Hitting new heights? - specifications

  MINI John Cooper Works Ford Focus RS Subaru Impreza Sti
On-the-road price/total as tested "£20,780/£24,860" "£24,995/£27,390" "£26,040/£26,040"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" "£11,263/54.2%" N/A "£9,140/35.1%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£873/£1,745" "£1,649/£3,299" "£1,822/£3,646"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,842/£3,070" N/A "£2,156/£3,593"
Insurance group/quote 34/£413 38/£424 40/£541
Road tax band/annual cost D/£145 F/£210 G/£400
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £150 (5yrs tlc) £220/£270/£220 £250/£550/£250
Length/wheelbase "3,730/2,467mm" "4,402/2,640mm" "4,415/2,625mm"
Height/width "1,407/1,683mm" "1,497/1,842mm" "1,475/1,795mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,598cc" "5cyl in-line/2,522cc" "Flat four/2,457cc"
Peak power "208/6,000 bhp/rpm" "301/6,500 bhp/rpm" "301/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "280/1,850 Nm/rpm" "440/2,300 Nm/rpm" "407/4,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/run flat 62 litres/sealant 60 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "160/680 litres" "385/1,247 litres" "301/1,216 litres"
Kerbweight/payload "1,205/450kg" "1,467/543kg" "1,505/475kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.36Cd 12.2 metres/0.38Cd 11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs "
Service intervals/UK dealers "variable/148" "12,500 miles/781" "10,000 miles/79"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 25th/20th 20th/26th 8th/3rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/3/2/76 (2004) 5/4/2/90 (2004) N/A
0-60/30-70mph 6.2/5.4 secs 5.9 secs^/N/A 4.7/4.5 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.7/3.6 secs N/A 2.6/4.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.8/5.3 secs N/A 4.9/8.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "148mph/2,900rpm" 163mph "155mph/2,700rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 44.4/33.6/8.4m N/A 45.7/33.9/8.3m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/47/55/73dB N/A 61/46/62/72dB
Auto Express economy/range 26.8mpg/295 miles N/A 22.9mpg/302 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 30.7/50.4/40.9mpg 21.0/40.3/30.5mpg 27.4/34.4/20.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 243/165g/km/21% N/A/225g/km/33% 285/243g/km/35%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/no Six/yes/£750* Six/yes/£165
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/no No/yes/no No/yes/yes
Clim ctrl/leather/heated seats £225/£975/£210 £750*/£500^^/no Yes/yes/no
Met paint/xenons/keyless go £330/£445/no £395/yes/yes £352/yes/no
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,470/£315/yes/£285" "£1,500*/yes/yes/£200" "£1,740/y/y/n**"

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