vios manual vs city vtec manual vs sunny manual

Bad_1986 SG

curious to know which of the three is faster?

Theatre Of Dreams SG

guess city vtec manual marginally faster than vios manual. sunny manual the last.

PLC guy SG

Good question
Top speed: Laughing
Sunny 185km/h Exclamation
City vtec 185km/h
Vios 180km/h
0-100km/h (sec) Rolling Eyes
City vtec 9.8s
Vios 9.8s
Sunny 10.2s

powerpcsg SG

I was also considering among these 3 cars. Sunny is a family car, economical, and with space. Vios is also cheap but smaller, better FC. City is more expensive, also SOHC. both Vios and Sunny are DOHC.

cornyfish2000 SG

Go for the Sunny. Japanese-built, cheap and comfortable. My perception is that it belongs to a higher class too, together with the corolla altis. Whereas the City and Vios are actually scaled-down/budget versions of the Civic and the Corolla.

mach10 SG

Economical? FC is highest among the 3... i tink.

PLC guy SG

Sunny manual FC is not so bad lah Laughing

KLZW SG

vios has the lowest weight at 940kg

cornyfish2000 SG

The difference in fuel consumption isn't that great and the difference in the purchase price between a Honda City and a Nissan Sunny far exceeds any fuel savings. Laughing

powerpcsg SG

Now i am deciding between Vios auto and Sunny manual, a very tough choice.

PLC guy SG

lowest weight in another word is easiest to slip out on bent way

PLC guy SG

why do you skip lancer auto? almost same price and FC as vios auto but 1.6L pure Jan product Question

Bad_1986 SG

SOHC VTEC is inferior than DOHC?

Theatre Of Dreams SG

being DOHC doesn't necessary make the engine superior to SOHC.

Bad_1986 SG

then what is the difference btw the both of them? why sohc is not as good as dohc?

mercur|al SG

A sunny with basic exhaust mods can clock close to 200km/h.

mr sunray SG

FC very much depends on your right foot and the route taken (expressway/city driving).

It's not very fair to compare FC between sunny (1.6L), vios (1.5L) and city (1.5L). Definitely 1.5L cars offer better FC than a 1.6L car. But then, space, comfort and price of the 1.5L car may have to be compromised.

You can't travel fast in S'pore even on an expressway. So why bother about which car can travel faster?

If you're referring to "taking off", then may be there's still something to debate about.

I was very concerned about FC initially but then after weighing the pros and cons, I ended up buying a not so FC friendly car but it's spacious, comfortable, within my budget and meet my needs.

If you travel alot a day, then you should seriously consider a car that can offer you better FC. Else, why pay upfront more car loan with bank interest on the car that supposed to give you good FC as these cars don't come cheap?

Anyway, though petrol price is hefty nowadays but then you don't have to pay any bank interest for it as it's not part of the car loan and end of the day, it's you that control the usage of your car.

kmkm SG

Dont underestimate the long term cost of FC differences.

Consider FC of Car A is 10km/L and Car B is 12km/L. Looks an innocent difference of only 2km/L, but lets do a calculation:

For similar mileage e.g. 12km, Car A will use 1.2L while Car B will use 1L of petrol, i.e. Car A needs 20% more petrol, meaning Car A will pay 20% more in petrol than Car B.

If $50 per week is spent on petrol for Car B, that means Car A will spend $50 x 1.2 = $60

In 1 week, Car A will spend $10 more
In 1 year, Car A will spend $10 x 52wks = $520 more
In 10 years, Car A will spend $520 x 10yrs = $5200 more

Hence, fuel efficiency can easily make a difference of more than 10% of a cars price depending on usage. With petrol prices moving upwards in the long term, decide for yourself how important FC will be vs other attributes in the car you want. Shocked

mr sunray SG

Quoting from someone's reply in one of the car forums: Do not consider buying a car if you really worry about the FC of a car or overly concern on the escalating petrol price. Taking public transport or riding a bicycle may be a better commuting option for you.

kmkm SG

There will always be those who can afford a car but at the same time want to understand how FC can impact on their choice. Obviously nobody is stupid enough to consider FC ONLY when buying a big ticket item like a car, but FC is definitely something of a high priority for many people, especially if it can affect the long term cost of car ownership. My analysis is meant to help this group of car buyers, and not meant to spark any ridicule. Thank you. Cool