Seat Cordoba 1999 vs Volvo S40 2000
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 1.9 Diesel | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 102 HP | |
| Torque: | 210 NM | 215 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.6 seconds | 12 seconds | |
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Volvo S40 is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 12 HP less power than Volvo S40, whereas torque is 5 NM less than Volvo S40. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 0.6 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.9 | 5.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.2 l/100km | 5.3 l/100km | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Cordoba consumes 0.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volvo S40, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 75 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Cordoba consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volvo S40. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 910 km in combined cycle | 1110 km in combined cycle | |
| 1120 km on highway | 1420 km on highway | ||
| 860 km with real consumption | 1130 km with real consumption | ||
| Volvo S40 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.16 m | 4.48 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.72 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.41 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller, but slightly higher. Seat Cordoba is 32 cm shorter than the Volvo S40, 8 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 471 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 853 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Cordoba is 0.1 metres less than that of the Volvo S40. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`770 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Seat Cordoba has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volvo S40 has serious deffects in 15 percent more cases than Seat Cordoba, so Seat Cordoba quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1000 | 800 | |
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