Seat Ateca 2016 vs Dacia Duster 2013
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.2 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: | 150 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 250 NM | 205 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.6 seconds | 11.7 seconds | |
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Seat Ateca is more dynamic to drive. Seat Ateca engine produces 25 HP more power than Dacia Duster, whereas torque is 45 NM more than Dacia Duster. Thanks to more power Seat Ateca reaches 100 km/h speed 3.1 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | no data | 6.3 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 50 litres | |
| 660 km with real consumption | 600 km with real consumption | ||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 7 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 6 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Audi A3, Skoda Superb, Seat Leon | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Renault Scenic, Renault Megane, Dacia Dokker | |
| 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 Seat Ateca 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. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.34 m | 4.32 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.82 m | |
| Height: | 1.60 m | 1.63 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Seat Ateca is 2 cm longer than the Dacia Duster, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Ateca is 3 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 510 litres | 473 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1636 litres | |
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Seat Ateca has more luggage capacity. Seat Ateca has 37 litres more trunk space than the Dacia Duster. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 10.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Ateca is 0.4 metres more than that of the Dacia Duster, which means Seat Ateca can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`910 | 1`752 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | high | low | |
| Seat Ateca has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Dacia Duster has serious deffects in 320 percent more cases than Seat Ateca, so Seat Ateca quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 21 600 | 6400 | |
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