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MINI JCW GPMegane RS 265 cup
On-the-road price/total as tested£28,790/£28,790£24,850/£24,850
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£14,798/51.4%£10,884/43.8%
Depreciation£13,992£13,966
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£1,428/£2,857£1,275/£2,549
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)£3,754/£6,256£3,058/£5,096
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost35/N/A/G/£17536/£615/H/£200
Servicing cost£246 (5yrs/100k)Free (4yrs/48k)
Length/wheelbase3,730/2,467mm4,312/2,640mm
Height/width1,407/1,683mm1,423/1,804mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,998cc
Peak power215/6,000 bhp/rpm261/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque280/2,000 Nm/rpm360/3,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/run-flat60 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)723 litres344/991 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,160/450kg1,394/441kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.7 metres/0.36Cd11.4 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unltd)/3yrs4yrs (110k)/4yrs
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/14818,000 miles/300
Driver Power Manufacturer/dealer pos.21st/15th27th/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsN/AN/A
0-60/30-70mph6.4/5.3 secs6.1/5.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th2.7/3.4 secs2.5/3.9 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th4.3/5.1 secs4.6/6.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph150mph/3,000rpm158mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph44.6/32.2/8.3m47.7/34.6/9.0m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph69/49/67/76dB64/49/64/72dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range20.2/4.4/222 miles24.8/5.4/327 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined29.7/49.6/39.8mpg34.4/43.5/25.0mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined6.5/10.9/8.8mpl7.6/9.6/5.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket323/165g/km/25%263/174g/km/26%
Airbags/alarm/xenon lightsSix/yes/yesSix/£750/yes
Air-con/heated seats/metallic paintYes/yes/yesYes/no/yes
Parking sensors/tyre pressure monitorNo/yesNo/yes
Stability control/cruise controlYes/noYes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/BluetoothDFO*/yes/yes£500/yes/yes
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