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Hyundai i30 Tourer vs rivals

Facts and figures

 Hyundai i30 Tourer 1.6 CRDi ActiveRenault Megane ST dCi 110 DynamiqueVolkswagen Golf Estate 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Tech SE
On the road price/total as tested£19,095/£19,540£20,600/£20,600£21,410/£24,415
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£6,874/36.0%£7,395/35.9%£9,570/44.7%
Depreciation£12,221£13,205£11,840
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£591/£1,182£534/£1,068£641/£1,281
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,851/£3,085£1,756/£2,927£1,586/£2,643
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost14/£334/B/£2015/£386/A/£018/£366/B/£20
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£299 (3yrs)Free (4yrs)£329 (3yrs/30k)
    
Length/wheelbase4,485/2,650mm4,559/2,703mm4,534/2,578mm
Height/width1,500/1,780mm1,507/1,804mm1,504/1,781mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,582cc4cyl in-line/1,461cc4cyl in-line/1,598cc
Peak power/revs109/4,000 bhp/rpm109/4,000 bhp/rpm104/4,400 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs260/1,900 Nm/rpm260/1,750 Nm/rpm250/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd/fwd5-spd/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel53 litres/space saver60 litres/foam55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)528/1,642 litres479/1,600 litres505/1,495 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,467/453/1,500kg1,308/556/1,500kg1,452/583/1,400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.6 metres/0.31Cd11.0 metres/0.32Cd10.9 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery5yrs (unltd)/5yrs4yrs (100,000)/4yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers20,000 miles (1yr)/14018,000 (2yrs)/330Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.7th/8th*27th/14th*18th/24th*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars90/70/67/5^5/4/2/87^^97/84/61/5^
    
0-60/30-70mph**11.5/11.9 secs11.1/11.3 secs12.1/12.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.5/8.0 secs5.0/9.0 secs5.2/8.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th10.4/11.8 secs13.2/19.5 secs14.1 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph115mph/2,100rpm118mph/1,900rpm118mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph63.5/44.3/10.8 metres52.2/38.1/9.8 metres60.0/42.2/10.8 metres
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph63/43/59/67dB65/43/60/68dB68/48/60/67dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range38.9/8.6/454 miles41.0/9.0/541 miles45.4/10.0/549 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined56.5/74.3/67.3mpg72.4/88.3/80.7mpg54.3/78.5/67.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined12.4/16.3/14.8mpl15.9/19.4/17.7mpl11.9/17.3/14.8mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket195/110g/km/16%185/90g/km/13%167/109g/km/15%
    
Airbags/Isofix/cruise/air-con/DABSix/yes/yes/yes/noSix/yes/yes/yes/noSix/yes/yes/yes/yes
Boot 12V/ski hatch/3 rear headrestsYes/no/yesYes/no/yesYes/yes/yes
Met paint/rear park sensors/hill hold£445/yes/yes£470/£310/£160£495/£445/yes
Stop-start/USB connection/BluetoothYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yesYes/£125/yes
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