SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive vs Ford Fiesta ECOnetic - specifications

  Ford Fiesta ECOnetic SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive
On the road price/total as tested £14,545/£16,195 £12,755/£12,755
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £5,353/36.8% £6,173/48.4%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £378/£756 £332/£663
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,159/£1,931 £1,077/£1,796
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 11/£453/A/£0 11/££393/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £126/£126/£126 £112/£148/£112
Length/wheelbase 3,950/2,489mm 4,052/2,469mm
Height/width 1,481/1,722mm 1,445/1,693mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 3cyl in-line/1,422cc
Peak power 89/4,000 bhp/rpm 79/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 199/1,750 Nm/rpm 195/1,800 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/sealant 45 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 295/979 litres 292/847 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,166/389/750kg 1,090/580/1,000kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.2 metres/0.33Cd 10.5 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yrs 3yrs (60k)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/781 10,000 miles/128
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 21st/27th 22nd/23rd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/3/92 5/4/3/91
0-60mph 13.1 secs 13.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 6.0/8.2 secs 5.6/11.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th 12.6 secs 15.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 111mph/2,400rpm 110mph/2,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 55.3/41.0/9.8m 52.2/38.6/9.5m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph N/A/47/64/71dB 68/47/66/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 51.7mpg/455 miles 55.6mpg/550 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 61.4/88.3/76.3mpg 57.6/94.2/76.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 146/98g/km/13% 136/98g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Five/yes/£200 Four/yes/no
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/£300/no No/£274/no
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats No/no/no No/no/no
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £425/no/no £370/no/no
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth No/no/yes/£275 No/no/yes/£245

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