VW Scirocco vs MINI JCW - specifications

  Mini JCW VW Scirocco GT 2.0 TSI
On the road price/total as tested "£20,995/£22,080" "£20,940/£24,185"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£11,547/55.0%" "£12,250/58.5%"
Running costs N/A/N/A N/A/£333
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£882/£1,764" "£963/£1,927"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,869/£3,115" "£2,356/£3,927"
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost 34/£354/D/£145 32/£410/E/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £150 (5yrs tlc) £165/£250/£165
Length/wheelbase "3,730/2,467mm" "4,256/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,407/1,683mm" "1,404/1,810mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,598cc" "4cyl in-line/1,984cc"
Peak power "208/6,000 bhp/rpm" "197/5,100 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "280/1,850 Nm/rpm" "280/1,700 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/run-flats 50 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 160/680 litres 292/755 litres
Kerbw’t/payload/towing weight (kg) "1,580/450kg" "1,298/442kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.36Cd 11.0 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/148 Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 25th/20th 17th/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points 5/3/2/76 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 6.2/5.4 secs 6.7/6.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.7/3.6 secs 3.3/3.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.8/5.3 secs 6.4/8.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "148mph/2,900rpm" "146mph/2,250rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 44.4/33.6/8.4m 46.5/34.4/8.7m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 60/47/65/73dB 65/44/63/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.4mpg/356 miles 25.7mpg/283 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/comb econ 30.7/50.4/40.9mpg 26.6/47.9/37.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 201/165g/km/21% 254/179g/km/23%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£215 Six/yes/£325
Auto/stab/cruise control/sat-nav No/yes/£170 "£1,330/yes/£210"
CD multichanger/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,650’/£1,000”/£205" "Yes/£1,535/£320*"
Clim control/leather/heated seats £280/£465/£360 £365/£845/no
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go "£1,550/£295/y/£505†" "£1,390^/^/yes/no"

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