Chrysler Ypsilon and Delta vs rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £13,195/£14,457 £13,225/£13,520 £21,195/£23,030 £20,555/£23,085
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £5,146/39.0% £6,176/46.7% £8,457/39.9% £7,503/36.5%
Depreciation £8,049 £7,049 £12,738 £13,052
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £263/£526 £444/£888 £761/£1,522 £738/£1,476
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,525/£4,209 £2,149/£3,581 £3,229/£5,382 N/A
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 7/£421/A/£0 9/£561/E/£115 15/£648/D/£95 20/£795/D/£95
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service Free (5yrs/50k) £299 (3yrs/30k) Free (5yrs/50k) £150/£250/£150
Length/wheelbase 3,842/2,390mm 3,970/2,470mm 4,520/2,700mm 4,309/2,578mm
Height/width 1,520/1,676mm 1,462/1,682mm 1,497/1,797mm 1,449/1,768mm
Engine 2cyl in-line/875cc 4cyl in-line/1,390cc 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in line/1,968cc
Peak power/revs 84/5,500 bhp/rpm 84/5,000 bhp/rpm 118/4,000 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 145/1,900 Nm/rpm 132/3,800 Nm/rpm 300/1,500 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/foam 45 litres/full-size 57 litres/foam^ 55 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 245 litres/N/A 280/952 litres 380-465/1,190 litres 341/1,166 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 975/535/750kg 1,070/555/1,000kg 1,485/495/1,300kg 1,380/495/1,400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 9.4 metres/N/A 10.6 metres/N/A 10.6 metres/N/A 10.7 metres/N/A
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 (2yrs)/50 Variable/223 21,000 miles/50 10,000 miles/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 22nd/30th 15th/24th 22nd/30th 14th/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 90/86/41/5 5/3/2/82 points** 4/4/3/90 points**
0-60/30-70mph 13.8/13.8 secs 12.1/12.3 secs 11.8/11.7 secs 9.3/9.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 6.0/10.0 secs 6.6/10.6 secs 4.5/7.4 secs 4.0/6.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 13.4 secs/N/A 16.4 secs/N/A 9.5/15.9 secs 8.7/12.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 109mph/3,000rpm 110mph/3,000rpm 120mph/1,960rpm 127mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 61.3/38.4/9.7m 50.0/36.4/9.3m 50.6/37.7/10.7m 49.3/36.6/9.5m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 61/51/65/72dB 57/47/57/67dB 43/69/60/68dB 45/65/62/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 29.1mpg/256 miles 34.2mpg/339 miles 25.0mpg/313 miles N/A
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 56.5/74.3/67.3mpg 35.3/60.1/47.9mpg 48.7/70.6/60.1mpg 46.3/68.9/58.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 224/99g/km/10% 191/139g/km/17% 303/122g/km/18% N/A/125g/km/18%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/£250 Four/yes/£305* Six/yes/£275 Six/yes/yes
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/no/£350* Yes/£1,000/£250 Y/£1,370/£320*
Automatic box/stability/cruise ctrl £1,200/£325/£975* £1,260/yes/£305* No/yes/yes £1,275/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £475/no/no £445/no/no £550/£800/no £420/£850/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth DFO/£400*/£400* £295/yes/£245 £1,000^^/yes/yes £850***/y/£250

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