Opel Zafira 2003 vs Toyota Avensis Verso 2001
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.8 Petrol | 2.0 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: | 125 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 170 NM | 192 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 13 seconds | 12.1 seconds | |
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Toyota Avensis Verso is a more dynamic driving. Opel Zafira engine produces 25 HP less power than Toyota Avensis Verso, whereas torque is 22 NM less than Toyota Avensis Verso. Due to the lower power, Opel Zafira reaches 100 km/h speed 0.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.7 | 8.9 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 8.9 l/100km | 11.7 l/100km | |
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The Opel Zafira is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Opel Zafira consumes 0.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Avensis Verso, which means that by driving the Opel Zafira over 15,000 km in a year you can save 30 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Opel Zafira consumes 2.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Avensis Verso. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 58 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 660 km in combined cycle | 670 km in combined cycle | |
| 850 km on highway | 820 km on highway | ||
| 650 km with real consumption | 510 km with real consumption | ||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 9 years | 14 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Opel Astra, Opel Vectra, Opel Meriva, Opel Signum | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Toyota Avensis, Toyota RAV4 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Opel Zafira 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. | |||
| Opel Zafira 2003 1.8 engine: Mechanically reliable engine, but the engine control unit can cause problems. Toyota Avensis Verso 2001 2.0 engine: The 2.0-liter gasoline engine debuted in 2000 as a replacement for the 3S-FE. It features an aluminum block with cast-iron liners and an open cooling jacket, an aluminum 16-valve DOHC cylinder head without hydraulic lifters, and a chain-driven timing system. Most versions of ... More about Toyota Avensis Verso 2001 2.0 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.32 m | 4.65 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.76 m | |
| Height: | 1.63 m | 1.68 m | |
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Opel Zafira is smaller. Opel Zafira is 33 cm shorter than the Toyota Avensis Verso, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Opel Zafira is 5 cm lower. | |||
| Seats: | 7 seats | 7 seats | |
| Trunk capacity: | 150 litres | 282 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | 150 litres | 282 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1700 litres | 2422 litres | |
| In 7-seat version Toyota Avensis Verso has more luggage space (by 132 litres). The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Toyota Avensis Verso (by 722 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.5 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Opel Zafira is 0.5 metres less than that of the Toyota Avensis Verso, which means Opel Zafira can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 1`960 kg | 2`140 kg | |
| Net weight: | 1`370 kg | 1`495 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 590 kg | 645 kg | |
| Opel Zafira load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 9 procentiem less than Toyota Avensis Verso. Therefore, Toyota Avensis Verso is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads. | |||
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 1000 | 1600 | |
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