Roads to glory - specifications

  MINI Renaultsport Clio Ford Focus ST-2 Volkswagen Golf GTI
On-the-road price/total as tested "£15,995/£17,245" "£15,995/£18,170" "£19,595/£22,420" "£20,360/£22,705"
Length/wheelbase "3,714/2,467mm" "3,991/2,585mm" "4,362/2,640mm" "4,216/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,407/1,683mm" "1,484/1,768mm" "1,447/1,840mm" "1,465/1,759mm"
"Retained value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A N/A "£9,406/48.0 per cent" "£10,465/51.4 per cent"
Running costs (pence per mile) 42.1 (old car) 42.3 54 54.2
Engine/capacity "4cyl/1,598cc turbo" "4cyl/1,998cc" "5cyl/2,522cc turbo" "4cyl/1,984cc turbo"
Peak power "175/5,500 bhp/rpm" "194/7,250 bhp/rpm" "222/6,000 bhp/rpm" "197/5,100 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "260/1,700 Nm/rpm" "215/5,550 Nm/rpm" "320/1,600 Nm/rpm" "280/1,800 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/run-flats 55 litres/foam sealant 55 litres/space saver 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/folded) 160/680 litres "288/1,028 litres" "385/1,247 litres" "350/1,305 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,205/375kg" "1,240/450kg" "1,437/528kg" "1,336/524kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.33Cd 11.4 metres/N/A 11.7 metres/0.31Cd 10.9 metres/0.32Cd
Euro NCAP rating/insurance grp/cost N/A/N/A/N/A Five stars/15/£386 Five stars/17/£566 Five stars/17/£490
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs MINI "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs AA" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr RAC" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr RAC"
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/156 "12,000 miles/339" "12,500 miles/714" Variable miles/250
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £150 (tlc package) £225/£225/£225 £135/£135/£230 £260/£280/£260
0-60/0-100mph 6.5/16.0 secs 6.9/18.7 secs 6.4/15.5 secs 6.6/16.6 secs
30-70 thru gears 5.7 secs 5.9 secs 5.6 secs 5.8 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 2.9/4.1 secs 4.3/5.4 secs 3.0/3.6 secs 2.9/3.9 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 5.1/6.2 secs 7.3/9.2 secs 5.4/6.5 secs 5.4/7.2 secs
Top speed 140mph 134mph 150mph 145mph
Braking 60-0mph 35.4/8.8 metres 34.0/8.8 metres 35.4/8.5 metres 35.6/9.2 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 62/39/61/67dB 57/41/64/70dB 59/42/61/66dB 62/39/63/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 30.8mpg/339 miles 24.3mpg/294 miles 23.9mpg/289 miles 28.2mpg/341 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 31.7/49.6/40.9mpg 23.1/39.8/31.7mpg 20.5/41.5/30.4mpg 26.2/44.8/35.3mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 164g/km/19 per cent 209g/km/27 per cent 224g/km/31 per cent 192g/km/24 per cent
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£669/£1,216" "£950/£1,727" "£1,336/£2,430" "£1,082/£1,968"
Airbags/Isofix/park/rain sensors Six/yes/£210/no Eight/yes/no/£150 Six/NCO/£300/£250 Six/yes/£295/yes
Air-con/clim ctrl/tyre press. monitor £660/£890/yes Yes/£275/£250 Yes/xx/no Yes/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/met paint/xenons "£1,060/£280/£460" No/£360/£500 No/£350/yes "£1,370/£335/£725"
Elec roof/windows/folding mirrors £670/yes/£160 £600/yes/£100 £500/yes/no £495/yes/£180
Height adjust/leather/heated seats Yes/£930/£200 Yes/no/no Yes/no/£250 "Yes/£1,645*/£1,645*"
M’func steering/adjust reach/rake £170/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes No/yes/yes £350/yes/yes
Remote lock/trip computer/alarm Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/Bluetooth/MP3/CD changer "£1,500/£770/yes/£290" No/no/£150/£350 "£2,000/£250/no/yes" "£1,665/no/no/£405"
Traction/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/TBA Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/no Yes/yes/£270

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