Diesel hot hatch duel - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested "£17,350/£17,725" "£19,595/£23,365"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" N/A "£7,270/37.1%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£625/£1,249 " "£745/£1,489 "
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,236/£2,060" "£1,593/£2,656"
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 25/£411/C/£120 19/£334/C/£120
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £643 (3yr plan) £205/£205/£305
Length/wheelbase "4,336/2,600mm" "4,337mm/2,640mm"
Height/width "1,498/1,792mm" "1,497mm/1,839mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,956cc" "4cyl in-line/1,997cc"
Peak power "165/4,000 bhp/rpm" "134/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "360/1,750 Nm/rpm" "320/2,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 58 litres/space saver 53 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "400/1,175 litres" "385/1,247 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,360/510/1,300kg" "1,304/646/1,500kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.4 metres/0.32Cd 10.4 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 5yrs (unltd)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers "21,000 miles/160" "12,500 miles/781"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 36th/29th 35th/28th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/3/2/85 5/4/2/90
0-60/30-70mph 8.6/7.8 secs 9.7/9.5 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.4/5.0 secs 3.8/5.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 6.2/8.9 secs 6.7/9.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "130mph/2,000rpm" "126mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.7/37.5/9.6m 49.2/36.1/8.7m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/43/57/66dB 62/45/56/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 44.1mpg/563 miles 34.2mpg/399 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined N/A/65.7/53.3mpg 40.3/62.7/51.3mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 172/139g/km/18% 221/144g/km/19%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£250 Six/yes/£225
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes "£1,500/yes/£200"
Climate control/bodykit/sports seats £275/no/yes £400/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £410/£600/no £395/£550/no
Sat-nav/USB socket/Bluetooth No/yes/yes £950/£200^/£150

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