Vauxhall Corsa VXR vs Renaultsport Clio - specifications

  Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring Edition Renaultsport Clio 200 Silverstone GP
On the road price/total as tested "£22,295/£25,135" "£19,995/£19,995"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£8,316/37.3%" "£7,958/39.8%"
Depreciation "£13,979" "£12,037"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,061/£2,123" "£1,058/£2,117"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£3,107/£5,179" "£2,353/£3,921"
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 34/£359/I/£210 31/£417/J/£235
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £187/£260/£198 £199 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase "4,000/2,580mm" "4,017/2,585mm"
Height/width "1,490/1,713mm" "1,484/1,768mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,598cc" "4cyl in-line/1,998cc"
Peak power/revs "202/5,750 bhp/rpm" "197/7,100 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque/revs "280*/2,250 Nm/rpm" "215/5,400 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 45 litres/foam 55 litres/foam
Boot capacity 285 litres 288 litres
Kerbweight/payload "1,223/512kg" "1,240/450kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.1 metres/0.33Cd 11.4 metres/0.35Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "100,000 miles/1yr**" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs"
Service intervals/UK dealers "20,000 miles/404 " "12,000 miles/339"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 29th/15th 24th/14th
Blyton test track lap time 77.8 secs 78.1 secs
0-60/30-70mph 7.1/6.3 secs 6.7/6.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.0/4.2 secs 3.9/4.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.6/7.0 secs 6.5/8.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "143mph/3,000rpm" "141mph/3,300rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.1/33.0/8.9m 45.5/33.2/8.5m
Auto Express economy/range 23.7mpg/235 miles 31.3mpg/379 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 27.7/46.3/37.2mpg 25.2/43.5/34.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 275/178g/km/25% 208/190g/km/28%
Airbags/auto lights/rear park. sensors Six/£230/£285 Six/yes/DFO
Air-conditioning/leather/heated seats "Y/£1,045^/£1,045^" "Yes/£1,199/no"
Limited-slip diff/stability/cruise ctrl Yes/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Metallic paint/multifunc. wheel/alarm £495/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth £750/yes/£315 No^^/yes/£410

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