm shorter than the Honda Accord, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Hyundai Elantra is 1 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 415 litres | 450 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
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Honda Accord has more luggage space. Hyundai Elantra has 35 litres less trunk space than the Honda Accord. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.1 meters | 11.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Hyundai Elantra is 1.3 metres less than that of the Honda Accord, which means Hyundai Elantra can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`800 | 1`930 | |
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| Quality: | below average | high | |
| Honda Accord has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Hyundai Elantra has serious deffects in 20 percent more cases than Honda Accord, so Honda Accord quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 1000 | |
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