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Detailed Comparison - Civic vs Corolla vs Octavia

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SPECS & PERFORMANCE Honda Civic Toyota Corolla Skoda Octavia Rider
ENGINE
Type 4 Cyl, In-Line 4 Cyl, In-Line 4 Cyl, In-Line, Intercooler Turbocharged
Installation Transverse Transverse Transverse
Valvetrain 16 Valves, 4 per cyl 16 Valves, 4 per cyl DOHC 20 Valve
Displacement 1799cc 1794cc 1781cc
Bore x Stroke 81.0mm x 87.3mm 79mm x 91.5mm 81.0mm x 86.4mm
Comp Ratio 10.5:1 10.0:1 9.5:1
Fuel System PGM-Fi Electronic MPFI Electronic MPFI
Max Power 132PS @ 6300rpm 125PS @ 6000rpm 152PS @ 5700rpm
Max Torque 171Nm @ 4300rpm 158Nm @ 4200rpm 210Nm @ 4600rpm
Max Engine Speed 6700rpm 6500rpm 6750rpm
PS/Litre 73.33PS/litre 69.67PS/litre 85.34PS/litre
Power/Weight 106.5PS/tonne 107.75PS/tonne 118.75PS/tonne
Fuel Unleaded Petrol Unleaded Petrol Unleaded Petrol
TRANSMISSION 5 -Speed Manual 5 -Speed Manual 5-Speed Manual
PERFORMANCE
Top Speed 206 km/h 201.90 km/h 212.2 km/h
ACCELERATION
Speed Time Taken(seconds) Time Taken(seconds) Time Taken(seconds)
0-20km/h 1.25 1.48 1.23
0-40 km/h 2.40 2.91 2.38
0-60 km/h 4.99 5.15 4.97
0-80 km/h 6.99 7.72 6.88
0-100 km/h 9.21 11.00 9.01
0-120 km/h 14.5 15.92 14.20
0-140 km/h 18.9 22.07 18.32
0-160 km/h 29 34.12 28.04
TIME TO DISTANCE
Quarter Mile 16.5 @ 131 km/h 17.98sec@ 127.57km/h 15.8sec@ 134.1km/h
Standing Km 31.05 @ 162.1 km/h 32.88sec @ 156.4km/h 28.02sec@ 167.8km/h
ROLL - ON Gear (Time)
30 -70km/h 3rd (9.44s) 3rd (8.92s) 3rd (9.8s)
40 -80km/h 4th (12.07s) 4th (12.77s) 4th (13.0s)
50 -100km/h 5th (26.31s) 5th (18.24s) 5th (28.1s)
MAX SPEEDS
Gear True Speed - Speedo Read True Speed - Speedo Read True Speed - Speedo Read
1 58.6 - 62 59.1 - 65 65 - 71
2 98.4 - 104 98.4 - 108 110 - 115
3 150.8 - 157 142.3 - 155 165 - 175
4 195 - 202 192.0 - 210 208 - 220
5 206.8 - 214 201.9 - 220 212 - 226
BRAKING
Minimum Stopping Distance : 100-0 50.85m / 3.73s 51.33m /3.78sec 49.85m /3.64sec
Minimum Stopping Distance : 80-0 30.99m / 2.86s 28.67m /2.72sec 31.03m /2.74sec
FUEL EFFICIENCY
Overall* 14.9 kmpl 12.75 kmpl 13 kmpl
Highway 21.3 kmpl 19.5 kmpl 20.5 kmpl
City 12.8 kmpl 10.5 kmpl 10.5 kmpl
Fuel Tank Capacity 45 litres 50 litres 55 litres
Range 670 km 638 km 715 km
CHASSIS AND BODY
Layout Front engine, FWD Front engine, FWD Front engine, FWD
FWDBody/Frame Four Door Saloon Monocoque Monocoque
Brakes Front Ventilated discs Ventilated discs 312mm Ventilated Disc
Brakes Rear Solid Discs Solid Discs 256mm Solid Disc
Tyres 195/65R 15 Tubeless 195/60 R15 RE88 Bridgestone 205/55 R16 Dunlop SP
Steering Collapsible with power assist Rack & Pinion with power assist Rack & Pinion with power assist
SUSPENSION
Front McPherson Coil, Spring with torsion bar McPherson strut type with stabiliser McPherson strut type with stabiliser
Rear Double wishbone, Coil Spring torsion bar ETA beam type with stabiliser Compound link crak axle, torsion bar with telescopic shocks and coil springs
GENERAL DATA
Kerb Weight 1240kg 1160kg 1280kg
Wheelbase 2700mm 2600mm 2511mm
Track (F/R) 1495 / 1520mm 1480 / 1460mm 1517 / 1495mm
LxWxH (mm) 4545 /1750 / 1450mm 4530 / 1700 / 1500mm 4513 / 1731 / 1457mm
ACCOMODATION
Seating Capacity 5 5 5
Head Room, F/R 960 / 900mm 940 / 890mm 1030 / 930mm
Leg Room, F max/min 1230 / 1060mm 1100 / 900mm 1265 / 985mm
Knee Room, F max/min 770 / 550mm 720 / 580mm 800 / 510mm
Knee Room, R max/min 930 / 700mm 900 / 660mm 910 / 655mm
Shoulder Space M/R 1320mm 1360mm 1340mm
Boot Space (liters) 405 litres 430 litres NA
Price as tested Rs 12,05,954 (OTR Pune) Rs 12,64,765 (OTR Pune) Rs 12,39,557 (OTR Pune)

Source: Car India March 2006.

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