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Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI SE DSG vs Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC ES vs Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI SE

 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI SE DSGHonda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC ESVolkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI SE
On the road price/total as tested£20,490/£22,340£20,595/£21,095£20,500/£21,590
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)TBC£9,741/47.3%£10,209/49.8%
DepreciationTBC£10,854£10,291
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£572/£1,144£534/£1,068£532/£1,063
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,614/£2,690£1,484/£2,473£1,645/£2,741
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost13/£416/B/£2016/£355/A/£013/£406/A/£0
Servicing costs£499 (3yrs/30k)£695 (5yrs/62k)£329 (3yrs/30k)
    
Length/wheelbase4,659/2,686mm4,300/2,595mm4,255/2,637mm
Height/width1,461/1,814mm1,470/1,770mm1,452/1,799mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,597cc4cyl in-line/1,598cc
Peak power/revs104/3,000 bhp/rpm118/4,000 bhp/rpm104/3,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs250/1,500 Nm/rpm300/2,000 Nm/rpm250/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission7-spd auto/fwd6-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/sealant50 litres/sealant50 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)590/1,580 litres477/1,378 litres380/1,270 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,245/625/1,800kg1,487/442/1,500kg1,295/580/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.4 metres/0.29Cd11.3 metres/N/A10.9 metres/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/3yrs3yrs (90,000)/3yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers20,000 miles (2yrs)/13512,500 (1yr)/196Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.1st/3rd6th/6th18th/25th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsN/A94/83/69/5 stars94/89/65/5
    
0-60/30-70mph11.6/11.6 secs*10.6/10.2 secs*11.5/11.5 secs*
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.3/5.0 secs4.4/6.4 secs4.7/8.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th7.4/9.7/13.2 secs8.3/11.2 secs/N/A11.7 secs/N/A/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph121mph/2,000rpm129mph/2,000rpm119mph/2,050rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph55.4/39.7/10.8m54.3/38.5/9.9m57.2/39.6/10.2m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph69/47/66/69dB68/46/69/68dB65/43/59/64dB
Auto Express economy/range48.0/10.7/528 miles52.2/11.6/574 miles47.1/10.5/518 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined61.4/80.7/72.4mpg70.6/85.6/78.5mpg61.4/85.6/74.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined13.5/17.8/15.9mpl15.3/18.8/17.3mpl13.5/18.8/16.3mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket158/102g/km/14%145/94g/km/13%161/99g/km/13%
    
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSeven/yes/yesSix/yes/yesSeven/yes/£445^
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlYes/yes/£180No/yes/yes£1,415/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seatsYes/no/£200Yes/no/no£400/£2,050/£370**
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£495/£1,190/£300£500/no/no£500/£785/£350
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£550/yes/yes£675/yes/yes£735/yes/yes
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