Nissan Primera 1999 vs Dodge Caravan 2001
| Body: | Hatchback | Minivan / MPV | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.4 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: | 140 HP | 152 HP | |
| Torque: | 181 NM | 226 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 9.6 seconds | 12.5 seconds | |
| Nissan Primera engine produces 12 HP less power than Dodge Caravan, whereas torque is 45 NM less than Dodge Caravan. Despite less power, Nissan Primera reaches 100 km/h speed 2.9 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.1 | 10.6 | |
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The Nissan Primera is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Nissan Primera consumes 2.5 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Dodge Caravan, which means that by driving the Nissan Primera over 15,000 km in a year you can save 375 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 76 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 740 km in combined cycle | 710 km in combined cycle | |
| 960 km on highway | 800 km on highway | ||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 12 years | 15 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Serena, Nissan Sentra | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Chrysler Grand Voyager, Chrysler Voyager, Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Grand Caravan | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Dodge Caravan might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Dodge Caravan 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. | |||
| Dodge Caravan 2001 2.4 engine: This engine features a thin-walled cast-iron cylinder block, an aluminum cylinder head with dual overhead camshafts, a timing belt system, two balance shafts, hydraulic lifters, a dual-mass flywheel, and a dampened crankshaft pulley. It has received numerous ... More about Dodge Caravan 2001 2.4 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.52 m | 4.80 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 2.00 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.75 m | |
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Nissan Primera is smaller. Nissan Primera is 28 cm shorter than the Dodge Caravan, 28 cm narrower, while the height of Nissan Primera is 34 cm lower. | |||
| Seats: | no data | 7 seats | |
| Trunk capacity: | 505 litres | 566 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | no data | 566 litres | |
| Trunk capacity with 5 seats: | 505 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1200 litres | 4160 litres | |
| The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Dodge Caravan (by 2960 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`770 | 2`454 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | above average | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 600 | 1600 | |
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