Renault Twingo vs Citroen C2 vs Toyota Yaris - specifications

Renault Twingo 1.2 GT vs Citroen C2 VTS 1.6 Hdi vs Toyota Yaris 1.3 SR

  Renault Twingo 1.2 GT Citroen C2 VTS 1.6 Hdi Toyota Yaris 1.3 SR
On the road price/total as tested £9,995/£10,745 £13,400/£13,400 £10,645/£10,645
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) N/A £4,904/36.6 per cent± £5,067/47.6 per cent
Running costs/contract hire N/A N/A 34.7ppm/£236
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £330/£600 £531/£965 £351/£639
Annual fuel costs (12,000 miles) N/A £1,105 £1,435
Insurance group/quote 5/N/A 6/£256 4/£213
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £220/£300/£220 £195/£296/£195 £155/£200/£165
       
Length/wheelbase 3,600/2,367mm 3,666/2,315mm 3,750/2,460mm
Height/width 1,470/1,654mm 1,461/1,659mm 1,530/1,695mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,149cc 4cyl in-line/1,560cc turbo 4cyl in-line/1,296cc
Peak power 98/5,500 bhp/rpm 110/4,000 bhp/rpm 85/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 145/3,000 Nm/rpm 192/2,000 Nm/rpm 121/4,200 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd, man/fwd 5-spd, man/fwd 5-spd, man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/full size 41 litres/full size 42 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 230/959 litres 193/879 litres 272/737 litres
Kerbweight/payload 980/430kg 1,122/353kg 1,055/425kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/N/A 10.7 metres/0.31Cd 9.4 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr RAC 3yrs 60,000/1yr Cit. Asst. 3yrs (60,000)/1yr RAC
Service intervals (miles)/UK dealers 18,000 miles/321 12,500 miles/210 10,000 miles/211
       
0-60/30-70mph 10.2/10.7 secs 9.7/9.6 secs 11.9/12.7 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.7/6.6 secs 4.2/6.3 secs 7.0/10.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th 10.8 secs 8.4 secs 15.0 secs
Top speed 117mph 120mph 106mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.6/38.4/9.9 metres 49.3/36.1/9.3 metres 50.1/36.5/9.3 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/38/64/72dB 67/45/66/70dB 60/39/59/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 35.9mpg/314 miles 47.0mpg/424 miles 36.2mpg/334 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.2/57.6/47.8mpg 49.6/76.3/64.2mpg 39.2/53.3/47.1mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 140g/km/15 per cent 119g/km/18 per cent 141g/km/15 per cent
       
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Four/yes/DFO/yes Six/yes/£450**/£400^ Seven/yes/DFO/no
Air con/clim ctrl/sliding rear seat Yes/£750*/yes Yes/£400^/£450** Yes/yes/yes
Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights Yes/£360/no Yes/£360/no Yes/£350/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/£400/£250 No/yes/no £500/£350/no
Elec sunroof/windows/folding mirrors £750*/yes/no No/yes/£450** No/yes/no
Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake Yes/no/yes No/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetoot DFO/no/no/yes £1,650+/£1,650+/no/£175 No/no/£150/no
 

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