| Honda CR-Z GT | Renault Megane Coupe | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £23,050/£23,500 | £21,800/£23,225 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £8,298/36% | £7,783/35.7% |
| Running costs/contract hire | £14,752 | £14,017 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £690/£1,380 | £565/£1,131 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) | £2,109/£3,515 | £2,014/£3,356 |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 17/£295/D/£100 | 18/£315/A/£0 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £0 (3yrs/37.5k mls) | £0 (4yrs/48k mls) |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,075/2,425mm | 4,312/2,640mm |
| Height/width | 1,395/1,740mm | 1,423/1,808mm |
| Engine | 4cyl hybrid/1,497cc | 4cyl inline/1,461cc |
| Peak power | 135/6,600 bhp/rpm | 109/4,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 190/1,000 Nm/rpm | 260/1,750 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 40 litres/sealant | 60 litres/sealant |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 207/1,146 litres | 344/991 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,210/330kg/N/A | 1,205/600/1,300kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.8 metres/N/A | 11.0 metres/0.31Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (90,000)/3yrs | 4yrs (100k)/4yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 12.5k mls (1yr)/196 | 18k miles (2yrs)/248 |
| Driver Power 2008 car/dealer position | 6th/6th | 27th/23rd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 93/80/71/5 stars | 5/4/2/87* |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 8.5/8.7 secs | 11.1/10.9 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 5.1/7.6 secs | 4.6/8.6 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 10.2/12.2 secs | 10.5/13.1 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 124mph/2,600rpm | 118mph/1,900rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 54.7/39.3/11.4m | 54.2/40.0/10.5m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 56/44/65/75dB | 66/43/63/71dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 34.4/7.6/303 miles | 38.2/8.4/504 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 46.3/60.1/54.3mpg | 72.4/88.3/80.7mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 10.2/13.2/11.9mpl | 15.9/19.4/17.7mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 190/122g/km/15% | 198/90g/km/13% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors | Six/yes/yes | Eight/yes/yes |
| Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control | No/yes/yes | No/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/£1,250/ £1,250^ |
| Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go | £450/yes/no | £470/£680/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | £995/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
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