Audi A3 1.4 TFSI Sport vs BMW 116i ES vs Mercedes A170 Elegance SE - specifications

  Audi A3 1.4 TFSI Sport BMW 116i ES Mercedes A170 Elegance SE 5dr
On the road price/total as tested "£17,600/£18,695" "£17,475/N/A" "£17,782/£21,157"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A N/A "£7,077/39.8 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 48.8ppm/£308 46.6ppm/£320 54.4ppm/£388
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£658/£1,197" "£576/£1,048" "£704/£1,280"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles)" "£2,055" "£2,006" "£2,427"
Insurance group/quote 9/£371 10/£343 6/£284
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £290/£330/£290 £415^ £238/£374/£238
Length/wheelbase "4,214/2,578mm" "4,239/2,660mm" "3,338/2,568mm"
Height/width "1,421/1,765mm" "1,421/1,748mm" "1,593/1,764mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,390cc turbo" "4cyl/1,599cc" "4cyl/1,699cc"
Peak power "123/5,000 bhp/rpm" "122/6,000 bhp/rpm" "116/5,500 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "200/1,500 Nm/rpm" "160/4,250 Nm/rpm" "155/3,500 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/rwd 5-spd CVT/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/space saver 53 litres/run-flats 54 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "350/1,080 litres" "330/1,150 litres" "435/1,995 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,260/560kg" "1,340/405kg" "1,240/465kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.33Cd 10.7 metres/0.29Cd 10.9 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs Audi" "3y (60,000)/3yrs Mondial" "3yrs (60,000)/30yrs Mobilo"
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/133 Variable miles/155 Variable miles/136
0-60/30-70mph 8.6/7.8 secs 11.7/11.7 secs+ 10.2/9.1 secs*
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.4/5.5 secs 5.6/7.7 secs+ 3.5 secs*
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.3/11.0 secs 9.5/14.0 secs+ 5.6 secs*
Top speed 126mph 125mph 117mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.1/38.7/9.9 metres 52.6/38.3/9.6 metres 52.3/39.6/9.7 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/37/60/68dB 63/41/59/67dB 59/43/57/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 28.6mpg/346 miles 29.3mpg/322 miles+ 26.2mpg/311 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.8/53.3/43.6mpg 37.7/58.9/48.7mpg 32.8/51.4/42.8mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 154g/km/17 per cent 139g/km/15 per cent 157g/km/18 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/£260/£190 Six/yes/£290/£85 Six/yes/£460/yes
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats "Yes/yes/£1,200/£250" "Yes/£390/£1,065/£230" "Yes/£410/£1,000/no"
Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights Yes/£485/£675 Yes/£440/£560 Yes/£340/£675
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/£240 "£1,460/yes/£180" "£1,390/yes/£205"
Electric sunroof/power-fold mirrors £540/£120 No/£165 £780/£145
Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake £160/yes/yes £110/yes/yes Yes/£115/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£2,175/£320/£175/£385" "£1,925/£295/yes/£535" "£1,665/£360/£200/£350"

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