New Kia Cee'd vs rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £20,095/£20,540 £20,445/£20,445 £20,295/£20,860
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) N/A £9,405/46.0% £7,205/35.5%
Depreciation N/A £11,040 £13,090
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £561/£1,122 £608/£1,215 £567/£1,133
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,778/£2,963 £1,633/£2,722 £1,831/£3,051
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost TBC/£434/A/£0 16/£418/B/£20 14/£376/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £299 (3yrs) £329 (3yrs/30k) £299 (3yrs)
Length/wheelbase 4,310/2,650mm 4,199/2,578mm 4,300/2,650mm
Height/width 1,470/1,780mm 1,480/1,779mm 1,470/1,780mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,582cc 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,582cc
Peak power/revs 126/4,000 bhp/rpm 104/4,400 bhp/rpm 126/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 260/1,900 Nm/rpm 250/1,500 Nm/rpm 260/1,900 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 53 litres/space saver 55 litres/sealant 53 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 380/1,318 litres 350/1,305 litres 378/1,316 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,375/435/1,500kg 1,318/597/1,400kg 1,386/424/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.3 metres/0.30Cd 10.9 metres/0.31Cd 10.6 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 7yrs (100,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 5yrs (unlimited)/5yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000 miles (1yr)/140 Variable/223 20,000 (1yr)/146
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 12th/9th* 18th/24th* 7th/8th*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 97/84/61/5 stars N/A
0-60/30-70mph 11.0/10.6 secs 10.8/11.2 secs 10.6/10.4 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.2/9.8 secs 4.8/8.1 secs 5.0/9.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.8/15.1 secs 11.2 secs/N/A 10.5/14.7 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 122mph/1,900rpm 118mph/2,050rpm 117mph/1,900rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 49.1/36.2/10.0m 49.4/36.2/10.8m 51.0/37.4/9.4m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 59/40/59/68dB 63/43/30/64dB 64/42/63/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 45.1mpg/526 miles 49.1mpg/594 miles 43.8mpg/511 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 67.3/78.5/74.3mpg 54.3/80.7/68.9mpg 67.3/78.5/74.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 14.8/17.3/16.3mpl 11.9/17.8/15.2mpl 14.8/17.3/16.3mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 168/100g/km/14% 154/107g/km/15% 173/100g/km/14%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Seven/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/£1,980/£385^ Y/£1,000^/£1,000^
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes £1,420/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £445/no/no £495/no/no £445/no/£750^
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes £1,205/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes

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