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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