Honda Accord 2011 vs Citroen C5 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 156 HP | 156 HP | |
| Torque: | 192 NM | 240 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.8 seconds | 10.7 seconds | |
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Citroen C5 is a more dynamic driving. Honda Accord and Citroen C5 have the same engine power, but Honda Accord torque is 48 NM less than Citroen C5. Honda Accord reaches 100 km/h speed 0.1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.3 | 7.3 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 65 litres | 71 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 890 km in combined cycle | 970 km in combined cycle | |
| 1160 km on highway | 1260 km on highway | ||
| 770 km with real consumption | 780 km with real consumption | ||
| Citroen C5 gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 20 years | 17 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Honda CR-V | Installed on at least 8 other car models, including Peugeot 308, Peugeot 207, Citroen C4 Picasso, Peugeot 3008 | |
| 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 Citroen C5 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. | |||
| Honda Accord 2011 2.0 engine: This engine is sensitive to both fuel and oil quality. Using low-grade gasoline can quickly damage the catalytic converter and lead to premature failure of the oxygen sensors.
Many Honda owners are annoyed ... More about Honda Accord 2011 2.0 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.73 m | 4.78 m | |
| Width: | 1.84 m | 1.86 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.45 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Honda Accord is 5 cm shorter than the Citroen C5, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Honda Accord is 1 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 467 litres | 439 litres | |
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Honda Accord has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Honda Accord has 28 litres more trunk space than the Citroen C5. The Citroen C5 may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11.7 meters | 11.7 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`950 | 2`026 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | low | |
| Honda Accord has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Citroen C5 has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Honda Accord, so Honda Accord quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 5600 | 4200 | |
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