MG6 vs rivals - specifications

  MG6 GT TSE Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 1.4 TB Multiair Ford Focus Titanium 1.6 Ecoboost
On the road price/total as tested £18,995/£19,390 £21,305/£24,655 £19,750/£21,320
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £4,844/25.5% £8,224/38.6% £6,399/32.4%
Depreciation £14,151 £13,081 £13,351
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £969/£1,939 £676/£1,352.6 £666/£1,331
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,911/£4,852 £2,051/£3,418 £2,184/£3,639
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost N/A/N/A/I/£210 23/£452/E/£115 19/£389/E/£115
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service TBC £325/£489/£325 £195/£198/£275
Length/wheelbase 4,651/2,705mm 4,351/2,634mm 4,358/2,648mm
Height/width 1,472/2,008^mm 1,465/1,798mm 1,461/1,858mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,796cc 4cyl in-line/1,368cc 4cyl in-line/1,596cc
Peak power/revs 158/5,500 bhp/rpm 170/5,500 bhp/rpm 148/5,700 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 215/1,750 Nm/rpm 250/2,500 Nm/rpm 240/1,600 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 62 litres/space saver 60 litres/space saver 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 472/1,268 litres 350 litres/N/A 316/1,101 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,495/545/1,450kg 1,290/N/A/1,300kg 1,333/567/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.4 metres/N/A 10.9 metres/0.31Cd 11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 15,000 miles (1yr)/46 18,000 miles (1yr)/46 12,500 miles (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. N/A/N/A 25th/16th 20th/28th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A 97/85/63/5^ 92/82/72/5^
0-60/30-70mph 8.8/9.0 secs 8.3/7.9 secs 9.1/8.6 secs
30-50mph 5.6/7.8 secs 3.8/5.8 secs 4.0/5.4 secs
50-70mph 10.4 secs/N/A 7.1/8.2 secs 7.7/9.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 120mph/2,600rpm 135mph/2,700rpm 130mph/2,400rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.0/38.2/9.2 metres 52.0/37.9/9.4 metres 50.9/37.1/9.7 metres
Auto Express economy/range 25.5mpg/348 miles 36.2mpg/478 miles 34.0mpg/411 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 26.1/45.2/35.6mpg 36.2/61.4/48.7mpg 36.7/56.5/47.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 256/184g/km/26% 199/134g/km/16% 192/139g/km/17%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Four/yes/yes Six/yes/£260 Six/no/£275
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/£1,860/£260 Yes/no/no
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £395/no/no £510/£930/no £495/no/£525
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes £1,230/yes/yes £550/yes/yes

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