Renault Megane vs SEAT Exeo - specifications

  Renault Megane ST GT Line SEAT Exeo ST 2.0 TDI 120 SE
On the road price/total as tested £22,600/£23,605 £21,605/£22,535
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £7,887/34.9% £8,724/40.4%
Depreciation £14,713 £12,881
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £631/£1,263 £857/£1,714
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,694/£2,824 £2,057/£3,428
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 20E/£426/B/£20 21E/£497/E/£120
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service Free (4yrs) £159/£159/140
Length/wheelbase 4,559/2,703mm 4,666/2,642mm
Height/width 1,507/1,804mm 1,454/1,772mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc
Peak power/revs 128/4,000 bhp/rpm 118/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 320/2,000 Nm/rpm 290/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd manual/fwd 6-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/repair kit 70 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 479/1,600 litres 442/1,354 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,320/429/1,500kg 1,565/485/1,300kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.1 metres/0.32Cd 11.2 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 4yrs (100k)/4yrs 3yrs (60k)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 18,000 (2yrs)/330 10,000 (1yr)/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 27th/14th^ 24th/27th^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 5/4/2/87* 77/81/50/4
0-60/30-70mph 9.8/9.7 secs 12.4/12.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.1/6.5 secs 5.3/8.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.2/9.7 secs 11.8/17.8 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 124mph/2,100rpm 122mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.5/35.8/9.5m 48.6/33.9/9.1m
Auto Express economy/range 45.4mpg/599 miles 37.4mpg/576 miles
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 63/44/60/67dB 66/47/60/65dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 58.9/78.5/70.6mpg 39.8/74.3/56.5mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 13.0/17.3/15.5mpl 8.8/16.3/12.4mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 167/104g/km/14% 202/132g/km/20%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/£940/£310 Yes/£1,075/£295
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £470/£680/yes £450/£895/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes £1,810/£60/yes

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