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Citroen C3 Picasso 1.6 Hdi ExclusiveFord B-MAX 1.6 TDCi Titanium
On the road price/total as tested£17,655/£20,425£18,895/£19,815
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£7,009/39.7%£7,577/40.1%
Depreciation£10,646£11,318
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£662/£1,324£528/£1,055
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,856/£3,093£1,831/£3,052
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost15/£383/D/£10011/£386/B/£20
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£449 (3yrs/35k)£785 (3yrs)
Length/wheelbase4,078/2,540mm4,077/2,489mm
Height/width1,631/1,766mm1,604/1,751mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,560cc4cyl in-line/1,560cc
Peak power/revs113/3,600 bhp/rpm94/3,800 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs270/1,750 Nm/rpm215/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/sealant47 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down)385/1,506 litres318/1,386 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,436/371/1,200kg1,310/470/575kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.6 metres/0.31Cd10.4 metres/N/A
Basic warranty/recovery3yrs (60,000)/1yr3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers12,500 (1yr)/19612,500 (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.22nd/24th25th/26th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars81/76/43/492/84/67/5
0-60/30-70mph11.0/12.4 secs13.2/13.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.4/5.6 secs6.6/9.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th8.3/10.7 secs15.2 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph114mph/2,000rpm108mph/2,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph51.4/34.9/9.1m53.9/33.9/9.5m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph65/46/63/71dB72/48/63/71dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range41.2/9.2/453 miles41.7/9.3/431 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined46.3/68.9/58.8mpg60.1/78.5/70.6mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined10.2/15.2/12.9mpl13.2/17.3/15.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket184/125g/km/19%182/104g/km/14%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSix/yes/yesSeven/yes/£200
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seatsYes/£955/noYes/£600^/£175
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£495/no/no£495/no/£250
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£750/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
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