Kia Rio vs Ford Fiesta - specifications

  Kia Rio 1.4 CRDi 3 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi T’ium
On-the-road price/total as tested £14,295/£14,710 £15,095/£15,715
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £6,247/43.7% £5,856/38.8%
Depreciation £8,048 £9,239
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £427/£854 £451/£902
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £1,827/£3,044 £1,831/£3,051
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 7/£364/B/£20 8E/£321/B/£20
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £269 (3yrs) £160/£195/£225
Length/wheelbase 4,045/2,570mm 3,950/2,489mm
Height/width 1,455/1,720mm 1,481/1,722mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,396cc 4cyl in-line/1,398cc
Peak power 89/4,000 bhp/rpm 69/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 170/1,500 Nm/rpm 160/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd manual/fwd 5-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 43 litres/foam 40 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 288/923 litres 295/979 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,293/397/1,100kg 1,086/449/750kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.5 metres/0.32Cd 10.2 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 7yrs (100k)/1 yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 (1yr)/140 12,500 (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 13th/9th 20th/28th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 92/84/46/5 stars 5/4/3/92 points*
0-60/30-70mph 11.2/13.0 secs 13.9/14.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.8/7.4 secs 6.4/8.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 9.9/12.3 secs 12.8 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 107mph/2,000rpm 101mph/2,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.1/36.6/9.2m 50.4/37.5/9.5m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 57/41/58/69dB 60/44/58/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 43.9mpg/415 miles 43.8mpg/385 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 62.8/76.3/70.6mpg 58.9/78.5/68.9mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 13.8/16.8/15.5mpl 12.9/17.3/15.2mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 172/105g/km/15% 173/107g/km/15%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/yes Five/yes/£200
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control Yes/no/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats No/yes/yes Yes/£750/£175
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £425/no/no £495/no/£425
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth No/yes/yes DFO/yes/yes

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