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Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI R LineAlfa Romeo MiTo TwinAir
On the road price/total as tested£15,195/£15,270£15,350/£16,245
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£6,458/42.5%£6,769/44.1%
Depreciation£8,737£8,581
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£454/£908£306/£612
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£2,164/£3,607£2,469/£4,116
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost14/£380/D/£1009/£327/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£329 (3yrs/30,000)£309/£285/£309
Length/wheelbase4,007/2,470mm4,063/2,511mm
Height/width1,462/1,682mm1,446/1,720mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,197cc2cyl in-line/875cc
Peak power/revs104/5,000 bhp/rpm85/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs175/1,550 Nm/rpm145/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man fwd6-spd man fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel45 litres/sp. saver45 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)280/952 litres270/950 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,088/482/1,200kg1,130/560/500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.6 metres/0.32Cd11.2 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/1yr5yrs (100,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers18,000 (2yrs)/22318,000 (1yr)/46
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.18th/25th23rd/29th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars90/86/41/55/3/2/83**
0-60/30-70mph9.8/9.5 secs13.4/13.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.6/6.8 secs4.7/6.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th10.1/13.9 secs9.8/13.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph118mph/2,300rpm108mph/3,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph56.3/38.2/9.6m56.5/42.9/10.5m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph62/52/65/70dB67/55/65/72dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range34.0/7.6/337 miles29.8/6.6/295 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined41.5/62.8/53.3mpg57.6/74.3/67.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined9.1/13.8/11.7mpl12.7/16.3/14.8mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket192/124g/km/15%219/98g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsFour/yes/£310^Seven/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/£310^No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats£375/no/£355*£410/£1,020/£250
Metallic paint/xenon lights/stop-start£495/£765/no£425/£905/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£720/yes/yes£900/yes/yes
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