Hottest hatches shoot-out - specifications
| Ford Focus ST-3 Mountune | Honda Civic Type R Ch. White | Renaultsport Mégane R26.R | VW Golf GTI Pirelli | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£21,965+/£24,035+" | "£20,000*/£20,000*" | "£23,815/£25,245" | "£21,995/£24,305" |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles) | N/A | "£8,960*/44.8%^" | N/A | "£9,434/42.9%" |
| Running costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£1,406/£2,812" | "£1,240/£2,480" | "£1,286/£2,572" | "£1,144/£2,288" |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | "£2,642/£4,404" | "£2,491/£4,152" | "£2,989/£4,982" | "£2,226/£3,710" |
| Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost | N/A/£370/F/£210 | N/A/N/A/F/£210 | 35/£446/F/£210 | 36/£518/F/£210 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £145/£190/£230 | "£550 (5yr/62,500m)" | £258/£258/£258 | £130/£280/£130 |
| Length/wheelbase | "4,357/2,640mm" | "4,276/2,635mm" | "4,228/2,625mm" | "4,216/2,578mm" |
| Height/width | "1,497/1,839mm" | "1,443/1,785mm" | "1,437/1,777mm" | "1,501/1,759mm" |
| Engine | "5cyl in-line/2,522cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,998cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,998cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,984cc" |
| Peak power | "256/5,500 bhp/rpm" | "198/7,800 bhp/rpm" | "230/5,500 bhp/rpm" | "227/5,500 bhp/rpm" |
| Peak torque | "400/2,500 Nm/rpm" | "193/5,600 Nm/rpm" | "310/2,000 Nm/rpm" | "300/2,200 Nm/rpm" |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 55 litres/sp. saver | 50 litres/foam | 60 litres/none | 55 litres/sp. saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | "385/1,247 litres" | "485/1,352 litres" | N/A | "350/1,305 litres" |
| Kerbweight/payload | "1,392/468kg" | "1,267/433kg" | "1,230kg/N/A" | "1,357/543kg" |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.7 metres/N/A | 11.8 metres/N/A | 11.2 metres/0.35Cd | N/A/0.32Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" | "3yrs (90,000)/3yrs" | "3yrs (60,000)/2yrs" | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | "12,500 miles/781" | "12,500 miles/196" | "12,000 miles/330" | Variable/223 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 20th/26th | 3rd/6th | 33rd/30th | 17th/23rd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 5/4/2/90 | 4/4/3/95 | 5/N/A/2/44 | 5/4/3/89 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 6.6/4.8 secs | 7.1/6.1 secs | 5.9/5.6 secs | 7.0/5.8 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.0/2.1 secs | 3.6/4.9 secs | 2.8/4.8 secs | 2.9/4.1 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 5.2/3.8 secs | 6.9/10.5 secs | 6.1/11.0 secs | 5.3/8.4 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "150mph/2,500rpm" | "146mph/3,500rpm" | "147mph/2,500rpm" | "152mph/2,650rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 46.6/33.0/8.9m | 53.3/39.1/9.6m | 45.2/32.9/8.2m | 47.1/34.1/8.6m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 62/42/62/71dB | 60/39/62/70dB | 63/56/66/70dB | 58/43/62/71dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 19.8mpg/240 miles | 21.0mpg/231 miles | 17.5mpg/231 miles | 23.5mpg/284 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 20.5/41.5/30.4mpg | 22.2/40.4/31.0mpg | 24.4/42.2/33.2mpg | 25.0/44.8/34.4mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 330/224g/km/32% | 311/215g/km/31% | 373/199g/km/27% | 278/194g/km/26% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Six/yes/£200 | Six/yes/DFO | One/no/no | Six/yes/£325 |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | No/yes/no | No/yes/yes | No/yes/no | "£1,330/yes/£280" |
| Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats | Yes/yes/£250 | Yes/Alcantara/no | £460/no/no | Yes/Alcantara/£225 |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £395/yes/no | No/no/no | £375/no/no | Yes/yes/£765 |
| Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth | £800/y/y/£150 | "£1,400/£505/y/£365" | No/no/no/no | "£1,480/£355/y/DFO" |
