Opel Omega 1995 vs Ford Scorpio 1994
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 116 HP | 136 HP | |
| Torque: | 175 NM | 175 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 15 seconds | 13.3 seconds | |
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Ford Scorpio is a more dynamic driving. Opel Omega engine produces 20 HP less power than Ford Scorpio, the torque is the same for both cars. Due to the lower power, Opel Omega reaches 100 km/h speed 1.7 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.0 | 9.4 | |
| Opel Omega consumes 0.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Scorpio, which means that by driving the Opel Omega over 15,000 km in a year you can save 60 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 75 litres | 70 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 830 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| Opel Omega gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 560'000 km | 480'000 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 Opel Omega engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 5 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Used also on Ford Mondeo | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Ford Scorpio might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.82 m | 4.83 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.87 m | |
| Height: | 1.50 m | 1.44 m | |
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Opel Omega is smaller, but higher. Opel Omega is 1 cm shorter than the Ford Scorpio, 8 cm narrower, while the height of Opel Omega is 6 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 540 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1800 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Opel Omega is 0.6 metres more than that of the Ford Scorpio, which means Opel Omega can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 2`010 | 2`000 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | low | below average | |
| Ford Scorpio has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Opel Omega, so Ford Scorpio quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 600 | 800 | |
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