Kia Picanto 3dr vs rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £11,695/£11,695 £11,600/£12,860 £11,045/£12,015
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £4,725/40.4% £4,524/39.0% £4,076/36.9%
Depreciation £6,970 £7,076 £6,969
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £233/£466 £222/£444 £220/£440
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,909/£3,181 £2,358/£3,930 £2,137/£3,562
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 10/£352/A/£0 11/£387/A/£0 5/£325/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £259 (3yrs Kia Care) £294/£396/£294 £147/£147/£199
Length/wheelbase 3,595/2,385mm 3,546/2,300mm 3,620/2,300mm
Height/width 1,480/1,595mm 1,488/1,627mm 1,505/1,658mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,248cc 2cyl in-line/875cc 4cyl in-line/1,242cc
Peak power/revs 84/6,000 bhp/rpm 85/5,500 bhp/rpm 68/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 121/4,000 Nm/rpm 145/1,900 Nm/rpm 102/3,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 35 litres/foam 35 litres/space saver 35 litres/foam (full £50)
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 200/605 litres 185/550 litres 224/747 litres
Kerbweight/payload 930/440kg 930/390kg 940/380kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 9.8 metres/N/A 9.3 metres/0.29Cd 9.8 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 7yrs (100k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/140 20,000 miles/160 10,500 miles/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 13th/9th 32nd/29th 20th/28th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 86/83/47/4 5/3/2/77* 4/3/2/68*
0-60/30-70mph 11.4/12.3 secs 11.8/12.4 secs 13.3/15.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 6.6/10.7 secs 5.4/8.1 secs 7.6/11.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th 19.0 secs 14.1 secs 21.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 101mph/3,100rpm 108mph/3,000rpm 99mph/3,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 56.0/41.8/9.9m 51.7/38.1/9.9m 49.6/36.0/9.1m
Noise level outside/idle/30/70mph 42/29/60/67dB 39/26/67/72dB 42/30/61/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 38.3mpg/295 miles 31.0mpg/239 miles 34.2mpg/263 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 53.3/74.3/65.7mpg 57.6/76.3/68.9mpg 48.7/64.2/57.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 170/100g/km/10% 211/95g/km/10% 191/115g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Seven/yes/£265 Two/yes/£200
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seats Yes/no/yes Yes/£775/no Yes/no/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control £600^/yes/no £745/£315/no No/£325/no
Met paint/power-fold/colour mirrors £415/yes/yes £440/£115^^/£115^^ £445/no/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes DFO/£265^^/£265^^ No/£250^^/£250^^

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