Subaru Impreza vs Honda Civic - specifications

  Subaru Impreza WRX Honda Civic Type R GT
On the road price/total as tested "£19,995/£20,355" "£18,627/£20,027"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A/40.6 per cent "£10,524/56.4 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 87ppm/£505 59ppm/£338
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,510/£2,799 £1,229/£2,235
"Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles)" "£2,243" "£1,991"
Insurance group/quote n/a 17/£526
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £415/£284/£520 £150/£180/£175
Length/wheelbase "4,415/2,620mm" "4,276/2,635mm"
Height/width "1,475/1,740mm" "1,445/1,785mm"
Engine "4cyl boxer/2,457cc turbo" 4cyl in-line/1,998cc
Peak power "227/5,200 bhp/rpm" "198/7,800 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "320/2,800 Nm/rpm" "193/5,600 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "5-spd, man/4wd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/space-saver 50 litres/foam sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 301/1,216 litres 485/1,352 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,395/525kg 1,267/433kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.34Cd 11.8 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs Subaru "3yrs (90,000)/3yrs AA"
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,000 miles/84" "12,500 miles/205"
0-60/30-70mph 6.5/6.1 secs 7.0/6.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.2/4.4 secs 3.7/5.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 6.1 secs/N/A 7.2/9.1 secs
Top speed 130mph 146mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.5/37.9/9.5 metres 50.4/36.6/8.9 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/39/60/67dB 60/43/63/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 23.0mpg/303 miles 26.5mpg/291 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 19.8/34.4/27.2mpg 22.2/40.4/31.0mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 246g/km/35 per cent 215g/km/30 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£165 Eight/yes/£425
Air-con/leather/electric seats Yes/no/no Yes/no/no
Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights Yes/£360/yes Yes/£375/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Elec sunroof/power fold mirrors No/yes No/yes
Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth £499/no/yes/no £1,400/£475/£225/£1,400

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