New VW Golf MkVI vs rivals - specifications
| Volkswagen Golf TDI 140 GT DSG 5dr | Honda Civic i-CTDi EX GT 5dr | Renault Mégane dCi 130 Dynamique | Ford Focus TDCi Titanium 5dr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£20,537/£21,364" | "£20,500 (est)" | "£17,518/£19,867" | "£19,036/£20,969" |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles) | "£8,564/41.7%" | N/A/N/A | "£6,236/35.6%" | "£6,567/34.5%" |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£780/£1,560" | "£738/£1,476" | "£631/£1,261" | "£723/£1,446" |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | "£1,561/£2,602" | "£1,695/£2,825" | "£1,440/£2,399" | "£1,561/£2,602" |
| Insurance group/quote | N/A/£359 | N/A/N/A | 20/£303 | 18/£318 |
| Road tax band/annual cost | C/£120 | C/£120 | C/£120 | C/£120 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £126/£167/£126 | "£830 (5yrs/62,500)" | N/A | "£575 (3yrs/60,000)" |
| Length/wheelbase | "4,199/2,578mm" | "4,255/2,620mm" | "4,295/2,640mm" | "4,337/2,640mm" |
| Height/width | "1,479/1,786mm" | "1,460/1,765mm" | "1,471/1,808mm" | "1,497/1,839mm" |
| Engine | "4cyl in-line/1,968cc" | "4cyl in-line/2,204cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,870cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,997cc" |
| Peak power | "138/4,200 bhp/rpm" | "138/4,000 bhp/rpm" | "128/3,750 bhp/rpm" | "135/4,000 bhp/rpm" |
| Peak torque | "320/1,750 Nm/rpm" | "340/2,000 Nm/rpm" | "300/1,750 Nm/rpm" | "320/2,000 Nm/rpm" |
| Transmission | 6-spd DSG/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 55 litres/sp.saver | 50 litres/sealant | 60 litres/sp. saver | 53 litres/sp. saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | "350/1,305 litres" | "485/1,326 litres" | "372/1,129 litres" | "358/1,247 litres" |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | "1,322/608/1,500kg" | "1,468/422/1,500kg" | "1,310/N/A/1,300kg" | "1,391/559/1,500kg" |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.9m/0.31Cd | 11.0m/0.31Cd | 10.9m/N/A | 10.4m/0.32Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" | "3yrs (90,000)/3yrs" | "3yrs (60,000)^/3yrs" | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/223 | "12,500 miles/196" | 18k miles (2yrs)/330 | "12,500miles/781" |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos | 17th/23rd | 3rd/6th | 33rd/30th | 20th/26th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 5/4/3/99 | 4/4/3/95 | 5/4/2/87 | 5/4/2/90 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 9.5/9.7 secs | 8.8/8.7 secs | 9.6/9.5 secs | 9.6/9.4 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.6/4.8 secs | 3.9/5.9 secs | 3.9/5.1 secs | 3.6/5.3 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 7.1/9.5 secs | 7.2/9.4 secs | 7.4/10.2 secs | 7.0/9.0 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "129mph/2,000rpm" | "127mph/2,000rpm" | "127mph/2,100rpm" | "126mph/2,000rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 46.7/30.8/8.0m | 47.6/35.6/9.6m | 47.5/35.1/8.5m | 46.8/35.2/8.6m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 62/43/61/67dB | 64/44/62/66dB | 62/47/63/68dB | 64/42/60/68dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 35.5mpg/429 miles | 32.7mpg/360 miles | 38.5mpg/508 miles | 35.5mpg/414 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 39.8/62.8/52.3mpg | 42.2/62.8/53.3mpg | 45.6/64.2/55.4mpg | 40.3/62.7/51.3mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 213/142g/km/19% | 231/139g/km/18% | 197/134g/km/18% | 213/144g/km/19% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven/yes/£377 | Six/yes/yes | Six/yes/£294 | Six/yes/£196 |
| Air-con/leather/heated seats | "Yes/£1,615/£328*" | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/£881/£196 | "Y/£1,615^^/£245" |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | No/yes/yes | No/yes/yes | "£1,175/yes/£196" |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £367/no/no | £372/no/no | £367/£636/yes | £387/£538/£489 |
| Sat-nav/USB connector/Bluetooth | "£1,517/yes/£367" | Yes/yes/yes | "£1,566/no/yes" | £783**/£196†/£147 |
