Volkswagen Golf 2003 vs Ford Focus 2004
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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 Ford Focus can be equipped only with front wheel drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.4 - 3.2 | 1.4 - 2.5 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 75 - 250 HP | 80 - 225 HP | |
| Torque: | 126 - 350 NM | 124 - 320 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 6.2 - 16.7 seconds | 6.8 - 14.1 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.0 - 10.7 | 4.7 - 9.3 | |
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Volkswagen Golf petrol engines consumes on average 0.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than Ford Focus. On average, Volkswagen Golf equipped with diesel engines consume 0.4 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.21 m | 4.34 m | |
| Width: | 1.76 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.48 m | 1.45 m | |
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Volkswagen Golf is smaller, but slightly higher. Volkswagen Golf is 14 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 8 cm narrower, while the height of Volkswagen Golf is 2 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 350 litres | 385 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1305 litres | 1247 litres | |
| Volkswagen Golf has 35 litres less trunk space than the Ford Focus. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Volkswagen Golf (by 58 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Volkswagen Golf is 0.5 metres more than that of the Ford Focus, which means Volkswagen Golf can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`861 | ~ 1`775 | |
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| Quality: | high | average | |
| Average price (€): | 2000 | 1400 | |
| Rating in user reviews: | 8.2/10 | 7.8/10 | |
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