Fiesta's day of reckoning - specifications
| Ford Fiesta Zetec 3dr | Mazda 2 1.5 Sport | SEAT Ibiza SC 1.4 Sport | Fiesta TDCI Titanium 5dr | Renault Clio Dynamique S | Vauxhall Corsa Design CDTI Design 5dr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£11,495/£12,620" | "£11,399/£11,749" | "£10,295/£10,885" | "£13,695/£15,420" | "£13,650/£14,700" | "£13,685/£13,935" | |
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" | "£4,875/42 per cent" | "£5,175/45 per cent" | "£4,600/45 per cent" | "£5,775/42 per cent" | "£4,750/35 per cent" | "£4,626/34 per cent" | |
| Running costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.5ppm | |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £345/£690 | £365/£730 | £350/£700 | £356/£712 | £355/£710 | £493/£985 | |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | "£1,816/£3,027" | "£1,822/£3,036" | "£1,873/£3,122" | "£1,400/£2,333" | "£1,574/£2,623" | "£1,421/£2,368" | |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 8/£241/C/£120 | 16/£262/C/£120 | 7/£237/C/£120 | 12/£249/B/£35 | 9/£208/B/£35 | 8/£233/C/£120 | |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £157/£164/£250 | £127/£263/£155 | £150/£200/£150 | £142/£169/£243 | £220/£300/£230 | £185/£255/£185 | |
| Length/wheelbase | "3,950/2,489mm" | "3,895/2,490mm" | "4,034/2,469mm" | "3,950/2,489mm" | "3,986/2,575mm" | "3,999/2,511mm" | |
| Height/width | "1,433/1,722mm" | "1,475/1,695mm" | "1,428/1,693mm" | "1,433/1,722mm" | "1,497/1,707mm" | "1,488/1,737mm" | |
| Engine | "4cyl in-line/1,388cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,498cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,390cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,560cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,461cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,248cc" | |
| Peak power | "95/5,750 bhp/rpm" | "102/6,000 bhp/rpm" | "84/5,000 bhp/rpm" | "89/4,000 bhp/rpm" | "86/3,750 bhp/rpm" | "89/4,000 bhp/rpm" | |
| Peak torque | "128/4,200 Nm/rpm" | "137/4,000Nm/rpm" | "133/3,800 Nm/rpm" | "204/1,750 Nm/rpm" | "199/1,900 Nm/rpm" | "199/1,750 Nm/rpm" | |
| Transmission | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 45 litres/foam | 43 litres/sp saver | 45 litres/full size | 45 litres/foam | 55 litres/sp saver | 45 litres/full size | |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 295/979 litres | 250/787 litres | 284/847 litres | 295/979 litres | "288/1,038 litres" | "285/1,100 litres" | |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | "1,495/387/800kg" | "1,030/425/900kg" | "1,000/501/1,000kg" | "1,164/391/750kg" | "1,175/480/1,200kg" | "1,222/503/1,200kg" | |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.2 metres/0.33Cd | 10.4 metres/0.31Cd | 10.5 metres/N/A | 10.2 metres/0.33Cd | 11.3 metres/N/A | 10.4 metres/0.33Cd | |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | "3y (60,000)/1y Ford" | "3y (60,000)/3y Maz." | "3y (60,000)/2y SEAT" | "3y (60,000)/1y Ford" | "3y (60,000)/3y AA" | "3y (60,000)/1y Vaux." | |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | "12,500 miles/781" | "12,500 miles/159" | "10,000 miles/128" | "12,500 miles/781" | "12,000 miles/330" | "20,000 miles/404" | |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 20th/26th | 9th/11th | 21st/24th | 20th/26th | 33rd/30th | 34th/27th | |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | N/A | 5/4/2/89 | 5/4/3/91 | N/A | 5/4/1/81 | 5/3/3/85 | |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 11.6/11.7 secs | 10.4/10.8 secs | 11.9/12.9 secs | 12.3/12.7 secs | 11.4/12.6 secs | 12.7/14.6 secs | |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 6.7/10.5 secs | 6.2/9.2 secs | 6.8/11.6 secs | 5.1/7.5 secs | 5.2/7.0 secs | 5.4/8.6 secs | |
| 50-70mph in 5th | 16.8 secs | 12.9 secs | 18.9 secs | 10.1 secs | 10.1 secs | 11.7 secs (6th 17.5s) | |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "109mph/3,100rpm" | "117mph/3,400rpm" | "108mph/3,100rpm" | "109mph/2,500rpm" | "108mph/2,500rpm" | "107mph/2,100rpm" | |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 49.9/37.1/9.6m | 48.9/36.3/9.2m | 48.6/36.7/9.7m | 51.2/38.8/9.9m | 47.3/34.4.9.0m | 51.1/38.0/9.2m | |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 54/39/59/70dB | 51/39/60/70dB | 56/41/65/75dB | 56/45/61/71dB | 57/43/60/69dB | 66/45/62/69dB | |
| Auto Express economy/range | 32.8mpg/325 miles | 32.7mpg/309 miles | 31.8mpg/315 miles | 47.0mpg/465 miles | 41.8mpg/506 miles | 46.3mpg/458 miles | |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 37.6/61.4/49.5mpg | 37.2/57.6/47.9mpg | 34.3/55.4/45.6mpg | 54.3/78.5/67.3mpg | 54.3/70.6/64.2mpg | 45.6/70.6/58.9mpg | |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 199/133g/km/15% | 200/140g/km/16% | 205/149g/km/17% | 161/110g/km/13% | 181/117g/km/13% | 163/127g/km/18% | |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Five/yes/£200 | Six/yes/DFO | Four/yes/£250 | Five/yes/£200 | Four/yes/£250* | Four/£100/£250 | |
| Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control | "£1,000/£300/no" | No/yes/yes | No/£280/£150 | No/£300/yes | No/£200/£250 | No/£425/£450+ | |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | No/no/no | Yes/no/no | £250/no/£140 | Yes/£600/no | £275/part/no | £450+/no/£200 | |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £375/no/no | £350/no/no | £360/£650/no | £375/no/£600 | £375/£550/yes | £375/no/no | |
| Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth | No/no/yes/£150 | DFO/DFO/yes/DFO | DFO/no/yes/£250 | No/no/yes/£150 | No/no/yes/£200* | £975/no/yes/£300 | |
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