Ford Focus 2018 vs Volkswagen Golf 2017
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Ford Focus is available only with front wheel drive, while Volkswagen Golf can be equipped with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.0 - 2.0 | 1.0 - 2.0 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 85 - 182 HP | 85 - 310 HP | |
| Torque: | 170 - 370 NM | 175 - 380 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.3 - 13.5 seconds | 4.6 - 11.9 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.8 - 5.5 | 4.3 - 7.9 | |
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Ford Focus petrol engines consumes on average 0.6 litres less fuel per 100 km than Volkswagen Golf. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.38 m | 4.26 m | |
| Width: | 1.83 m | 1.79 m | |
| Height: | 1.45 m | 1.49 m | |
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Ford Focus is larger, but slightly lower. Ford Focus is 12 cm longer than the Volkswagen Golf, 4 cm wider, while the height of Ford Focus is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 375 litres | 380 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1354 litres | 1270 litres | |
| Ford Focus has 5 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Golf. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Ford Focus (by 84 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Ford Focus is 0.1 metres more than that of the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`918 | ~ 1`832 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | average | |
| Average price (€): | 13 400 | 11 200 | |
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