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Hyundai i20 vs Suzuki Swift

Hyundai i20 1.2 StyleSuzuki Swift 1.2 SZ3
On the road price/total as tested£12,345/£12,020£12,155/£13,384
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£4,950/40.1%£5,154/42.4%
Depreciation£7,395£7,001
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£320/£639£339/£678
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£2,002/£3,336£1,814/£3,023
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost9E/£323/C/£302/£357/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£177/£344/£177£130/£239/£190
Length/wheelbase3,995/2,525mm3,850/2,430mm
Height/width1,490/1,710mm1,510/1,695mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,248cc4cyl in-line/1,242cc
Peak power/revs84/6,000 bhp/rpm93/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs120/4,000 Nm/rpm118/4,800 Nm/rpm
Transmission5-spd manual/fwd5-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel45 litres/space saver42 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)295/1,060 litres211/528 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,083/432/850kg1,020/460/1,000kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.4 metres/0.33Cd10.4 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery5yrs (unltd)/5yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service interval (miles)/UK dealersVariable (1-2yrs)/1469,000 (1yr)/150
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.7th/8th*26th/20th*
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars88/83/64/594/82/62/5
0-60/30-70mph12.4/12.9 secs11.3/11.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th6.9/10.6 secs6.4/9.6 secs
50-70mph in 5th15.7 secs15.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph104mph/3,200rpm103mph/3,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph48.8/35.2/9.6m49.3/36.3/9.7m
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range35.7/7.9/353 miles39.4/8.7/364 miles
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph54/39/62/71dB53/41/61/70dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined46.3/67.3/57.6mpg46.3/64.2/56.5mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined10.2/14.8/12.7mpl10.2/14.1/12.4mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket183/114g/km/13%166/116g/km/14%
Airbags/Isofix/reversing cameraSix/yes/yesSeven/yes/£195
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seatsYes/no/noYes/no/no
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/no£1,840^^/yes/no
Metallic paint/auto lights/keyless go£425/yes/£525^£399/no/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/BluetoothDFO/yes/yes£1,174/yes/£244
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