Evo X vs rivals - specifications

  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Subaru Impreza WRX STi Audi S3
On the road price/total as tested "£31,999/£31,999" "£25,095/£25,095" "£27,000/£31,535"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£14,944/46.7%" N/A/N/A "£15,147/56.1%"
Running costs/contract hire 118.0ppm/£818 96.0ppm/£578* 77.1ppm/£469
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£2,464/£4,480" "£1,932/£3,513" "£1,841/£3,348"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)" "£3,668/£6,113" "£3,230/£5,385" "£2,472/£4,120"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost "42/£1,043/G/£300" 40A/£784/G/£400 36E/£576/F/£210
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £400 (for first three) £205/£250/£500 £300/£440/£300
Length/wheelbase "4,495/2,650mm" "4,415/2,625mm" "4,214/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,480/1,810mm" "1,475/1,795mm" "1,399/1,765mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,998cc turbo" "4cyl/2,457cc turbo" "4cyl/1,984cc turbo"
Peak power "291/6,500 bhp/rpm" "296/6,000 bhp/rpm" "261/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "407/3,500 Nm/rpm" "407/4,000 Nm/rpm" "350/2,500 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, SST/4wd" "6-spd, man/4wd" "6-spd, man/4wd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/foam sealant 60 litres/space saver 60 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 400 litres/N/A "301/1,216 litres" "281/1,011 litres"
Kerbweight/payload "1,590/450kg" "1,505/475kg" "1,455/560kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.8 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/N/A 10.7 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3y (unltd)/3y pan-Euro "3y (60,000)/3y Subaru" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs AA"
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 miles/142" "10,000 miles/84" Variable/135
Driver Power position (car/dealers) N/A/13th 29th^/3rd 23rd/16th
0-60/30-70/0-100mph 5.2/4.7/13.7 secs 4.7/4.5/12.9 secs 5.6/5.1/13.8 secs
Standing quarter mile 13.8 secs/100.3mph 13.3 secs/104.4mph 14.0 secs/101.1mph
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.3/3.2 secs 2.6/4.4 secs 2.7/4.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.4/7.3 secs 4.9/8.9 secs 4.8/6.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "155mph/2,900rpm" "155mph/2,700rpm" "155mph/2,650rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/34.6/9.0 metres 45.7/33.9/8.3 metres 46.3/34.2/8.7 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 59/47/65/72dB 61/46/62/72dB 62/42/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 17.0mpg/206 miles 19.3mpg/255 miles 23.7mpg/313 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 19.1/33.6/26.2mpg 20.5/34.4/27.4mpg 22.8/39.2/31.0mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 384/256g/km/35% 338/243g/km/35% 275/217g/km/31%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Seven/yes/£TBA/yes Six/yes/£180/£195 Six/yes/£260/yes
Auto/sequential gearbox/paddleshift Yes/yes/yes No/no/no No/no/no
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats Yes/yes**/no/no Yes/yes/no/no Yes/yes/no/yes
Met paint/xenons/stability/cruise ctrl Yes/yes/yes/no £360/yes/yes/yes £485/yes/yes/£240
Sat-nav/CD changer/aux/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes/yes "£1,740/yes/yes/£210" "£2,175/£320/£175/no"

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