Peugeot RCZ vs rivals - specifications

  Peugeot RCZ Audi TT VW Scirocco
On-the-road price/total as tested "£25,050/£28,485" "£26,245/£34,820" "£23,540/£27,330"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" "£13,727/54.8%" "£15,590/59.4%" "£11,746/49.9%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£952/£1,904" "£1,260/£2,520" "£1,036/£2,072"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) N/A/N/A "£2,523/£4,206" "£2,464/£4,107"
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost N/A/N/A/G/£155 34/£619/I/£175 32/£584/H/£175
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A £165/£235/£165 £250 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase "4,287/2,612mm" "4,178/2,468mm" "4,256/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,359/1,845mm" "1,352/1,842mm" "1,404/1,810mm"
Engine "4cyl turbo/1,598cc" "4cyl turbo/1,984cc" "4cyl turbo/1,984cc"
Peak power "200/5,800 bhp/rpm" "197/5,100 bhp/rpm" "207/5,300 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "275/1,770 Nm/rpm" "280/1,800 Nm/rpm" "280/1,700 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/sealant 55 litres/sealant 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 321/639 litres 290/700 litres "312/1,006 litres"
Kerbweight/payload "1,421/293kg" "1,260/400kg" "1,298/442kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.32Cd 11.0 metres/0.30Cd 11.0 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/300 Variable/135 Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 35th/26th 18th/11th 16th/21st
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points n/a n/a 87/73/53/5
0-60/30-70mph 7.1/6.4 secs 6.6/5.8 secs 6.5/5.7 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.8/3.7 secs 2.9/3.7 secs 2.9/3.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.1/6.1 secs 4.8/6.0 secs 5.0/6.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "146mph/3,000rpm" "149mph/2,800rpm" "149mph/2,800rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.5/31.8/8.5m 46.4/33.9/8.9m 47.7/35.0/8.5m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 62/39/60/68dB 61/42/60/68dB 62/40/61/68dB
Auto Express economy/range N/A/N/A 25.1mpg/304 miles 25.7mpg/311 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 31.0/50.4/40.9mpg 26.4/47.1/36.7mpg 28.0/47.9/38.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket N/A/159g/km/19% 260/183g/km/24% 254/172g/km/22%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Four/yes/yes Four/£35/£300 Six/yes/£355
Adaptive dampers/stability/cruise ctrl No/yes/yes "£1,150/yes/£215" Yes/yes/£230
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£250 "Yes/£1,685/£345^"
Met. paint/xenon lights/keyless go £410/£665*/no £500/£975/no £430/£930/no
Satellite navigation/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,435/yes/yes" "£1,650/yes/£385" "£1,2 5/yes/£380"

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