| Main Params  | 
        
        
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            | Car name | 
            
                Dacia Nova
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                Hyundai Sonata
             | 
        
        
            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
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                passenger cars
             | 
        
        
            | Car body type | 
            
                hatchback 5 doors
             | 
            
                sedan
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                dacia
             | 
            
                hyundai
             | 
        
        
            | Variant | 
            
                nova
             | 
            
                sonata
             | 
        
        
            | Modification | 
            
                1.4 MT (75 hp)
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                2.0 MT (125 hp)
             | 
        
        
            | Release of cars | 
            
                1995
             | 
            
                1996
             | 
        
        
            | The end of production | 
            
                2000
             | 
            
                1998
             | 
        
                
                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    No | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    9.2 | 
                    9 | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    in-line | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    75.8 × 77 | 
                    85 × 88 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    1390 | 
                    1997 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    No | 
                    front, transverse | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    distributed injection | 
                    distributed injection | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    75 / 55 at 5250 | 
                    125 / 92 at 5800 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    114 at 2600 | 
                    169 at 4600 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    4 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    2 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    Romania | 
                    South Korea | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    B | 
                    D | 
                
                
                    | Model assembly | 
                    No | 
                    South Korea | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    5 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    |  Performance indicators  | 
                
                
                    | Acceleration to 100 km/h, s | 
                    14 | 
                    11 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel consumption, l city / highway / combined | 
                    8.3 / 5.6 / 6.7 | 
                    12.7 / 7.3 / 9.3 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel type | 
                    Super (95) | 
                    Normal (92) | 
                
                
                    | Maximum speed, km/h | 
                    162 | 
                    195 | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1410 | 
                    1515 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    120 | 
                    150 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1390 | 
                    1405 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    4030 | 
                    4700 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1315 | 
                    1500 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    165 / 70 / R13 | 
                    195 / 70 / R14 | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2475 | 
                    2700 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1640 | 
                    1770 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    disc | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    disc | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    semi-independent, torsion | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    front | 
                    front | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    5 | 
                    5 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    mechanical | 
                    mechanical | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    950 | 
                    1381 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    44 | 
                    65 | 
                
                
                    | Gross weight, kg | 
                    1385 | 
                    1860 | 
                
                
                    | Trunk volume min/max, l | 
                    No | 
                    374 |