Nissan Primera 1998 vs Ford Mondeo 1996
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 1.8 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 90 HP | |
| Torque: | 177 NM | 177 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14.6 seconds | 13.6 seconds | |
| Nissan Primera and Ford Mondeo have the same engine power, the torque is the same for both cars. Nissan Primera reaches 100 km/h speed 1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.7 | 6.7 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 62 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 890 km in combined cycle | 920 km in combined cycle | |
| 1050 km on highway | 1190 km on highway | ||
| 840 km with real consumption | 910 km with real consumption | ||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 320'000 km | 280'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Nissan Primera engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 7 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Used also on Ford Escort | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.58 m | 4.67 m | |
| Width: | 1.72 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.39 m | |
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Nissan Primera is smaller, but slightly higher. Nissan Primera is 9 cm shorter than the Ford Mondeo, 3 cm narrower, while the height of Nissan Primera is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 430 litres | 540 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1650 litres | 1610 litres | |
| Nissan Primera has 110 litres less trunk space than the Ford Mondeo. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Nissan Primera (by 40 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.3 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Nissan Primera is 0.7 metres more than that of the Ford Mondeo, which means Nissan Primera can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`820 | 2`010 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | above average | average | |
| Nissan Primera has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Mondeo has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Nissan Primera, so Nissan Primera quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1000 | 600 | |
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