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MINI Coupe vs rivals - specifications

 MINI SD CoupePeugeot RCZ Sport 2.0 HDIVolvo C30 D3 R-DesignHonda CR-Z GT
On the road price/total as tested"£20,510/£25,050""£23,045/£24,955""£21,785/£21,785""£20,820/£23,080"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£10,132/49.4%""£10,324/44.8%""£7,189/33.0%""£7,599/36.5%"
Depreciation"£10,378""£12,721""£14,596""£13,221"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£532/£1,064""£915/£1,830""£812/£1,624"£415/£831
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)"£1,900/£3,167""£2,025/£3,375""£2,339/£3,898""£2,192/£3,653"
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost22/£474/C/£3030/£508/E/£11524/£496/E/£11517/£402/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd servicetlc £249 (5yrs/50k)£215/£215/£400£990 (3yrs)£190/£330/£260
Length/wheelbase"3,728/2,467mm""4,290/2,612mm""4,266/2,640mm""4,080/2,425mm"
Height/width"1,378/1,683mm""1,352/1,845mm""1,447/1,782mm""1,395/1,740mm"
Engine"4cyl in-line/1,995cc""4cyl in-line/1,997cc""5cyl in-line/1,984cc""4cyl hybrid/1,497cc"
Peak power/revs "141/4,000 bhp rpm""161/4,000 bhp/rpm""148/3,500 bhp/rpm""122/6,100 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque/revs "305/1,750 Nm/rpm""320/2,000 Nm/rpm""350/1,500 Nm/rpm""174/1,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel40 litres/run-flats55 litres/sealant60 litres/sealant40 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 280 litres/N/A321/730 litres233/539 litres215/389 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight"1,250/290kg/N/A""1,474/294kg/N/A""1,452/448/1,500kg""1,198/322kg/N/A"
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.7 metres/0.35Cd10.6 metres/0.32Cd11.1 metres/0.31Cd10.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr3yrs (60k)/1yr3yrs (90k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/148"12,500 (1yr)/300""18,000 (1yr)/136""12,500 (1yr)/196"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.23rd/21st30th/25th8th/13th12th/3rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsN/AN/A91/78/26/5 stars93/80/71/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph8.2/7.5 secs8.2/7.6 secs8.2/7.4 secs9.1/9.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.3/4.9 secs3.3/5.0 secs3.4/5.2 secs4.8/6.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th5.9/7.5 secs6.1/7.9 secs6.2/8.2 secs10.8/13.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "134mph/2,000rpm""137mph/2,000rpm""130mph/1,900rpm""124mph/2,700rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 48.4/35.5/9.1m46.4/36.1/8.8m49.6/38.4/9.0m49.1/36.5/9.3m
Noise level outside/idle/30/70mph71/47/63/72dB59/42/60/68dB65/45/57/68dB53/45/64/70dB
Auto Express economy/range40.5mpg/356 miles38.0mpg/460 miles32.9mpg/434 miles33.2mpg/292 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/72.4/65.7mpg41.5/62.7/53.2mpg40.4/70.6/55.4mpg46.3/64.2/56.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket187/114g/km/13%199/139g/km/20%230/134g/km/19%197/117g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsFour/yes/yesFour/yes/yesSix/yes/£385Six/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control"£1,260/yes/yes"No/yes/yes"£1,485/yes/yes"No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats£235/£845/£215Yes/no/noYes/part/£275Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£380/£485/no£440/no/no"£540/£1,025^/£360"£440/yes/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth"£1,345/£295/£295*""£1,470/yes/yes"£525/£410/£275"£1,820/yes/yes"
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