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1999. - 2002.
B - City car
sedan, 4 door
front
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Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
1999. - 2003.
B - City car
sedan, 4 door
front

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Dimensons & Outlines

4171 mm
1639 mm
1437 mm
510 liters
510 liters
50 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4163 mm
1640 mm
1422 mm
455 liters
762 liters
45 liters
1999 Renault Thalia
1999 Seat Cordoba

Engine

Renault
1.9 F8Q
Diesel
4 - Inline, 2 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1870 cc
64 hp
120 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Volkswagen
1.9 SDI AQM
Diesel
4 - Inline, 2 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
1896 cc
68 hp
133 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1109 kg
17.2 s
161 km/h
6.8 l/100km
4.1 l/100km
5.1 l/100km
138 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

 
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Expenses

600 EUR
Price from
650 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 city car segment and utilize the same 4-door sedan body style and the front wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific diesel engine choice they offer. The first one has a Renault-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 8-valves 64hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 8-valves 68hp engine designed by Volkswagen.

Safety

The fact that the Renault got tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), while the other contender didn't, offers a slight advantage, as the 4-star rating is better than none. Still, apart from the official crash test results there are other things we need to be aware of. Both vehicles belong to the city car segment, which is generally not a very good thing safety-wise, but it doesn't do much to help us decide between the two.

Reliability

I don't like generalizing things when it comes to reliability, although it does seem that Renault 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 Renault with an average rating of 4.2, and models under the Seat badge with 4.4 out of 5. Some independent research have also placed Thalia as average reliability-wise, and Cordoba 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 3.5, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 4.3 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

There's not enough data for me to elaborate on the subject, I'm affraid.


Verdict

Seat 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 beats the other contender by far, making it the best choice without even considering other things. When it comes to performance, both vehicles provide similar experience, so I wouldn't point any of them out. Fuel consumption is more or less the same. I believe that, when we take all into account, we have only one winner here - the Renault. 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. Also, you could use the oportunity to find out which car, everything taken into account, would be the perfect choice for you in the eyes of the virtual adviser, among thousands of similar, yet so different vehicles.

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