Fiat Panda TwinAir vs Nissan Micra - specifications

  Fiat Panda 900cc TwinAir Nissan Micra 1.2 DiG-S Shiro
On-the-road price/total as tested £11,250/£12,305 £12,650/£13,141
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £4,253/37.8% £5,199/41.1%
Depreciation £6,998 £7,451
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £224/£448 £252/£504
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £2,367/£3,946 £1,677/£2,795
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 8/£315/A/£0 9/£308/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £189/£299/£189 £185/£249/£249
Length/wheelbase 3,653/2,300mm 3,780/2,450mm
Height/width 1,551/1,643mm 1,520/1,675mm
Engine 2cyl in-line/875cc 3cyl in-line/1,198cc
Peak power 84/5,500 bhp/rpm 97/5,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 145/1,900 Nm/rpm 142/4,400 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd manual/fwd 5-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 37 litres/foam 41 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 225/870 litres 265/1,132 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,050/440/800kg 1,045/460/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient 9.3 metres/0.32Cd 9.3 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 (1yr)/160 12,500 (1yr)/209
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 32nd/29th* 11th/6th*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 83/82/50/4 stars 84/79/58/4 stars
0-60/0-62†/30-70mph 12.3/11.2/12.3 secs N/A/11.3 secs/N/A
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.5/7.9 secs N/A
50-70mph in 5th 13.2 secs N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 110mph/3,000rpm 112mph/2,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 54.7/38.5/9.9m N/A
Auto Express economy/range 32.7mpg/266 miles 46.2mpg/417 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 56.5/74.3/67.3mpg 54.3/76.4/65.7mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 12.4/16.3/14.8mpl 11.9/16.8/14.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 199/99g/km/10% 141/99g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Four/yes/£250 Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control £750/£315/no £1,000/yes/no
Climate ctrl/12v socket/heated seats £265/yes/no Yes/yes/yes
Met. paint/split-fold rear seat/third belt £450/£50/£50 £450/yes/yes
Satellite navigation/USB/Bluetooth £400^/£400^/£400^ £500/yes/£500O

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