Kia Pro_cee’d vs rivals - specifications

  Kia Pro_Cee’d 2.0 CRDi Sport Volvo C30 D5 R-Design SE Sp’t Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch 1.6T SRi
On the road price/total as tested £15,495/£15,495 £24,270/£28,770 £18,300/£18,300
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) N/A £10,897/44.9 per cent £7,851/42.9 per cent
Running costs/contract hire N/A 62.0ppm/£421 46.1ppm/£250
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £648/£1,178 £1,388/£2,524 £966/£1,757
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £1,593/£2,654 £1,732/£2,887 £1,721/£2,868
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost 9/N/A/C/£115 14/£364/E/£165 16/£303/E/£165
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £160/£260/£175 £260/£320/£380 £110/£175/£110
Length/wheelbase 4,250/2,650mm 4,252/2,640mm 4,290/2,614mm
Height/width 1,450/1,790mm 1,447/1,782mm 1,415/1,753mm
Engine 4cyl/1,991cc turbo 5cyl/2,400cc turbo 4cyl/1,598cc turbo
Peak power 138/4,000 bhp/rpm 178/4,000 bhp/rpm 178/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 305/1,800 Nm/rpm 400/2,000 Nm/rpm 230/1,980 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd, man/fwd 5-spd, auto/fwd 6-spd, man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 53 litres/space saver 60 litres/space saver 52 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 340/1,300 litres 364/1,010 litres 312/1,070 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,499/421/1,500kg 1,490/410/1,500kg 1,285/538/1,300kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.8 metres/0.33Cd 11.6 metres/0.31Cd 10.8 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 7yrs (100,000)/1yr Kia 3yrs (60,000)/1yr Volvo 3yrs (60,000)/1yr V’xhall
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/140 18,000 miles/149 20,000 miles/500
Driver Power position (car/dealers) N/A/15th N/A/12th 63rd/23rd
Euro NCAP adult/child/pedest/total Five/four/two/82 Five/four/one/81 Five/four/one/76
0-60/30-70mph 9.7/9.2 secs 8.0/7.6 secs 7.4/6.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.9/5.5 secs 3.4/4.5 secs 3.3/5.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.2/11.4 secs 7.2 secs/N/A 7.0/8.7 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 127mph/2,000rpm 137mph/1,800rpm 139mph/2,700rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 58.7/32.4/8.9 metres 48.2/35.4/8.8 metres 47.4/35.0/9.0 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 62/44/60/70dB 57/46/66/72dB 57/46/66/72dB
Auto Express economy/range 38.4mpg/448 miles 35.3mpg/466 miles 33.6mpg/384 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 37.7/62.8/50.4mpg 29.7/52.3/40.9mpg 27.4/45.6/36.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 197/149g/km/19% 214/182g/km/26% 194/185g/km/24%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/Dealer fit option/no Six/yes/£350/yes Six/yes/£350/£175
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/no Yes/yes/yes/£775 Yes/£275/£1,000
Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights Yes/£360/no Yes/£500/£775 Yes/£350/£750
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes No/yes/£200
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth No/no/yes/no £1,850/£250/yes/no £1,250/£400/£300

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