Toyota Avensis 2003 vs Volkswagen Golf 1999
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 147 HP | 115 HP | |
| Torque: | 196 NM | 170 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.9 seconds | 12.9 seconds | |
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Toyota Avensis is more dynamic to drive. Toyota Avensis engine produces 32 HP more power than Volkswagen Golf, whereas torque is 26 NM more than Volkswagen Golf. Thanks to more power Toyota Avensis reaches 100 km/h speed 3 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.4 | 9.1 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 9.5 l/100km | 9.6 l/100km | |
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By specification Toyota Avensis consumes 0.3 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Toyota Avensis could require 45 litres more fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Toyota Avensis consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 630 km in combined cycle | 600 km in combined cycle | |
| 820 km on highway | 790 km on highway | ||
| 630 km with real consumption | 570 km with real consumption | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 14 years | 4 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Toyota RAV4, Toyota Avensis Verso | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Beetle | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Volkswagen Golf engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
| Toyota Avensis 2003 2.0 engine: The 2.0-liter gasoline engine debuted in 2000 as a replacement for the 3S-FE. It features an aluminum block with cast-iron liners and an open cooling jacket, an aluminum 16-valve DOHC cylinder head without hydraulic lifters, and a chain-driven timing system. Most versions of ... More about Toyota Avensis 2003 2.0 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.70 m | 4.40 m | |
| Width: | 1.76 m | 1.74 m | |
| Height: | 1.52 m | 1.47 m | |
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Toyota Avensis is larger. Toyota Avensis is 30 cm longer than the Volkswagen Golf, 2 cm wider, while the height of Toyota Avensis is 5 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 460 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1470 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 11.2 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Toyota Avensis is 0.3 metres more than that of the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`400 | 1`810 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Quality: | high | high | |
| Volkswagen Golf has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Toyota Avensis has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Volkswagen Golf, so Volkswagen Golf quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1600 | 1400 | |
| Rating in user reviews: | 7.9/10 | 7.6/10 | |
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