Ford C-MAX vs Rivals - specifications

  Renault Scenic tCe Dynamique Ford C-MAX 1.6 titanium Vaux. Meriva 1.4 VVT SE
On the road price/total as tested £18,720/£19,125 £18,745/£20,365 £18,170/£19,275
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £5,841/31.2% £6,523/34.8% £6,614/36.4%
Annual fuel cost* (12k/20k miles) £1,682/£2,803 £1,521/£2,534 £1,406/£2,343
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £936/£1,872 £825/£1,650 £727/£1,454
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 18/£453/H/£180 14/£453/G/£155 14/£366/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £199 (3yrs/30k) £175//£199/£265 £135/£220/£150
Length/wheelbase 4,344/2,702mm 4,380/2,648mm 4,288/2,644mm
Height/width 1,637/1,845mm 1,626/1,828mm 1,615/1,812mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,397cc 4cyl in-line/1,596cc 4cyl in-line/1,364cc
Peak power 130/5,500 bhp/rpm 123/6,000 bhp/rpm 118/4,800 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 190/2,250 Nm/rpm 159/4,000 Nm/rpm 175/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/sp. saver 55 litres/£75 54 litres/foam**
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 437/1,837 litres 432/1,684 litres 400/1,500 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,320/435/1,300kg 1,374/486/1,000kg 1,333/530/1,050kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.32Cd 10.9 metres/0.30Cd 11.1 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr Unltd (100k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 miles/330 12,500 miles/781 20,000 miles/404
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 27th/15th 24th/29th 32nd/30th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A 92/83/50/5 stars 89/77/55/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 10.2/9.4 secs 12.1/12.5 secs 10.5/10.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.6/5.8 secs 6.7/9.6 secs 6.1/8.6 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.3/13.0 secs 16.6 secs/N/A 13.5 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 118mph/3,000rpm 117mph/3,400rpm 117mph/2,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 48.5/36.6/10.9m 50.5/36.4/9.4m 45.1/31.8/8.3m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/36/60/69dB 58/27/56/66dB 57/24/57/67dB
Combined economy/claimed range 38.7mpg/511 miles 42.8mpg/518 miles 46.3mpg/550 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban economy 28.8/47.9mpg 32.5/53.3mpg 35.3/56.5mpg
Claimed CO2/tax bracket 168g/km/25% 154g/km/22% 143g/km/20%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£310 Six/yes/£275 Six/yes/£385^^
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats £410/£1,430^/£1,430^ Y/£2,000+/£2,000+ £295/no/£215#
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £405/£665/yes £495/£2,000^/yes £445/no/no
Sat-nav/MP3/Bluetooth connectivity Yes/yes/yes £750/yes/yes £835/yes/£220

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