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Kia Carens 1.7 CRDi 2Toyota Verso 2.0 D-4D IconFord Grand C-MAX 1.6 TDCi
On the road price/total as tested£20,595/£21,090£21,445/£22,590£20,945/£20,945
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)N/A/N/A£9,050/42.2%£8,881/42.4%
DepreciationN/A£12,395£12,064
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£781/£1,561£856/£1,711£794/£1,588
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,787/£2,978£1,650/£2,749£2,027/£3,378
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost12/£430/D/£10516/£362/D/£10518/£384/D/£105
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£329 (3yrs/30k miles)£159/£229/£159£785 (3yrs)
Length/wheelbase4,525/2,750mm4,460/2,780mm4,520/2,788mm
Height/width1,605/1,805mm1,620/1,790mm1,684/1,828mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,685cc4cyl in-line/1,998cc4cyl in-line/1,560cc
Peak power/revs114/4,000 bhp/rpm122/3,600 bhp/rpm113/3,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs260/1,250 Nm/rpm310/1,800 Nm/rpm270/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel58 litres/space saver55 litres/repair kit60 litres/repair kit
Boot capacity (7/5/2 seat modes)N/A/492/1,650 litres155/440/1,696 litres115/475/1,742 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,581/534/1,500kg1,640/620/1,300kg1,504/696/1,200kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.0 metres/0.30Cd10.8 metres/0.29Cd11.4 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery7yrs (100k)/1yr RAC5yrs (100k)/1yr Toyota3yrs (60k)/1yr Ford
Service intervals/UK dealers20k miles (1yr)/16710k miles (1yr)/18112.5k miles (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.7th/17th^9th/2nd^23rd/26th^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/safety/starsN/A89/75/69/86/596/81/50/71/5
0-60/30-70mph12.0/12.8 secs11.0/11.4 secs12.9/13.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th5.1/7.0 secs4.6/7.0 secs5.3/7.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th10.4/13.3 secs9.8/12.5 secs12.1/17.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph112mph/2,100rpm115mph/1,950rpm112mph/2,300rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph49.5/35.9/9.2m54.3/39.6/10.5m**48.8/35.2/8.9m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph63/43/61/67dB60/45/59/67dB67/47/59/66dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range42.2/9.3/538 miles45.7/10.1/553 miles37.2/8.2/491 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined48.7/68.9/60.1mpg47.9/64.2/57.6mpg48.7/64.2/57.7mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined10.7/15.2/13.2mpl10.3/14.1/12.7mpl10.7/14.1/12.7mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket179/124g/km/19%166/129g/km/20%203/124g/km/19%
Airbags/Isofix/park sensors/cameraSix/yes/yes/noSeven/yes/no/yesSix/yes/yes/no
Automatic box/stability/cruise control£1,400/yes/yesNo/yes/yesNo/yes/£250
Climate control/leather/privacy glassYes/no/yesYes/no/yesNo/no/£350^^
Metallic paint/xenons/seatback trays£495/no/yes£495/no/yes£525/no/£150^^
Sat-nav/USB/DAB radio/BluetoothNo/yes/£250*/yes£650/yes/yes/yes£750/yes/yes/yes
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