Volkswagen Golf 2017 vs Honda Civic 2017
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Front wheel drive (FWD) | |
| Volkswagen Golf is available with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive, while Honda Civic can be equipped only with front wheel drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.0 - 2.0 (petrol, diesel) | 1.0 - 1.5 (petrol) | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 85 - 310 HP | 129 - 182 HP | |
| Torque: | 175 - 400 NM | 180 - 240 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 4.6 - 11.9 seconds | 8.2 - 10.4 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.2 - 7.9 | 4.7 - 5.8 | |
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Volkswagen Golf petrol engines consumes on average 1.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than Honda Civic. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.27 m | 4.52 m | |
| Width: | 1.80 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.43 m | |
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Volkswagen Golf is smaller, but slightly higher. Volkswagen Golf is 25 cm shorter than the Honda Civic, width is practically the same also the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 380 litres | 420 litres | |
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Honda Civic has more luggage space. Volkswagen Golf has 40 litres less trunk space than the Honda Civic. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Golf is 0.1 metres less than that of the Honda Civic. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`891 | ~ 1`713 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Volkswagen Golf is better rated in child safety tests. The Honda Civic scores higher in active safety technologies (stability control, lane assist, automatic braking, etc.) tests. | |||
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Average price (€): | 17 800 | 18 800 | |
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