VW Caddy Maxi vs Skoda Roomster - specifications

  VW Caddy Maxi Skoda Roomster
On the road price/total as tested "£17,995/£19,255" "£14,220/£15,345"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A/N/A "£8,176/42.5 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire N/A/N/A 41.7ppm/£276
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£950/£1,728" "£563/£1,024"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)" "£1,766/£2,944" "£1,534/£2,556"
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost 16/£283/E/£170 14/£280/C/£120
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £180/£350/£250 £142/£291/£365
Length/wheelbase "4,875/3,002mm" "4,205/2,617mm"
Height/width "1,834/1,794mm" "1,607/1,684mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,968cc turbo" "4cyl/1,896cc turbo"
Peak power "138/4,000 bhp/rpm" "104/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "320/1,750 Nm/rpm" "240/1,800 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/fwd" "5-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/full-size 55 litres/space-saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) N/A/N/A "450/1,555 litres*"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,734/626/1,500kg" "1,255/515/1,200kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 12.2 metres/N/A 10.5 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (100,000)/3yrs " "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs"
Service intervals/UK dealers "18,000 miles/254" "10,000 miles/135"
Driver Power position (car/dealers) N/A/23rd N/A/2nd
Euro NCAP adult/child/ped/points Four/three/two/70 Five/four/two/88
0-60/30-70mph 11.3/11.6 secs 11.2/11.6 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2/5.9 secs 5.0/7.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.8/10.9 secs 11.0 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "116mph/2,100rpm" "113mph/2,400rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.5/34.9/8.5 metres 50.2/37.6/9.4 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/50/63/69dB 68/51/67/73dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.0mpg/488 miles 39.8mpg/482 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.2/50.4/44.1mpg 42.2/61.4/53.3mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 205/169g/km/24 per cent 190/139g/km/18 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Four/no/£245/£120** Six/no/yes/no
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no/£220^ Yes/£250/no/£140
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/£195 No/£340/yes
Elec sunroof/met paint/xenon lights No/£345/no No/£350/no
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,550/£235/no/no" DFO/no/yes/no

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