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BMW 1M Coupe vs rivals - specifications

 BMW 1M CoupeAudi RS3 SportbackBMW M3 E30 Evolution
On the road price/total as tested£40,020/£45,340£39,930/£40,660£26,100 (when new)
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£22,411/56.0%£21,083/52.8%N/A
Depreciation£17,609£18,847N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£2,678/£5,356£2,514/£5,029N/A
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£3,417/£5,696£4,061/£6,769£2,831/£4,719
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost42/£589/K/£26042/N/A/K/£260N/A/£419/N/A/£215
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£1,000 (5yrs/60k miles)£40 per month*N/A
Length/wheelbase4,380/2,660mm4,302/2,578mm4,345/2,565mm
Height/width1,420/1,803mm1,402/1,794mm1,370/1,680mm
Engine6cyl twin-turbo/2,979cc5cyl turbo/2,480cc4cyl/2,302cc
Peak power/revs 335/5,900 bhp/rpm335/5,400 bhp/rpm215/6,750 bhp/rpm
Peak torque /revs480/1,500 Nm/rpm450/1,600 Nm/rpm230/4,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/rwd7-spd semi-auto/4wd5-spd man/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel53 litres/foam60 litres/foam62 litres/full size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 370 litres/N/A302/1,032 litres420 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload1,570/405kg1,575/560kg1,200/400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.5 metres/N/A10.7 metres/N/A11.1 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs3yrs (60k miles)/3yrs N/A
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/154Variable/135 N/A
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.9th/18th7th/26th9th/18th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points5/4/1/704/3/1/72N/A
0-60/30-70mph4.7/4.0 secs4.4/4.2 secs6.7 secs**/N/A
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.5/3.5 secs2.6/3.7 secsN/A
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.1/5.0 secs4.7/6.1/8.6 secsN/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 155mph/2,250rpm155mph/2,100rpm150mph/3,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 45.5/33.4/8.4m46.4/34.3/8.8mN/A
Auto Express economy/range22.7mpg/265 miles19.1mpg/252 miles27.4mpg/374 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 20.8/38.7/29.4mpg21.6/41.5/31.0mpgN/A/N/A/32.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket287/224g/km/34%342/212g/km/32%238g/km/N/A/N/A
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSix/yes/yesSix/yes/yesNo/no/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise controlYes/yes/yesYes/yes/£220No/no/no
Climate control/leather/heated seatsYes/yes/£265Yes/yes/yesNo/no/no
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go£515/yes/£470£510/yes/noYes/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£2,010/£210/£355Yes/yes/yesNo/no/no
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