Seat Cordoba 1999 vs Toyota Corolla 1997
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 100 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 145 NM | 145 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.1 seconds | 10.2 seconds | |
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Toyota Corolla is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 10 HP less power than Toyota Corolla, the torque is the same for both cars. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 0.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.0 | 8.1 | |
| Seat Cordoba consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Corolla, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 560 km in combined cycle | 610 km in combined cycle | |
| 720 km on highway | 760 km on highway | ||
| Toyota Corolla gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Octavia, Seat Toledo, Seat Ibiza | Used only for this car | |
| 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: | 4.16 m | 4.32 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.69 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.44 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller. Seat Cordoba is 16 cm shorter than the Toyota Corolla, 5 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 308 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1218 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 9.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Cordoba is 1.3 metres more than that of the Toyota Corolla, which means Seat Cordoba can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`615 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | high | |
| Toyota Corolla has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Cordoba has serious deffects in 40 percent more cases than Toyota Corolla, so Toyota Corolla quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 800 | no data | |
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