Seat Cordoba 1994 vs Honda Civic 1996
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.8 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 160 HP | |
| Torque: | 145 NM | 153 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.7 seconds | 8.1 seconds | |
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Honda Civic is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 70 HP less power than Honda Civic, whereas torque is 8 NM less than Honda Civic. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 3.6 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.6 | 8.4 | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Seat Cordoba consumes 0.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Honda Civic, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 120 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 47 litres | 45 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 610 km in combined cycle | 530 km in combined cycle | |
| Seat Cordoba gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 420'000 km | 440'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 8 years | 11 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Vento, Seat Toledo, Seat Ibiza | Used also on Honda CRX | |
| 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 Cordoba 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: | 4.11 m | 4.46 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.39 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller, but slightly higher. Seat Cordoba is 35 cm shorter than the Honda Civic, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 335 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10 meters | 10 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`690 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | above average | |
| Honda Civic has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Cordoba has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Honda Civic, so Honda Civic quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | no data | 1000 | |
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