Nissan Serena 2000 vs Volkswagen Sharan 2000
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 1.8 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain and belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 145 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 186 NM | 210 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 15 seconds | 12.1 seconds | |
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Volkswagen Sharan is a more dynamic driving. Nissan Serena engine produces 5 HP less power than Volkswagen Sharan, whereas torque is 24 NM less than Volkswagen Sharan. Due to the lower power, Nissan Serena reaches 100 km/h speed 2.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.3 | 10.2 | |
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The Nissan Serena is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Nissan Serena consumes 1.9 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Sharan, which means that by driving the Nissan Serena over 15,000 km in a year you can save 285 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 720 km in combined cycle | 680 km in combined cycle | |
| Nissan Serena gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 280'000 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 Volkswagen Sharan engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 12 years | 9 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Primera, Nissan Sentra | Installed on at least 9 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A4, Skoda Octavia, Audi A3 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Volkswagen Sharan engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
| Volkswagen Sharan 2000 1.8 engine: The weakest link in this engine is the turbine, whose failure is contributed to by a faulty catalytic converter. The oil pump and chain tensioner also tend to have problems. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.52 m | 4.63 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.81 m | |
| Height: | 1.83 m | 1.73 m | |
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Nissan Serena is smaller, but higher. Nissan Serena is 11 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Sharan, 12 cm narrower, while the height of Nissan Serena is 10 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 520 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Nissan Serena is 0.1 metres more than that of the Volkswagen Sharan. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`060 | 1`900 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | low | |
| Nissan Serena has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volkswagen Sharan has serious deffects in 25 percent more cases than Nissan Serena, so Nissan Serena quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 2200 | |
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