Opel Frontera 1996 vs Ford Explorer 1995
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.5 Diesel | 4.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 116 HP | 207 HP | |
| Torque: | 260 NM | 339 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 16.8 seconds | 10.9 seconds | |
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Ford Explorer is a more dynamic driving. Opel Frontera engine produces 91 HP less power than Ford Explorer, whereas torque is 79 NM less than Ford Explorer. Due to the lower power, Opel Frontera reaches 100 km/h speed 5.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 10.2 | 13.7 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 10.3 l/100km | 15.5 l/100km | |
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The Opel Frontera is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Opel Frontera consumes 3.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Explorer, which means that by driving the Opel Frontera over 15,000 km in a year you can save 525 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Opel Frontera consumes 5.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Explorer. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 80 litres | 80 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 780 km in combined cycle | 580 km in combined cycle | |
| 930 km on highway | 720 km on highway | ||
| 770 km with real consumption | 510 km with real consumption | ||
| Opel Frontera gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | 4x4 - Full time 4WD | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.69 m | 4.81 m | |
| Width: | 1.76 m | 1.87 m | |
| Height: | 1.75 m | 1.80 m | |
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Opel Frontera is smaller. Opel Frontera is 12 cm shorter than the Ford Explorer, 11 cm narrower, while the height of Opel Frontera is 5 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 540 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1720 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 12.4 meters | 11.5 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Opel Frontera is 0.9 metres more than that of the Ford Explorer, which means Opel Frontera can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`600 | 2`568 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 2600 | |
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