SEAT Ibiza vs Alfa MiTo - specifications

  SEAT Ibiza FR TDI Alfa MiTo 1.4
On the road price/total as tested £16,430/£16,880 £16,015/£18,625
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £8,724/53.1% £6,550/40.9%
3yr depreciation £7,706 £9,465
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £591/£1,183 £480/£961
Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles) £1,813/£3,022 £2,362/£3,937
Ins. group/quote/VED band/cost 19/£527/D/£90 19/£655/D/£90
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £169/£220/£169 £235/£440/£320
Length/wheelbase 4,072/2,469mm 4,063/2,511mm
Height/width 1,424,/1,693mm 1,446/1,720mm
Engine 4cyl diesel/1,968cc 4cyl petrol/1,368cc
Peak power 141/4,250bhp/rpm 135/5,000bhp/rpm
Peak torque 320/1,750Nm/rpm 206/1,750Nm/rpm
Transmission 6spd man/fwd 5spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 45 litres/space-saver 45 litres/space-saver
Boot capacity (seats up) 284 litres 270 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,245/411/620kg 1,135/560/500kg
Turning circle 10.5 metres 11.2 metres
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs AA
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/128 18,000 miles/46
Driver Power manu/dealer position‡ 11th/23rd 23rd/22nd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/3/91 5/3/2/83
0-60/30-70mph 8.5/8.3 secs 8.9/8.6 secs
30-50mph (3rd/4th) 3.6/6.1 secs 4.3/6.2 secs
50-70mph (5th/6th) 7.9/11.9 secs 8.9 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 130mph/1,800rpm 129mph/3,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.1/34.1/8.2m 47.6/37.6/8.5m
Auto Express economy/range 33.1mpg/328 miles 25.4mpg/251 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 47.1/70.6/60.1mpg 38.2/62.8/50.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 197/123g/km/18% 257/129g/km/15%
Airbags/Isofix/split-fold rear seats Four/yes/yes Seven/yes/£450
Climate control/leather/sunroof Yes/£820/£450 £360/£900/£700
Met paint/xenon/rear parking sensors £380/£650/£250* £410/£700/£220
Stop-start/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes Yes/yes/£200
Sat-nav/USB port/Bluetooth £35^/£95/£250 £1,350/yes/yes

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