Kia Rio vs VW Polo - specifications

  Kia Rio 1.1 CRDI Econdynamics 2 VW Polo Bluemotion 1.2 TDI
On the road price/total as tested "£13,795/£14,210" "£15,480/£15,925"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£5,352/38.8%" "£6,625/42.8%"
Depreciation "£8,443" "£8,855"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £357/£715 £401/£802
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,680/£2,800" "£1,479/£2,465"
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 3/£324/A/£0 9/£339/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £259 (3yrs/30k) £299 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase "4,045/2,570mm" "3,970/2,468mm"
Height/width "1,455/1,720mm" "1,465/1,682mm"
Engine "3cyl/1,120cc" "3cyl/1,199cc"
Peak power/revs "74/4,000 bhp/rpm" "74/4,200 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque/revs "170/1,500 Nm/rpm" "180/2,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 43 litres/foam 45 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 288/923 litres 280/952 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,191/449/800kg" "1,150/515/800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.33Cd 10.6 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 7yrs (100k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 (1yr)/140" Variable /223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 13th/9th 15th/24th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 90/86/41/5
0-60/30-70mph 14.4/16.5 secs 13.2/12.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.9/7.6 secs 5.5/8.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 11.7/14.6 secs 12.0 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "98mph/2,500rpm" "107mph/2,100rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 57.4/42.1/10.7m 63.5/47.1/12.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 59/41/58/67dB 61/44/58/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 45.6mpg/431 miles 51.8mpg/513 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 67.3/80.7/74.3mpg 67.3/91.1/80.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 166/99g/km/13% 146/91g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/no Four/yes/£275
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/no/£350*
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/no No/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £415/no/no £445/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes £840/£150/no

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