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Skoda Rapid SE 1.6 TDIKia Cee'd 1 1.6 CRDiChevrolet Cruze VCDi LT
On the road price/total as tested£17,100/£18,995£16,295/£16,295£17,825/£18,745
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£6,755/39.5%£6,453/39.6%£5,454/30.6%
Depreciation£10,346£9,842£12,371
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£545/£1,091£455/£909£604/£1,208
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,525/£2,541£1,718/£2,863£1,617/£2,695
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost13/£364/C/£3013/£373/A/£020/£301/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd serviceTBC£299 (3yrs/60,000)£349 (3yrs/30,000)
Length/wheelbase4,483/2,602mm4,310/2,650mm4,510/2,685mm
Height/width1,461/1,706mm1,470/1,780mm1,477/1,797mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,582cc4cyl in-line/1,686cc
Peak power/revs104/4,400 bhp/rpm124/4,000 bhp/rpm128/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs250/1,500 Nm/rpm260/1,900 Nm/rpm300/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission5-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel55 litres/sealant53 litres/space saver60 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down)550/1,490 litres380/1,318 litres413/833^^ litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,179/535/1,200kg1,375/535/1,500kg1,429/506/1,200kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.2 metres/0.30Cd10.6 metres/0.30Cd10.9 metres/0.35Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/3yrs7yrs (100,000)/1yrs5yrs (100,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/13520,000 (1yr)/17020,000 (1yr)/113
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.1st/3rd12th/17thN/A
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsN/A89/88/61/596/84/34/5
0-60/30-70mph9.6/9.6 secs10.7/11.3 secs8.9/8.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.1/7.3 secs4.7/7.3 secs3.5/5.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th9.5 secs/N/A8.9/11.7 secs7.0/9.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph118mph/2,000rpm122mph/1,900rpm124mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph46.1/33.5/8.6m49.1/36.2/10.0m50.3/36.9/9.2m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph69/51/61/66dB59/40/59/66dB67/47/60/66dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range50.8/11.3/615 miles45.1/10.0/526 miles47.9/10.6/632 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined50.4/76.3/64.2mpg68.9/80.7/76.3mpg51.3/72.4/62.7mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined11.2/17.0/14.3mpl15.0/17.4/16.5mpl11.4/16.1/13.9mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket149/114g/km/16%168/97g/km/14%158/117g/km/17%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSix/yes/£600^Six/yes/noSix/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/£600^No/yes/noNo/yes/yes
Air-con/leather/heated seatsYes/no/£475^Yes/no/noYes/no/no
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£495/no/no£445/no/no£445/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£550^/yes/yesNo/yes/yesNo/no/no
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