Seat Cordoba 1999 vs Alfa Romeo 156 1997
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 60 HP | 155 HP | |
| Torque: | 116 NM | 187 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 15.9 seconds | 8.6 seconds | |
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Alfa Romeo 156 is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 95 HP less power than Alfa Romeo 156, whereas torque is 71 NM less than Alfa Romeo 156. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 7.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.7 | 8.5 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.1 l/100km | 9.2 l/100km | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Cordoba consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo 156, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 270 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Cordoba consumes 2.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo 156. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 63 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 670 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| 830 km on highway | 950 km on highway | ||
| 630 km with real consumption | 680 km with real consumption | ||
| Alfa Romeo 156 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.16 m | 4.43 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.74 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.42 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller. Seat Cordoba is 27 cm shorter than the Alfa Romeo 156, 10 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 380 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11.1 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Cordoba is 0.2 metres less than that of the Alfa Romeo 156. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 800 | 1`770 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | low | |
| Seat Cordoba has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Alfa Romeo 156 has serious deffects in 35 percent more cases than Seat Cordoba, so Seat Cordoba quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1000 | 1000 | |
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