Fiat 500 TwinAir vs Toyota iQ - specifications

  Fiat 500 TwinAir Toyota iQ
On the road price/total as tested £12,065/£12,495 £11,238/£11,238
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £5,248/43.5% £4,877/43.4%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £241/£483 £225/£450
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,710/£2,851 £1,864/£3,106
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 12/£383/A/£0 4/£306/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A £110/£180/£132
Length/wheelbase 3,546/2,300mm 2,985/2,000mm
Height/width 1,488/1,627mm 1,500/1,680mm
Engine 2cyl in-line/875cc 3cyl in-line/998cc
Peak power 85/5,500 bhp/rpm 67/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 145/1,900 Nm/rpm 91/4,800 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 35 litres/sp. saver 32 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 185/550 litres 32/242 litres
Kerbweight/payload 900/N/A 905/310kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/N/A 7.8 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA 5yrs (100k)/1yr AA
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000 miles/160 10,000 miles/184
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 30th/27th 15th/4th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 5/3/2/77* 91/71/54/5
0-60/30-70mph 11.7/12.2 secs 13.8/15.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.4/8.0 secs 10.1/14.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th 13.8 secs 27.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 108mph/3,000rpm 93mph/3,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 54.8/38.2/9.7m 55.4/40.4/9.8m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph N/A 59/42/62/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.7mpg/290 miles 34.6mpg/244 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 57.6/76.3/68.9mpg 55.4/70.6/64.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 173/95g/km/10% 129/99g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Seven/yes/£260 Nine/yes/£355
Air-con/leather trim/alloy wheels Yes/£760/yes Yes/£705/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/stop-start £730/£310/yes £1,000/yes/no
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £260/£510/no £410/no/yes
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth DFO/yes/yes £1,100/yes/£383

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