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Honda CR-Z vs. rivals - specifications

 Renault Mégane Coupé 1.5 dCi 86BMW 118d Honda CR-Z
On the road price/total as tested£17,557/£18,420£21,100/£24,2151.5 i-VTEC GT
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£7,000/35.0%£11,246/53.3%£19,999/£22,179
Depreciation£11,420£12,969N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£456/£912£549/£1,097N/A
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,216/£2,026£1,584/£2,640£400/£800
Ins. grp/quote/road tax band/cost12E/£367/C/£3023/£542/C/£30£1,677/£2,795
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£185/£305/£185£250 (5yrs)17E/£512/C/£20
Length/wheelbase4,295/2,640mm4,360/2,660mm4,080/2,425mm
Height/width1,423/1,808mm1,423/1,748mm1,395/1,740mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,461cc4cyl in-line/1,995cc4cyl hybrid/1,497cc
Peak power 85/3,750 bhp/rpm141/4,000 bhp/rpm122/6,100 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 200/1,750 Nm/rpm350/1,750 Nm/rpm174/1,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd6-spd man/rwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel60 litres/space saver51 litres/run-flats40 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 344/1,024 litres370 litres/N/A225/401^ litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,205/425/640kg1,395/440/1,200kg1,198/322/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.9 metres/0.31Cd10.7 metres/0.30Cd10.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/2yrs AA3yrs (unltd)/3yrs BMW3yrs (90,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers18,000 miles/330Variable/15412,500 miles/196
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.34th/30th8th/12th5th/4th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points5/4/2/875/3/1/70N/A
0-60/30-70mph12.8/14.1 secs9.0/9.1 secs9.8/10.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 7.4/5.4 secs6.7/4.5 secs6.8/5.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 12.3 secs/N/A10.0/14.1 secs13.0/17.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 109mph/2,600rpm130mph/1,800rpm124mph/2,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.7/34.7/9.2m47.3/34.5/9.2m47.7/36.1/8.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph61/44/58/66dB63/48/59/66dBN/A/41/59/69dB
Auto Express economy/range53.8mpg/710 miles41.3mpg/463 miles39.0mpg/343 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/70.6/64.2mpg52.3/70.6/62.8mpg46.3/64.2/56.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket141/115g/km/13%183/119g/km/13%167/117g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensorsEight/yes/£307Six/yes/£345Six/yes/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/no£1,460/yes/£215No/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seatsYes/no/noYes/£990/£260Yes/yes/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go£557/no/no£505/£635/£460£430/yes/no
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth£460/no/yes/£204£1,575/£295/yes/£70£1,750/n/a/yes/yes
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