Hyundai Veloster vs rivals - specifications

  Hyundai Veloster 1.6 Gdi Vauxhall Astra GTC 1.4 SRi 140 Alfa Giulietta 1.4TB MultiAir 170 Lusso
On the road price/total as tested £17,995/£18,440 £20,345/£22,325 £20,505/£21,015
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £7,324/40.7% £7,568/37.2% £7,812/38.1%
Depreciation £10,671 £12,777 £12,693
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £655/£1,310 £701/ £1,402 £633/£1,266
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,400/£4,000 £2,483/£4,138 £3,051/£5,085
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 16/£421/F/£130 16/£376/E/£115 23/£396/E/£115
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A £152/£240/£152 £300/£420/£300
Length/wheelbase 4,220/2,650mm 4,466/2,695mm 4,351/2,634mm
Height/width 1,399/1,790mm 1,482/1,840mm 1,465/1,798mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,591cc 4cyl turbo/1,364cc 4cyl turbo/1,368cc
Peak power/revs 138/6,300bhp/rpm 138/4,900bhp/rpm 170/5,500bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 167/4,850Nm/rpm 200/1,850Nm/rpm 250>/2,500Nm/rpm
Transmission 6spd manual/fwd 6spd manual/fwd 6spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/space-saver 56 litres/foam 60 litres/space-saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 320 litres/N/A 380/1,165 litres 350 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload 1,236/464kg 1,362/598kg 1,290/505kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.4 metres/0.32Cd 10.9 metres/0.33Cd 10.9 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 5yr unltd/5yrs AA 100,000*/1yr 3yrs unltd/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000/1yr/146 20,000/1yr/404 18,000/1yr/46
Driver Power manu./dealer position 4th/8th 29th/15th 25th/16th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 96/89/49/5 91/79/50/5 97/85/63/5
0-60/30-70mph 9.0/9.0 secs 9.6/9.2 secs 7.8/7.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.1/7.7 secs 4.8/7.1 secs 3.7/5.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 11.8/15.8 secs 10.1/13.1 secs 7.0/8.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 125mph/2,800rpm 125mph/2,500rpm 135mph/2,700rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.8/34.7/9.7m 49.0/36.5/8.9m 48.5/35.5/8.7m
Auto Express economy/range 30.0mpg/330 miles 29.0mpg/357 miles 23.6mpg/311 miles
Govt. urban/extra-urban/combined 34.9/53.3/43.5mpg 36.2/57.6/47.1mpg 36.2/61.4/48.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 218/148g/km/19% 225/140g/km/18% 277/134g/km/16%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Six/yes/£385 Six/yes/yes
Climate control/multi-func wheel Yes/yes £305/yes Yes/yes
Met paint/auto lights/heated seats £445/yes/no £495/yes/£1,050 £510/yes/£2,430^
Power-fold mirrors/stab./cruise control No/yes/no £175/yes/yes £160/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes £855/yes/£220 £1,230/yes/yes

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