Ford Focus Zetec S vs rivals - specifications

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On-the-road price/total as tested £20,495/£22,295 £21,895/£24,830 £21,940/£25,150
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £6,804/33.2% £8,605/39.3% £8,622/39.3%
Depreciation £13,691 £13,290 £13,318
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £691/£1,382 £825/£1,650 £1,038/£2,076
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,728/£4,546 £2,687/£4,479 £3,137/£5,229
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost TBA/£439/E/£115 30/£441/F/£130 32/£476/H/£190
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £91/£157/£229 £299 (3yrs/30k) £125/£170/£170
Length/wheelbase 4,358/2,648mm 4,199/2,578mm 4,309/2,578mm
Height/width 1,461/1,858mm 1,480/1,786mm 1,449/1,768mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,596cc 4cyl in-line/1,390cc 4cyl in-line/1,984cc
Peak power 178/5,700 bhp/rpm 158/5,800 bhp/rpm 209/5,300 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 240/1,600 Nm/rpm 240/2,000 Nm/rpm 280/1,700 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/sealant 55 litres/space saver 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 316/1,101 litres 350/1,305 litres 341/1,166 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,333/567/1,500kg 1,346/569/1,400kg 1,395/495/1,400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/N/A 10.9 metres/N/A 10.7 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles (1yr)/781 Variable/223 10,000 miles (1yr)/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 20th/28th 15th/24th 14th/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/stars 92/82/72/5 stars 97/84/61/5 stars 4/4/3/98**
0-60/30-70mph 8.6/8.0 secs 8.3/8.0 secs 7.5/6.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.1/5.6 secs 4.4/5.2 secs 3.3/4.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.8/10.2 secs 8.0/10.2 secs 6.2/8.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 138mph/2,300rpm 137mph/2,400rpm 145mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.8/37.2/9.3m 50.4/36.4/9.5m 51.4/37.5/9.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 53/39/57/67dB 60/42/63/75dB 59/47/60/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 26.8mpg/324 miles 27.2mpg/329 miles 23.3mpg/282 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.7/56.5/47.1mpg 34.9/54.3/44.8mpg 28.2/49.6/38.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 243/139g/km/17% 240/145g/km/19% 280/170g/km/24%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£275* Seven/yes/£440 Six/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/£200 £1,345/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats No/£800^/£800^ Yes/yes/yes Yes/£1,370/£320
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £525/no/yes £465/no/no £420/yes/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth £750/yes/yes £1,770/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes

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