Citroen C3 vs rivals - specifications

  Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.6 TDCi Renault Clio Dynamique 1.5 dCi SEAT Ibiza Sport 1.6 TDI CR VW Polo SE 1.6 TDI Citroen C3 Exc. 1.6 HDi
On-the-road price/total as tested "£15,195/£16,020" "£14,285/£15,610" "£12,985/£13,629" "£13,205/£13,205" "£15,200/£17,011"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" "£5,568/37.3%" "£5,457/38.2%" "£6,298/48.5%" "£6,946/52.6%" N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £395/£790 £371/£743 £338/£675 £343/£687 £395/£790
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,210/£2,016" "£1,134/£1,891" "£1,370/£2,283" "£1,358/£2,263" "£1,389/£2,315"
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 12/£363/B/£35 12/£386/C/£35 14/£368/C/£135 10/£348/C/£35 N/A/N/A/B/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £109/£169/£199 £203/£318/£203 £126/£160/£126 £250 (for 3yrs) £175/£175/£260
Length/wheelbase "3,950/2,489mm" "4,027/2,575mm" "4,052/2,469mm" "3,970/2,470mm" "3,941/2,466mm"
Height/width "1,433/1,722mm" "1,497/1,720mm" "1,445/1,693mm" "1,462/1,682mm" "1,538/1,728mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,560cc" "4cyl/1,461cc" "4cyl/1,598cc" "4cyl/1,598cc" "4cyl/1,560cc"
Peak power "88/4,000 bhp/rpm" "85/3,750 bhp/rpm" "104/4,400 bhp/rpm" "74/4,000 bhp/rpm" "88/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "212/1,750 Nm/rpm" "200/1,900 Nm/rpm" 250/1500 Nm/rpm "195/1,500 Nm/rpm" "215/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/foam 55 litres/foam 45 litres/full size 45 litres/full size 48 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 295/979 litres "288/1,028 litres" 292/847 litres 280/952 litres "300/1,000 litres"
Kerbweight/payload "1,041/514kg" "1,175/405kg" "1,120/501kg" "1,182/543kg" "1,080/527kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.2 metres/0.33Cd 11.3 metres/N/A 10.5 metres/N/A 10.6 metres/N/A 10.2 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,500 miles/781 " "12,000 miles/330" "10,000 miles/128" Variable miles/223 "12,500 miles/210 "
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 21st/27th 34th/30th 22nd/23rd 16th/21st 28th/20th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/3/92 N/A 5/4/3/91 90/86/41/5*** 83/74/33/4***
0-60/30-70mph 12.0/12.9 secs 12.4/13.3 secs 10.6/11.7 secs 14.3 secs/N/A 12.1/12.5 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.2/6.8 secs 5.3/7.7 secs 4.8/9.0 secs 6.2/9.7 secs 5.4/8.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th 11.2 secs 10.2 secs 10.5 secs 13.9 secs 10.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "109mph/2,500rpm" "108mph/2,500rpm" "116mph/2,000rpm" "106mph/2,000rpm" "112mph/2,400rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.7/34.5/8.7m 48.0/35.4/10.3m 48.5/35.6/9.0m 54.8/37.9/9.0m 49.3/35.7/9.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/46/62/69dB 66/44/60/65dB 71/45/65/70dB 71/46/61/69dB 67/46/57/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 49.6mpg/436 miles 52.9mpg/640 miles 43.8mpg/434 miles 44.2mpg/438 miles 43.2mpg/456 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 54.3/78.5/67.2mpg 54.3/72.4/65.7mpg 52.3/78.5/65.7mpg 54.3/76.3/65.7mpg 53.3/76.3/65.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 153/110g/km/13% 143/115g/km/13% 173/112g/km/13% 171/112g/km/13% 175/110g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Five/yes/£200 Four/yes/£300 Four/yes/£245** Four/yes/£360^^ Six/yes/£245
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/no/no Yes/£800/no Yes/no/no Yes/TBC/TBC
Met paint/auto box/stab/cruise ctrl £425/no/£300/no £395/n/£300/£250 £370/n/£274/£147 £385/n/y/£360^^ £342/n/£294/y
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth connection £350/yes/£200 £450/yes/£275^ DF0/yes/£245 £795/yes/DFO £930/yes/TBC
Xenons/rake and reach steering adj No/yes No/£300* £636/yes No/yes TBC/yes

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