Seat Cordoba 1999 vs Alfa Romeo GTV 1998
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 155 HP | |
| Torque: | 235 NM | 187 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.2 seconds | 8.4 seconds | |
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Alfa Romeo GTV is a more dynamic driving. Seat Cordoba engine produces 45 HP less power than Alfa Romeo GTV, but torque is 48 NM more than Alfa Romeo GTV. Due to the lower power, Seat Cordoba reaches 100 km/h speed 1.8 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.8 | 9.2 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.7 l/100km | 9.6 l/100km | |
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The Seat Cordoba is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Cordoba consumes 4.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo GTV, which means that by driving the Seat Cordoba over 15,000 km in a year you can save 660 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Cordoba consumes 3.9 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Alfa Romeo GTV. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 45 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 930 km in combined cycle | 760 km in combined cycle | |
| 1150 km on highway | 1020 km on highway | ||
| 780 km with real consumption | 720 km with real consumption | ||
| Seat Cordoba gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 560'000 km | 290'000 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 | 3 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A6, Seat Alhambra, Seat Leon | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Alfa Romeo 156, Alfa Romeo 166, Alfa Romeo 145, Alfa Romeo Spider | |
| 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: | 4.16 m | 4.28 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.42 m | 1.32 m | |
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Seat Cordoba is smaller, but higher. Seat Cordoba is 12 cm shorter than the Alfa Romeo GTV, 14 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Cordoba is 10 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 110 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11.2 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Cordoba is 0.3 metres less than that of the Alfa Romeo GTV. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`000 | 1`780 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | no data | 3400 | |
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