Citroen DS3 Racing vs rivals - specifications

  RS Clio MINI JCW DS3 Racing
On the road price/total as tested £17,810/£19,750 £22,320/£26,010 £23,100/£24,350
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £7,373/41.4% £10,803/48.4% N/A
Depreciation £10,437 £11,517 N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £936/£1,872 £973/£1,946 £825/£1,650
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,497/£4,161 £2,315/£3,859 £2,505/£4,176
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 30/£627/J/£425 36/£803/G/£155 32/£627/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £199 (3yrs/30k miles) £249 tlc (5yrs/50k) £199 (3yrs/35k)
Length/wheelbase 4,017/2,585mm 3,730/2,467mm 3,962/2,464mm
Height/width 1,484/1,769mm 1,407/1,683mm 1,443/1,717mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,998cc 4cyl/1,598cc turbo 4cyl/1,598cc turbo
Peak power/revs 202/7,100 bhp/rpm 208/6,000 bhp/rpm 204/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 215/5,400 Nm/rpm 260/1,850 Nm/rpm 275/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/sealant 50 litres/run-flat 48 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 288/1,028 litres 160/680 litres 285/980 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,240/450kg/N/A 1,215/375kg/N/A 1,165kg/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.35Cd 10.7 metres/0.37Cd 10.4 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k miles)/2yrs 3yrs (unlimted)/3yrs 3yrs (60k miles)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,000 miles (2yrs)/330 Variable/148 20,000/210
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 27th/15th 19th/11th 26th/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 5/4/1/81 points* 5/3/2/76 points* 87/71/35/5
0-60/30-70mph 7.3/6.7 secs 6.5/5.5 secs 6.5/6.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2/5.8 secs 2.9/4.0 secs 3.8/5.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.2/10.0 secs 4.8/6.4 secs 5.6/9.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 141mph/3,200pm 148mph/2,800rpm 146mph/2,400rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 43.4/33.1/7.9m 52.7/35.1/8.9m 46.5/34.6/8.6m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/43/43/67dB 61/42/59/67dB 60/41/42/63dB
Auto Express economy/range 28.1mpg/340 miles 30.3mpg/333 miles 28.0mpg/296 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 25.2/43.5/34.4mpg 30.1/48.7/39.8mpg 32.5/57.6/44.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 232/190g/km/27% 215/165g/km/22% 233/149g/km/18%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/£275 Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control Yes/£1,045/no £235/£1,300/£215 Yes/Alcantara/no
Climate control/leather/heated seats £435/no/yes £340/£485/no No/no/no
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go No/yes/yes No/yes/£175 No/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth £470/yes/£290 £1,345/yes/£295 £800/yes/yes

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