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Model
Variant
Engine
Car #2
Make
Model
Variant
Engine

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2003. - 2005.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 5 door
front
Badges
Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2000. - 2004.
A - Micro car
hatchback, 5 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

3565 mm
1525 mm
1570 mm
220 liters
889 liters
35 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
3495 mm
1475 mm
1455 mm
177 liters
177 liters
35 liters
2003 Hyundai Atos Prime
2000 Suzuki Alto

Engine

Petrol
4 - Inline, 3 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1086 cc
59 hp
89 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Suzuki
1.1 F10D
Petrol
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1081 cc
63 hp
85 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
859 kg
15.8 s
146 km/h
7.4 l/100km
5.0 l/100km
5.9 l/100km
140 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
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

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 4 gears
873 kg
20.7 s
136 km/h
8.8 l/100km
5.5 l/100km
6.8 l/100km
161 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
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

Expenses

2000 EUR
Price from
900 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 Hyundai-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 12-valves 59hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 63hp engine designed by Suzuki.

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. Moving further on, let's take a closer look at some additional safety-related facts. 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? Furthermore, if we'd like to consider vehicle mass in this context too, which we definitely should, the Korean car offers a considerable difference of 11% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Suzuki does have a slight advantage, when all the models are taken into account. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Hyundai, as well as Suzuki, with the same average rating of 4.5 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Atos as average reliability-wise, and Alto is more or less at the same level.That apart, owners of different cars powered by the same engine as the Korean car rank it on average as 4.5, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 4.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Suzuki is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 155 kilometers per hour, 9km/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 20% 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 beats the other contender by far, making it the best choice without even considering other things. From there things take a different direction, with Suzuki being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. 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. 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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