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2015. - 2020.
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
front
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Wheel drive
Safety
2014. - 2019.
D - Large family car
wagon, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4866 mm
1870 mm
1465 mm
492 liters
1681 liters
52 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4767 mm
1832 mm
1477 mm
650 liters
1780 liters
66 liters
2015 Renault Talisman Grandtour
2014 Volkswagen Passat Variant

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
1618 cc
150 hp
220 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Volkswagen
1.8 TFSI CJSC
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
1798 cc
180 hp
250 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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CO2 emissions
 
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Performance (automatic gearbox)

dual clutch - 7 gears
1490 kg
9.9 s
209 km/h
7.5 l/100km
4.8 l/100km
5.8 l/100km
132 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
dual clutch - 7 gears
1430 kg
8.1 s
230 km/h
7.1 l/100km
5.0 l/100km
5.8 l/100km
131 g/km

Expenses

11400 EUR
Price from
11300 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 large family car segment and utilize the same 5-door wagon 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 Nissan-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 150hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 180hp engine designed by Volkswagen.

Safety

Both vehicles got tested by European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), with the same number of safety stars gained in the process. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the large family car segment, which is generally a good thing safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. Furthermore, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, the French car offers a marginal difference of 4% more metal.

Reliability

I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Renault does have a slight advantage, all the models observed together. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Renault, as well as Volkswagen, with the same average rating of 4.2 out of 5. The same official information place Talisman as average reliability-wise, and Passat is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as the French car rank it on average as 4.0, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 4.8 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Volkswagen is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1.8 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 230 kilometers per hour, 21km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 5.8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (49 mpg), in combined cycle.


Verdict

Volkswagen 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 French car offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. From there things take a different direction, with Volkswagen being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. Fuel consumption is more or less the same. It's really tough to make a final decision here, but if I'd need to, I'd say Volkswagen. 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 more than 12.000 different ones in our database.

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