New Punto vs. Clio - specifications
| Clio | Punto Evo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | £14,285/£15,735 | £15,295/£15,295 | |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £5,728/40.1% | £4,252/27.8% | |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £600/£1,200 | £459/£918 | |
| Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles) | £2,171/£3,618 | £1,843/£3,072 | |
| Insurance group/quote | 17/£449 | 21/£328 | |
| VED band/cost | G/£155~ | D/£90~ | |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £140/£160/£230 | £220/£220/£332 | |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,027/2,575mm | 4,065/2,510mm | |
| Height/width | 1,497/1,707mm | 1,490/1,687mm | |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,598cc | 4cyl in-line/1,368cc | |
| Peak power | 126/6,750 bhp/rpm | 135/5,000 bhp/rpm | |
| Peak torque | 155/4,250 Nm/rpm | 208/1,750 Nm/rpm | |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 55 litres/foam | 45 litres/sp. saver | |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 288/1,038 litres | 275/1,030 litres | |
| Kerbweight/towing weight | 1,140/1,200kg | 1,155/1,000kg | |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.3metres/N/A | 10.9metres/N/A | |
| Basic warranty/recovery | 3yrs (60k)/2yrs | 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA | |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 18,000 miles/330 | 18,000 miles/160 | |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos | 34th/30th | 30th/28th | |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | N/A | N/A | |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 9.0/9.0 secs | 8.3/7.8 secs | |
| 30-50 in 3rd/4th | 4.8/7.1 secs | 4.3/6.6 secs | |
| 50-70 in 5th/6th | 8.4/11.9 secs | 8.7 secs/N/A | |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 122mph/3,200rpm | 127mph/2,950rpm | |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 49.7/35.4/9.0m | 49.5/36.0/8.9m | |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 61/39/65/71dB | 64/41/64/70dB | |
| Auto Express economy/range | 28.7mpg/347 miles | 33.8mpg/335 miles | |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 31.7/50.4/40.9mpg | 38.7/61.4/50.4mpg | |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 227/160g/km/21% | 193/129g/km/15% | |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Eight/yes/£307 | Seven/yes/£250 | |
| Air-con/leather/heated seats | Yes/£975/no | Yes/£800/no | |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £404/no/£307 | £400/no/no | |
| Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth | £460/£281** | No*/yes/yes | |
| Stop-start/stability/cruise control | No/£307/yes | Yes/yes/yes | |
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