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Dacia Sandero 1.2Suzuki Alto 1.0 VVT SZSkoda Citigo 1.0 S 3drKia Picanto 1 1.0
On-the-road price/total as tested£5,995/£5,995£7,199/£7,199£7,720/£8,455£8,045/£8,490
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£2,524/42.1%£3,124/43.4%£3,767/48.8%£3,524/43.8%
Depreciation£3,471£4,075£3,953£4,521
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£209/£419£142/£285£183/£367£159/£319
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,546/£2,576£1,523/£2,539£1,542/£2,571£1,606/£2,676
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost2/N/A/E/£1204/£310/A/£01/£267/B/£203/£306/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£150/£250/£150£85/£159/£142£329 (2yrs/20,000)£299 (3yrs/30,000)
Length/wheelbase4,057/2,589mm3,500/2,360mm3,563/2,420mm3,595/2,385mm
Height/width1,523/1,733mm1,470/1,600mm1,478/1,641mm1,480/1,595mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,149cc3cyl in-line/996cc3cyl in-line/999cc3cyl in-line/998cc
Peak power74/5,500 bhp/rpm67/6,000 bhp/rpm59/5,000 bhp/rpm68/6,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque107/4,250 Nm/rpm90/3,400 Nm/rpm95/3,000 Nm/rpm95/3,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission5-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/sealant35 litres/space saver35 litres/sealant35 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down)320/1,200 litres129/367 litres251/951 litres200/605 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight941/559/1,100kg885/365/200kg854/436kg/N/A920/420/700kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.7 metres/0.35Cd9.0 metres/0.30Cd10.0 metres/0.33Cd10.0 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/3yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr3yrs (60,000)/3yrs7yrs (100,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers12,000 (1yr)/1279,000 (1yr)/14910,000 (1yr)/13510,000 (1yr)/170
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.N/A/N/A26th/13th1st/3rd12th/17th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./pointsN/A55/46/35/3 stars89/80/46/5 stars86/83/47/4 stars
0-60/30-70mph12.3/13.8 secs12.2/13.3 secs12.7/13.4 secs12.3/13.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th5.8/9.0 secs7.4/10.8 secs7.2/11.7 secs8.0/12.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th16.6 secs19.4 secs18.8 secs20.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph101mph/3,400rpm96mph/N/A99mph/3,200rpm95mph/3,250rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph47.5/34.6/8.7m55.8/40.9/10.4m48.3/35.2/8.7m51.8/37.1/9.4m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph64/44/64/75dB58/44/64/72dB65/52/60/68dB59/42/62/79dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range48.0/70.6/52848.7/10.7/37.548.1/10.6/370 miles46.2/10.2/356
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined37.2/57.6/48.7mpg54.3/74.3/65.7mpg50.4/72.4/62.8mpg52.3/78.5/67.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined8.2/12.8/10.8mpl12.0/16.5/14.6mpl11.2/16.0/13.9mpl11.6/17.4/14.9mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket136/135g/km/18%134/99g/km/10%136/105g/km/12%141/99g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsFour/yes/£430*Two/yes/£195Four/yes/noSix/yes/no
Air-con/steering/driver seat height adjNo/no/noNo/yes/no£600/yes/£350^£600/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability control/radioNo/yes/noNo/no/yes£565/£300/yesNo/yes/yes
Met paint/central locking/elec windowsNo/no/no£399/yes/yes£460/£350^/£350^£445/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB/Bluetooth connectivityDFO/DFO/DFO£419/no/£310£275^/no/£275^No/no/no
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