Difficult decisions depending on your budget - specifications
| Audi TT | BMW 320i SE | VOLVO C30 | SKODA Superb | Renaultsport Clio 197 | Peugeot PARTNER | Fiat Panda 100HP | Nissan Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £25,415 | £24,460 | £19,605 | £20,020 | £14,995 | £14,645 | £10,395 | £10,295 |
| Residual value (3yrs/30,000 miles) | £14,054/55.3% | £9,393/38.4% | £7,352/37.5% | £8,509/42.5% | £5,368/35.8% | £5,140/35.1% | £3,098/29.8% | N/A |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £1,220/£2,440 | £832/£1,663 | £902/£1,804 | £841/£1,682 | £810/£1,619 | £615/£1,230 | £374/£748 | £309/£618 |
| Tax bracket | 24% | 17% | 23% | 21% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 15% |
| Insurance group | 34 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| Road tax band/annual cost | E/£170 | C/£120 | D/£145 | D/£145 | F/£210 | C/£120 | D/£145 | C/£120 |
| Length/width (mm) | 4,178/1,842 | 4,531/1,817 | 4,252/1,782 | 4,838/1,817 | 3,986/2,025 | 4,380/1,810 | 3,578/1,606 | 4,100/1,690 |
| Height/wheelbase (mm) | 1,352/2,468 | 1,421/2,760 | 1,447/2,640 | 1,462/2,761 | 1,496/2,575 | 1,862/2,728 | 1,560/2,299 | 1,550/2,600 |
| Boot space (seats up/folded - litres) | 290/700 | 460/N/A | 433/947 | 565/1,670 | 288/1,028 | 675/3,000 | 206/861 | 280-437/1,332 |
| Kerbweight | 1,260kg | 1,445kg | 1,478kg | 1,498kg | 1,249kg | 1,407kg | 975kg | 1,092kg |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,984cc | 4cyl in-line/1,995cc | 5cyl in-line/2,400cc | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/1,998cc | 4cyl in-line/1,560cc | 4cyl in-line/1,368cc | 4cyl in-line/1,386cc |
| Peak power (bhp/rpm) | 198/5,100 | 168/6,700 | 177/4,000 | 168/4,200 | 197/7,250 | 90/4,000 | 99/5,800 | 87/5,200 |
| Peak torque (Nm/rpm) | 280/5,000 | 210/4,250 | 400/2,000 | 350/1,750 | 215/5,550 | 215/1,750 | 128/4,500 | 128/3,200 |
| Claimed 0-62mph | 6.6 seconds | 8.2 seconds | 7.7 seconds | 8.8 seconds | 6.0 seconds | 14.3 seconds | 9.5 seconds | 13.4 seconds |
| Top speed | 149mph | 142mph | 140mph | 138bhp | 139mph | 100mph | 115mph | 101mph |
| Econ: extra urban /urban/ combined | 47.1/26.4/36.7mpg | 58.9/33.6/46.3mpg | 56.5/34.0/45.6mpg | 58.9/36.7/48.7mpg | 43.4/24.4/33.6mpg | 56.4/40.3/49.5mpg | 53.3/35.5 /43.5mpg | 55.4/38.7/47.9mpg |
| CO2 emissions | 183g/km | 146g/km | 164g/km | 153g/km | 199g/km | 150g/km | 154g/km | 139g/km |
| Driver Power manufacturer pos. | 11th | 6th | 12th | 2nd | 33rd | 35th | 36th | 26th |
| Driver Power dealer pos. | 16th | 12th | 15th | 2nd | 30th | 28th | 36th | 22nd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child /ped./points | N/A | 5/4/1/78 | 5/4/1/81 | 5/4/2/93 | 5/4/1/81 | N/A | 3/2/1/47 | 4/3/2/78 |
