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Model
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Car #2
Make
Model
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2000. - 2004.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 5 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
1997. - 2003.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 5 door
front

Marketing

Dimensons & Outlines

3495 mm
1475 mm
1455 mm
177 liters
177 liters
35 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
3495 mm
1495 mm
1580 mm
251 liters
963 liters
35 liters
2000 Suzuki Alto
1997 Hyundai Atos Prime

Engine

Suzuki
1.1 F10D
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1081 cc
63 hp
85 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Petrol
4 - Inline, 3 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
999 cc
55 hp
82 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
775 kg
14.8 s
155 km/h
6.5 l/100km
4.0 l/100km
4.9 l/100km
119 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
822 kg
15.1 s
142 km/h
8.0 l/100km
5.4 l/100km
6.3 l/100km
151 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 3 gears
785 kg
17.5 s
145 km/h
7.8 l/100km
5.3 l/100km
6.2 l/100km
152 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 3 gears
822 kg
15.1 s
142 km/h
8.0 l/100km
5.4 l/100km
6.3 l/100km
151 g/km

Expenses

900 EUR
Price from
1100 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the micro car segment and utilize the same 5-door hatchback body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Suzuki-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 63hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 12-valves 55hp engine designed by Hyundai.

Safety

The fact that the Hyundai got tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), while the other contender didn't, isn't really an advantage, taken the poor 3-star rating it received. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the micro car segment, which is generally a misfortune safety-wise, but it doesn't do much to help us decide between the two. On the other hand, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, the Korean car offers a marginal difference of 6% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that Suzuki does have a slight advantage, at least on all of the models level. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Suzuki, as well as Hyundai, with the same average rating of 4.5 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Alto as average reliability-wise, and Atos is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as the Japanese car rank it on average as 4.0, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 5.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Suzuki is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.3 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 155 kilometers per hour, 13km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy the winner has to be the Japanese car, averaging around 4.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (58 mpg), in combined cycle. We can't ignore that 29% difference compared to the Korean car.


Verdict

Hyundai appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, the Korean car offers much better overall protection, which launches it ahead of the other contender. From there things take a different direction, with Suzuki offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! It's really tough to make a final decision here, but if I'd need to, I'd say Suzuki. Nevertheless, let's not forget that people have different preferences and needs, so what really counts is your personal feel. I'm only here to help. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, among thousands of similar, yet so different vehicles.

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