Honda CR-Z vs. rivals - specifications

  Renault Mégane Coupé 1.5 dCi 86 BMW 118d Honda CR-Z
On the road price/total as tested £17,557/£18,420 £21,100/£24,215 1.5 i-VTEC GT
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £7,000/35.0% £11,246/53.3% £19,999/£22,179
Depreciation £11,420 £12,969 N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £456/£912 £549/£1,097 N/A
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,216/£2,026 £1,584/£2,640 £400/£800
Ins. grp/quote/road tax band/cost 12E/£367/C/£30 23/£542/C/£30 £1,677/£2,795
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £185/£305/£185 £250 (5yrs) 17E/£512/C/£20
Length/wheelbase 4,295/2,640mm 4,360/2,660mm 4,080/2,425mm
Height/width 1,423/1,808mm 1,423/1,748mm 1,395/1,740mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,461cc 4cyl in-line/1,995cc 4cyl hybrid/1,497cc
Peak power 85/3,750 bhp/rpm 141/4,000 bhp/rpm 122/6,100 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 200/1,750 Nm/rpm 350/1,750 Nm/rpm 174/1,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/space saver 51 litres/run-flats 40 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 344/1,024 litres 370 litres/N/A 225/401^ litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,205/425/640kg 1,395/440/1,200kg 1,198/322/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.9 metres/0.31Cd 10.7 metres/0.30Cd 10.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/2yrs AA 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs BMW 3yrs (90,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 miles/330 Variable/154 12,500 miles/196
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 34th/30th 8th/12th 5th/4th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/2/87 5/3/1/70 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 12.8/14.1 secs 9.0/9.1 secs 9.8/10.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 7.4/5.4 secs 6.7/4.5 secs 6.8/5.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 12.3 secs/N/A 10.0/14.1 secs 13.0/17.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 109mph/2,600rpm 130mph/1,800rpm 124mph/2,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.7/34.7/9.2m 47.3/34.5/9.2m 47.7/36.1/8.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/44/58/66dB 63/48/59/66dB N/A/41/59/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 53.8mpg/710 miles 41.3mpg/463 miles 39.0mpg/343 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/70.6/64.2mpg 52.3/70.6/62.8mpg 46.3/64.2/56.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 141/115g/km/13% 183/119g/km/13% 167/117g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Eight/yes/£307 Six/yes/£345 Six/yes/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/no £1,460/yes/£215 No/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/£990/£260 Yes/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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