Honda Accord vs Alfa 159 - specifications

  Honda Accord Alfa 159
On-the-road price/total as tested £24,695/£26,340 £24,150/£24,670
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £10,347/41.9% £9,080/37.6%
Depreciation £14,348 £15,070
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £988/£1,976 £918/£1,835
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £2,144/£3,573 £2,309/£3,848
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 24/£547/E/£115 22/£534/E/£115
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £175/£210/£300 £378/£546/£455
Length/wheelbase 4,725/2,705mm 4,660/2,700mm
Height/width 1,440/1,840mm 1,417/1,828mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/2,199cc 4cyl in-line/1,956cc
Peak power 148/4,000 bhp/rpm 136/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 350/2,000 Nm/rpm 258/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 65 litres/sealant kit 70 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 467 litres 445 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,558/490/1,700kg 1,680/390/2,000kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/N/A 10.2 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (90k)/3yrs 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/196 21,000 miles/46
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 12th/3rd* 25th/21st*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 86/79/54/5 5/4/1/83^
0-60/30-70mph 10.0/9.4 secs 11.4/11.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.9/5.4 secs 3.9/5.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 6.4/8.2 secs 7.0/8.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 131mph/2,100rpm 126mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.7/37.4/9.3m 49.6/35.9/9.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/27/42/67dB 69/28/42/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 36.4mpg/520 miles 33.8mpg/520 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 41.5/64.2/53.3mpg 42.8/67.3/55.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 224/134g/km/19%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£505 Six/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control £1,435/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/yes/£200
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £490/no/yes £520/£800/no
Sat-nav/USB/Bluetooth £620/yes/yes £1,100/yes/yes

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