Volkswagen Vento vs. Toyota Etios
Volkswagen Vento is available in the market in both petrol and diesel engines. There is a 1598cc, 1.6L, in-line 4-cylinders, 16-valves, DOHC based petrol engine with a maximum power of 105bhp at 5250rpm and a maximum torque of 153Nm at 3800rpm and is mated with a five speed manual gearbox transmission to give a top speed of 185kmph with a mileage of 12.02kmpl in the cities and 15.04kmpl on the highways. Also, the same engine is also available with a six speed automatic trip-tronic gearbox transmission to give a top speed of 183kmph with the same power and torque figures and a mileage of 11.2kmpl in the cities and 14.4kmpl on the highways. There is also present a 1598cc, 1.6L, in-line 4-cylinders, 16-valves, DOHC based diesel engine with a maximum power of 105bhp at 4400rpm and a maximum torque of 250Nm at 1500-2500rpm and is mated with a five speed manual gearbox transmission to give a top speed of 186kmph with a mileage of 17.25kmpl in the cities and 20.54kmpl on the highways. Toyota Etios is also available in both petrol and diesel engines. The 1496cc, 1.5L, 4-cylinders, 16-valves, EFI, DOHC based petrol engine is present with a maximum power of 89bhp at 5600rpm and a maximum torque of 132Nm at 3000rpm and is mated with a five speed manual gearbox transmission to give a top speed of almost 178kmph and takes 12.5s to reach 0-100kmph acceleration with a mileage of 13.5kmpl in the cities and 16.78kmpl on the highways. Also, is available a 1364cc, 1.4L, 4-cylinders, 8-valves, CRDI, SOHC based D-4D diesel engine with a maximum power of 67bhp at 3800rpm and a maximum torque of 170Nm at 1800-2400rpm and is mated with a five speed manual gearbox transmission to give a top speed of almost 180kmph and takes 19s to reach 0-100kmph acceleration with a mileage of 20.32kmpl in the cities and 23.59kmpl on the highways.
