Seat Cordoba 1996 vs Hyundai Elantra 1995
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain and belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 101 HP | 114 HP | |
| Torque: | 140 NM | 143 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.8 seconds | 11.2 seconds | |
| Seat Cordoba engine produces 13 HP less power than Hyundai Elantra, whereas torque is 3 NM less than Hyundai Elantra. Despite less power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 0.4 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.8 | 8.7 | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Seat Cordoba consumes 0.9 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Hyundai Elantra, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 135 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 570 km in combined cycle | 630 km in combined cycle | |
| 750 km on highway | 820 km on highway | ||
| Hyundai Elantra gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 420'000 km | 420'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 6 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Seat Toledo, Seat Ibiza | Used also on Hyundai Coupe, Hyundai Lantra | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Seat Cordoba might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.14 m | 4.42 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.39 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller, but slightly higher. Seat Cordoba is 28 cm shorter than the Hyundai Elantra, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 3 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 393 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`685 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Average price (€): | 800 | no data | |
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