Volkswagen Beetle 2000 vs Nissan Note 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 1.5 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 90 HP | |
| Torque: | 210 NM | 200 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14.4 seconds | 11.9 seconds | |
| Volkswagen Beetle and Nissan Note have the same engine power, but Volkswagen Beetle torque is 10 NM more than Nissan Note. Volkswagen Beetle reaches 100 km/h speed 2.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.5 | 3.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.5 l/100km | 4.8 l/100km | |
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The Nissan Note is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Volkswagen Beetle consumes 2.9 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Nissan Note, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Volkswagen Beetle could require 435 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Volkswagen Beetle consumes 1.7 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Nissan Note. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 13 years | 8 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Skoda Octavia, Audi A3, Volkswagen Bora, Seat Leon | Installed on at least 22 other car models, including Nissan Qashqai, Renault Laguna, Renault Scenic, Dacia Duster, Nissan Juke | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Volkswagen Beetle 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. | |||
| Nissan Note 2012 1.5 engine: The engine has many modifications, is sufficiently common and spare parts are available. The fuel consumption/power ratio is good. The fuel injection system can be a problem and the timing belt change interval ... More about Nissan Note 2012 1.5 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.08 m | 4.10 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.50 m | 1.53 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Volkswagen Beetle is 2 cm shorter than the Nissan Note, 3 cm wider, while the height of Volkswagen Beetle is 3 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 209 litres | 325 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
525 litres | 1495 litres | |
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Nissan Note has more luggage space. Volkswagen Beetle has 116 litres less trunk space than the Nissan Note. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Nissan Note (by 970 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Beetle is 0.2 metres more than that of the Nissan Note. | |||
| Power steering: | Hydraulic power steering | Electric power steering | |
| Hydraulic power steering is technologically more complex, louder, increases fuel consumption and requires more servicing. It has the advantages of more power, less strain on the car's electrical system and better feedback (feeling) when steering. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`675 | 1`510 | |
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| Quality: | Nissan Note has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volkswagen Beetle has serious deffects in 290 percent more cases than Nissan Note, so Nissan Note quality is probably significantly better | ||
| Average price (€): | 1800 | 5200 | |
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