Hot Hatch shoot-out - specifications
| MINI John Cooper Works | Honda Civic Type R GT | Renaultsport Clio 197 Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£20,995/£21,800" | "£19,000/£20,400" | "£14,995/£16,170" |
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" | N/A/N/A | "£11,191/58.9%" | "£7,258/48.4%" |
| Running costs/contract hire | N/A/N/A | 58.2ppm/£335 | 49.7ppm/£288 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£882/£1,764" | "£1,178/£2,356" | "£810/£1,620" |
| "Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" | "£2,010/£3,351" | "£2,360/£3,933" | "£2,208/£3,680" |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 34/£553/D/£145 | 34/£416/F/£210 | 30/£403/F/£210 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £150 (5yrs tlc) | £190/£330/£260 | £230/£260/£400 |
| Length/wheelbase | "3,730/2,467mm" | "4,276/2,635mm" | "3,991/2,585mm" |
| Height/width | "1,407/1,683mm" | "1,445/1,785mm" | "1,477/1,768mm" |
| Engine | "4cyl in-line/1,598cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,998cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,998cc" |
| Peak power (bhp/rpm) | "208/6,000" | "198/7,800" | "194/7,250" |
| Peak torque (Nm/rpm) | "260-280/1,850" | "193/5,600" | "215/5,550" |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/run-flats | 50 litres/foam seal | 55 litres/foam seal |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 160/680 litres | "485/1,352 litres" | "288/1,028 litres" |
| Kerbweight/payload | "1,580/450kg" | "1,267/433kg" | "1,220/430kg" |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.7 metres/0.36Cd | 11.8 metres/N/A | 11.4 metres/N/A |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs | "3yrs (90,000)/3yrs" | "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs" |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/148 | "12,500 miles/205" | "12,000 miles/330" |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos | 25th/20th | 3rd/6th | 33rd/30th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 5/3/2/76 | 4/4/3/95 | 5/4/1/81 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 6.9^^/5.6 secs | 7.1/6.3 secs | 6.9/6.5 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.1/4.0 secs | 3.9/5.1 secs | 4.0/5.0 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 4.9/5.7 secs | 7.5/9.9 secs | 7.2/9.7 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "148mph/2,900rpm" | "146mph/3,400rpm" | "139mph/3,400rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 45.7/33.6/8.6m | 46.5/34.4/8.4m | 44.9/33.3/8.6m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 60/47/65/73dB | 60/43/64/71dB | 57/43/64/71dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 32.4mpg/356 miles | 27.6mpg/304 miles | 29.5mpg/357 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 30.7/50.4/40.9mpg | 22.2/40.4/31.0mpg | 24.3/43.4/33.2mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 201/165g/km/21% | 236/215g/km/31% | 221/199g/km/27% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Six/yes/£215 | Eight/yes/£425 | Six/yes/DFO |
| Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats | "£1,650+/£1,000^/£205" | Yes/no/no | "£525/£1,175/no" |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £280/£465/£360 | £380/no/yes | £360/no/no |
| Tyre pres warn/stability/cruise ctrl | Yes/yes/£170 | No/yes/yes | No/yes/no |
| Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth | "£1,500/£295/y/£505++" | "£1,400*/£475/£225" | No/no/£175/£250 |
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