Hyundai i30 vs rivals - specifications

  Hyundai i30 1.6 CRDi 110 VW Golf 1.6 TDi Match Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Zetec Mazda 3 1.6D TS2
On the road price/total as tested £17,995/£17,995 £20,305/£21,855 £18,795/£19,520 £18,225/£18,225
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £6,802/37.8% £9,340/46.0% £7,556/40.2% £7,199/39.5%
Depreciation £11,193 £10,965 £11,239 £11,026
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £466/£933 £527/£1,053 £487/£975 £472/£945
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,581/£2,634 £1,600/£2,666 £1,879/£3,132 £1,616/£2,694
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 12/£669/A/£0 16/£418/B/£20 15/£407/B/£20 18/£460/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £299 (3yrs/30k) £329 (3yrs/30k) £170/£170/£255 £173/£170/£293
Length/wheelbase 4,300/2,650mm 4,199/2,578mm 4,358/2,648mm 4,460/2,640mm
Height/width 1,470/1,780mm 1,465/1,786mm 1,461/1,858mm 1,470/1,755mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,582cc 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 4cyl in-line/1,560cc
Peak power/revs 109/4,000 bhp/rpm 104/4,400 bhp/rpm 113/3,600 bhp/rpm 113/3,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 260/1,900 Nm/rpm 250/1,500 Nm/rpm 285/1,750 Nm/rpm 270/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 53 litres/sp. saver 55 litres/sealant 53 litres/sp. saver 55 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 378/1,316 litres 350/1,305 litres 316/1,101 litres 340/1,360 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,360/450/1,500kg 1,318/597/1,400kg 1,344/556/1,200kg 1,302/528/1,300kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/N/A 10.9 metres/0.31Cd 11.0 metres/0.27Cd 10.9 metres/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 5yrs (unltd)/5yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000 (1yr)/146 Variable/223 12,500 (1yr)/781 12,500 (1yr)/159
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 4th/8th 15th/24th 20th/28th 18th/22nd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 97/84/61/5 stars 92/82/72/5 stars 86/84/51/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 10.8/11.3 secs 10.8/11.2 secs 12.1/12.4 secs 11.2/11.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.2/9.1 secs 4.8 secs/8.1 4.7/6.6 secs 4.3/6.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.0/13.8 secs 11.2 secs/N/A 9.2/11.1 secs 8.3/9.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 115mph/2,000rpm 118mph/2,050rpm 120mph/2,100rpm 116mph/2,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 53.8/39.1/9.8m 49.4/36.2/10.8m 51.1/36.7/9.8m 52.0/37.8/9.4m
Auto Express economy/range 49.7mpg/579 miles 49.1mpg/594 miles 41.8mpg/487 miles 48.6mpg/588 miles
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 59/42/56/66dB 63/43/30/64dB 62/43/57/65dB 62/45/55/64dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 68.9/80.7/76.3mpg 54.3/80.7/68.9mpg 55.4/76.4/67.3mpg 53.3/72.4/64.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 152/97g/km/13% 154/107g/km/13% 181/109g/km/13% 156/117g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Seven/yes/yes Six/yes/£225 Six/yes/DFO
Automatic box/stability/cruise control £800/yes/yes £1,420/yes/yes No/yes/£200 No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats No/no/no Yes/£1,965/£380* No/no/no Yes/no/no
Met. paint/xenon lights/keyless go £445/no/no £496/no/no £525/no/no £460/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes £1,195/yes/yes £750/yes/yes £750/no/yes

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