MINI Coupe vs rivals - specifications

  MINI SD Coupe Peugeot RCZ Sport 2.0 HDI Volvo C30 D3 R-Design Honda 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/cost 22/£474/C/£30 30/£508/E/£115 24/£496/E/£115 17/£402/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service tlc £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/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/run-flats 55 litres/sealant 60 litres/sealant 40 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 280 litres/N/A 321/730 litres 233/539 litres 215/389 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 coefficient 10.7 metres/0.35Cd 10.6 metres/0.32Cd 11.1 metres/0.31Cd 10.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (90k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/148 "12,500 (1yr)/300" "18,000 (1yr)/136" "12,500 (1yr)/196"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 23rd/21st 30th/25th 8th/13th 12th/3rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A N/A 91/78/26/5 stars 93/80/71/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 8.2/7.5 secs 8.2/7.6 secs 8.2/7.4 secs 9.1/9.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.3/4.9 secs 3.3/5.0 secs 3.4/5.2 secs 4.8/6.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.9/7.5 secs 6.1/7.9 secs 6.2/8.2 secs 10.8/13.9 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 48.4/35.5/9.1m 46.4/36.1/8.8m 49.6/38.4/9.0m 49.1/36.5/9.3m
Noise level outside/idle/30/70mph 71/47/63/72dB 59/42/60/68dB 65/45/57/68dB 53/45/64/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 40.5mpg/356 miles 38.0mpg/460 miles 32.9mpg/434 miles 33.2mpg/292 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 55.4/72.4/65.7mpg 41.5/62.7/53.2mpg 40.4/70.6/55.4mpg 46.3/64.2/56.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 187/114g/km/13% 199/139g/km/20% 230/134g/km/19% 197/117g/km/10%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Four/yes/yes Four/yes/yes Six/yes/£385 Six/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/£215 Yes/no/no Yes/part/£275 Yes/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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