Comparison of Opel Ascona B 2.0 D and Renault 21 (B48) 2.1 D

Attribute	Renault 21 (B48) 2.1 D ×	Opel Ascona B 2.0 D ×
General
Make	Renault	Opel
Model	21	Ascona
Generation	21 (B48)	Ascona B
Modification	2.1 D	2.0 D
Website	https://group.renault.com	https://www.opel.com/
Number of doors	4	2
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	4
Production from (year)	1989	1978
Production to (year)	1993	1981
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	170	137
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	15.1	21
City consumption (l/100km)	7.4	-
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	4.5	-
Combined consumption (l/100km)	5.9	-
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	-
Fuel	Diesel	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	74	58
Max. torque (Nm)	139	115
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,068	1,998
Compression ratio	21.5	22
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,500	4,200
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,250	2,400
Cylinder bore (mm)	86	86.5
Piston stroke (mm)	89	85
Fuel system	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)	-
Valve control	Ohc	Sohc
Fuel tank (l)	66	50
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	The depreciated rack	-
Rear wheel suspension	Torsion	-
Steering type	Steering rack	-
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Disc
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	175/70 R13	-
Turning radius (m)	-	10.1
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,530	4,321
Width (mm)	1,730	1,670
Height (mm)	1,415	1,380
Wheelbase (mm)	2,660	2,518
Kerb weight (kg)	1,100	1,060
Gross weight (kg)	1,570	1,500
Minimum boot space (l)	490	380
Front track (mm)	1,430	1,380
Rear track (mm)	1,400	1,375
Ride height (mm)	-	130