Comparison of Renault 19 I Chamade (L53) 1.7 (L53B) and Volkswagen Golf II (19E) 1.6 D

Attribute	Renault 19 I Chamade (L53) 1.7 (L53B) ×	Volkswagen Golf II (19E) 1.6 D ×
General
Make	Renault	Volkswagen
Model	19	Golf
Generation	19 I Chamade (L53)	Golf II (19E)
Modification	1.7 (L53B)	1.6 D
Website	https://group.renault.com	https://www.vw.com/
Number of doors	4	3
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Hatchback
Transmission	automatic	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	1989	1983
Production to (year)	1992	1991
Performance
City consumption (l/100km)	-	6
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	4
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	5
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Engine type	-	Fuel engine
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	73	54
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	-	Inline
Valves per cylinder	-	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	1,725	1,600
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,000	5,000
Fuel system	Mono-point injection	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)
Valve control	-	Ohc
Catalyst	-	No
Fuel tank (l)	55	53
Chassis
Front wheel suspension	-	McPherson
Front suspension	-	Coil springs
Rear suspension	-	Coil springs
Front stabilizer	-	-
Rear stabilizer	-	-
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	-	Disc
Rear brakes	-	Drum
Tires size	-	175/70 R13
Dimensions
Kerb weight (kg)	945	1,040