Seat Cordoba 1996 vs Rover 400 1996
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 116 HP | 136 HP | |
| Torque: | 166 NM | 185 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.1 seconds | 9.6 seconds | |
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Rover 400 is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 20 HP less power than Rover 400, whereas torque is 19 NM less than Rover 400. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 0.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Seat Cordoba consumes 0.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Rover 400, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 105 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 560 km in combined cycle | 630 km in combined cycle | |
| 730 km on highway | 910 km on highway | ||
| Rover 400 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 600'000 km | 420'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Seat Cordoba engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 8 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Seat Toledo, Seat Ibiza | Used also on Rover 200 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.14 m | 4.49 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 Rover 400, 6 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 470 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 810 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10 meters | 10.3 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Cordoba is 0.3 metres less than that of the Rover 400. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`720 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 800 | no data | |
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