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Hyundai Veloster Turbo SEVokswagen Scirocco 1.4 TSI 160Ford Focus ST-1
On-the-road price/total as tested£21,995/£21,995£21,450/£22,400£21,995/£22,520
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£9,304/42.3%£11,969/55.8%£9,106/41.4%
Running costs/contract hire£12,691£9,481£12,889
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£958/£1,916£891/£1,783£1,040/£2,080
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£3,019/£5,031£2,372/£3,953£2,904/£4,840
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost20/£394/G/£17028/£341/G/£17034/N/A/H/£195
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£161/£260/£171£329 (3yrs/30k miles)£475 (2yrs/80k)
Length/wheelbase4,250/2,650mm4,256/2,578mm4,362/2,648mm
Height/width1,399/1,805mm1,404/1,810mm1,484/1,823mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,591cc4cyl in-line/1,390cc4cyl in-line/1,999cc
Peak power184/5,500 bhp/rpm158/5,800 bhp/rpm247/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque265/1,500 Nm/rpm240/1,500 Nm/rpm340/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/space saver55 litres/run-flats55 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)320 litres/N/A312/1,006 litres363/1,148 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,313/437kg/N/A1,346/449kg/N/A1,362/688kg/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.4 metres/0.33Cd11.0 metres/0.31Cd12.0 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery5yrs (unlimited)/5yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers20,000 miles (1yr)/162Variable/22312.5k miles (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.7th/12th18th/25th25th/26th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points96/89/49/5 stars87/73/53/5 stars92/82/72/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph8.0/7.2 seconds7.8/7.6 seconds6.3/5.3 seconds
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.3/4.5 seconds4.2/6.3 seconds2.9/3.7 seconds
50-70mph in 5th/6th6.3/8.1 seconds8.6/11.1 seconds5.1/6.4 seconds
Top speed/rpm at 70mph133mph/2,500rpm135mph/2,400rpm154mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph51.6/37.3/9.2m47.7/34.4/9.1m48.4/34.3/9.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph63/40/53/64dB68/40/53/65dB65/41/55/66dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range25.3/5.6/278 miles32.2/7.1/390 miles26.3/5.8/318 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined30.4/51.4/40.9mpg32.5/52.3/42.8mpg28.5/50.4/39.2mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined6.7/11.3/9.0mpl7.2/11.5/9.4mpl6.3/11.1/8.6mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket258/157g/km/22%203/154g/km/21%248/169g/km/24%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSix/yes/yesSix/yes/£370Six/yes/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/yes£1,390/yes/£235No/yes/no
Climate control/leather/heated seatsYes/yes/yes£450/£1,750/£380No/no/no
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£445/no/yes£495/£970/no£525/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/BluetoothYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
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