Chevrolet Volt vs rivals - specifications

  Chevrolet Volt 1.4 Toyota Prius 1.8 T Spirit VW Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion
On the road price/total as tested £29,995/£32,235* £24,910/£24,910 £20,015/£20,983
Residual value (after 3yrs/36k miles) £14,663/41.9% £11,683/46.9% £9,567/47.8%
Depreciation £20,332 £13,227 £10,448
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £349/£699 £497/£994 £504/£1,008
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,386/£2,310 £1,673/£2,788 £1,361/£2,269
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 22E/£421/A/£0 16E/£429/A/£0 18E/£364/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £349 (3 years) £119/£189/£119 £329 (3 years)
Length/wheelbase 4,498/2,685mm 4,480/2,700mm 4,199/2,578mm
Height/width 1,439/1,787mm 1,490/1,745mm 1,480/1,786mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,398cc 4cyl in-line/1,798cc 4cyl in-line/1,598cc
Peak power/revs 148/5,000 bhp/rpm 134/5,200 bhp/rpm 104/4,400 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 370/250 Nm/rpm 142/4,000 Nm/rpm 250/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission Single-spd auto/fwd CVT auto/fwd 5-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 35 litres/foam 45 litres/foam 55 litres/repair kit
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 310/1,005 litres 445/1,120 litres 350/1,305 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,732/268kg/N/A 1,425/380kg/N/A 1,314/621/1,400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.28Cd 10.4 metres/0.25Cd 10.9 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 5yrs (100,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 10k miles (1yr)/2 10k miles (1yr)/184 Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 34th/N/A 5th/4th^^ 18th/22nd^^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 85/78/41/5 stars 88/82/68/86/5 stars 97/84/61/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 9.2/8.3 secs 10.6/10.2 secs 10.7/10.6 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.3 secs^ 4.1 secs^ 4.9/8.7 secs
50-70mph in 5th 5.0 secs^ 6.1 secs^ 11.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 99mph/N/A 112mph/N/A 118mph/1,900rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 49.3/35.4/9.1m 50.8/37.2/9.0m 58.9/43.2/11.3m
Auto Express economy/range 95.4mpg/300 miles** 46.3mpg/458 miles 58.9mpg/713 miles
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph N/A/N/A/56/65dB N/A/N/A/58/66dB 68/43/62/67dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 313.9/217.0/235.4mpg 70.6/74.3/70.6mpg 60.1/83.1/74.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 69.0/47.7/51.8mpl 15.5/16.3/15.5mpl 13.2/18.3/16.3mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 117/27g/km/5% 141/92g/km/10% 129/99g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Eight/yes/yes Seven/yes/£360 Seven/yes/£445
Automatic box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes No/yes/£235
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/£1,500/no No/no/no
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £495/no/yes £450/no/yes £495/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth £1,745/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes No/£270+/£255

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