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Small Turbos Group Test - specifications

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Price£11,990£12,755£16,660£16,520£21,235£20,250
Engine4cyl/1,586cc4cyl turbo/1,368cc4cyl/1,799cc4cyl turbo/1,390cc4cyl/1,986cc 4cyl turbo/1,598cc
Power123/6,800 bhp/rpm120/5,000 bhp/rpm138/6,300 bhp/rpm120/5,000 bhp/rpm150/6,200 bhp/rpm177/5,500 bhp/rpm
Torque148/4,800 Nm/rpm206/2,000 Nm/rpm174/4,300 Nm/rpm200/1,500 Nm/rpm196/4,000 Nm/rpm230/2,200 Nm/rpm
Transmission5-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/claimed range45 litres/394 miles45 litres/424 miles50 litres/464 miles55 litres/502 miles60 litres/540 miles70 litres/551 miles
Combined economy39.8mpg42.8mpg42.2mpg45.6mpg40.9mpg35.8mpg
Claimed CO2 emissions171g/km155g/km155g/km144g/km164g/km186g/km
Tax bracket22 per cent19 per cent19 per cent16 per cent20 per cent25 per cent
Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles)£4,616/38.5%£3,890/30.5%£6,597/39.6%N/A£7,961/37.5%N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£528/£1,055£510/1,020£633/£1,266£529/1,057£849/£1,698£1,012/£2,025
Claimed annual fuel cost (12k/20k)£1,336/£2,2271,243/£2,071£1,260/£2,101£1,166/£1,944£1,300/£2,167£1,486/£2,476
Insurance group/quote23/£31715/£39521/£32616/£28621/£33421/£538
Road tax band/annual costH/£175G/£150G/£150F/£125G/£150J/£215
0-60mph/30-70mph8.5/8.0 secs8.8/8.5 secs8.6/8.6 secs9.1/8.6 secs9.3/9.2 secs8.6/8.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th5.2/7.5 secs4.0/6.3 secs6.1/8.2 secs4.9/7.0 secs6.4/9.9 secs4.2/7.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th8.9 secs7.6 secs11.1/16.1 secs8.5/10.7 secs10.7/14.0 secs7.6/10.3 secs
Top speed/revs at 70mph124mph/ 3,750rpm121mph/ 2,900rpm127mph/ 3,000rpm124mph/ 2,400rpm124mph/ 2,500rpm137mph/ 2,500rpm
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph57/41/60/69dB58/38/60/69dB53/39/58/67dB56/38/56/66dB60/37/55/67dB56/39/59/69dB
Auto Express economy31.7mpg32.4mpg36.5mpg32.6mpg29.5mpg28.8mpg
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