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Ford Fiesta ST-2Peugeot 208 GTiRenaultsport Clio 200 Lux
On-the-road price/total as tested£17,995/£19,795£18,900/£20,265£19,995/£21,945
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)N/A£9,129/48.3%N/A
DepreciationN/A£9,771N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£677/£1,354£711/£1,423£792/£1,584
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£2,788/£4,647£2,281/£3,802£2,788/£4,647
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost30/382/E/£12530/£383/E/£12530/£391/F/£140
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£163/£205/£286£16.99pcm (3yrs/30k)£125/£155/£125
Length/wheelbase3,975/2,489mm3,962/2,538mm4,063/2,589mm
Height/width1,456/1,787mm1,460/1,829mm1,448/1,732mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,596cc4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,618cc
Peak power180/5,700 bhp/rpm197/5,800 bhp/rpm197/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque240/1,600 Nm/rpm275/1,700 Nm/rpm240/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd auto/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel42 litres/sealant50 litres/full size45 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down)290/974 litres285/1,076 litres300/1,146 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,163/412kg1,160/490kg1,204/507kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.4 metres/0.33Cd10.4 metres/0.29Cd11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/1yr3yrs (60,000)/1yr4yrs (100,000)/4yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers12.5k miles (1yr)/78120k miles (1yr)/30012.5k miles (1yr)/248
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.23rd/26th*31st/19th*21st/23rd*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars91/86/65/5 stars88/78/61/5 stars88/89/66/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph7.5/6.4 secs7.2/6.1 secs6.7/5.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.2/4.7 secs3.2/4.4 secs3.0/4.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th6.0/7.9 secs6.2/7.4 secs6.3/8.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph/lap time139mph/2,600/68.7s143mph/2,500/69.0s143mph/2,500/69.7s
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph52.2/37.8/9.5m47.2/34.9/9.3m45.0/32.0/8.8m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph64/48/65/73dB71/46/66/71dBN/A
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range27.0/4.9/249 miles33.0/7.3/363 miles27.0/4.9/267 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined35.8/58.9/47.9mpg34.4/60.1/47.9mpg34.9/55.4/44.8mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined7.9/12.9/10.5mpl7.6/13.2/10.5mpl7.7/12.2/9.9mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket242/138g/km/19%198/139g/km/19%242/144g/km/20%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSeven/yes/DFOSix/yes/yesSix/yes/£315
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/noNo/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats£275/part/yesYes/part/£130Yes/£1,250/£1,250^
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£495/no/yes£495/no/no£495/no/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£400/yes/yes£400/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
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