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Model
Variant
Engine
Car #2
Make
Model
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1998. - 2010.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 3 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2001. - 2004.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 3 door
front

Marketing

Dimensons & Outlines

3337 mm
1508 mm
1420 mm
170 liters
810 liters
38 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
3551 mm
1639 mm
1460 mm
130 liters
790 liters
35 liters
1998 FIAT Seicento
2001 Seat Arosa

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 2 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1108 cc
54 hp
88 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Škoda
1.0 AQV
Petrol
4 - Inline, 2 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
999 cc
50 hp
86 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
710 kg
14.5 s
150 km/h
8.3 l/100km
4.7 l/100km
6.0 l/100km
g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
880 kg
17.7 s
151 km/h
7.8 l/100km
4.7 l/100km
5.8 l/100km
139 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

 
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Expenses

700 EUR
Price from
1600 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 3-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 FIAT-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 8-valves 54hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 8-valves 50hp engine designed by Škoda.

Safety

The fact that the FIAT got tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), while the other contender didn't, doesn't actually do much for it, as it's still a lousy 2-star coffin on wheels. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the micro car segment, which is generally a misfortune safety-wise, still it doesn't help us solve our dilemma, does it? On the other hand, if we'd like to consider vehicle mass in this context too, which we definitely should, the Spanish car offers a considerable difference of 24% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that FIAT does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the results of an independent reasearch, while our visitors describe reliability of FIAT with an average rating of 4.3, and models under the Seat badge with 4.4 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Seicento as average reliability-wise, and Arosa is more or less at the same level.That apart, owners of different cars powered by the same engine as the Italian car rank it on average as 4.9, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 3.8 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

FIAT is way more agile, reaching 100km/h in 3.2 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 150 kilometers per hour, 1km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 5.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (48 mpg), in combined cycle.


Verdict

FIAT 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 Spanish car offers significantly better overall protection, taking the lead here. From there things take a different direction, with FIAT outracing its opponent in any situation possible, making it better choice for boy racers. It does come at a cost though, and that's the fuel consumption... At the end, as much as I'd like to give you a winner here, it's simply a pure tie if you ask me. In any case that's my personal view, built upon all the data available to me. What should decide here though is the way you feel about the two vehicles, and I hope you'll find my guidelines useful in the process. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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