Subaru Impreza vs Mazda 3 vs Vauxhall Astra - specifications

  Subaru Impreza 1.5 R Mazda 3 1.6 TS Vaux. Astra 1.6 VVT Life
On the road price/total as tested "£12,495/£12,855" "£13,340/£13,665" "£13,565/£13,915"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A/N/A "£5,229/39.2 per cent" "£4,232/31.2 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 41.4ppm/£271 37.2ppm/£246 37.3ppm/£253
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£605/£1,100" "£558/£1,014" £537/£977
"Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles)" "£1,811" "£1,529" "£1,440"
Insurance group/quote 4/£303 5/£274 6/£235
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £220/£300/£430 £115/£170/£160 £155/£197/£155
Length/wheelbase "4,415/2,620mm" "4,415/2,640mm" "4,249/2,614mm"
Height/width "1,475/1,740mm" "1,465/1,755mm" "1,467/1,753mm"
Engine "4cyl boxer/1,498cc" "4cyl in-line/1,598cc" "4cyl in-line/1,598cc"
Peak power "106/6,000 bhp/rpm" "104/6,000 bhp/rpm" "113/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "142/3,200 Nm/rpm" "145/4,000 Nm/rpm" "155/4,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "5-spd, man/4wd" "5-spd, man/fwd" "5-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/space saver 55 litres/space saver 52 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "301/1,216 litres" "346/1,285 litres" "350/1,265 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,310/540/1,500kg" "1,265/460/1,200kg" "1,195/550/1,200kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.6 metres/0.34Cd 10.9 metres/0.30Cd 10.8 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs " "3yrs (60,000)/1yr"
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,000 miles/84" "12,500 miles/159 " "20,000 miles/781"
0-60/30-70mph 12.9/12.9 secs 10.9/11.3 secs 10.1/10.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 7.7/11.2 secs 5.8/9.3 secs 6.0/8.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th 16.1 secs 13.5 secs 15.6 secs
Top speed 109mph 114mph 119mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 53.8/39.9/9.8 metres 50.3/38.3/9.4 metres 49.6/36.4/9.0 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 53/40/60/70dB 52/38/58/69dB 56/42/63/72dB
Auto Express economy/range 28.7mpg/379 miles 34.0mpg/411 miles 36.1mpg/413 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 29.4/44.8/37.7mpg 31.7/49.6/40.9mpg 32.5/54.3/43.5mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 176g/km/22 per cent 162g/km/19 per cent 156g/km/18 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/DFO/no Six/yes/£300/no Four/yes/no/no
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/no/no Yes/yes/no/no £500/no/no/no
Alloy wheels/met paint/xenon lights Yes/£360/no Yes/£325/no No/£350/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control "£1,000/no/no" "£1,000/no/no" £450/£400/no
Elec sunroof/windows/folding mirrors No/yes/no No/front/no No/front/no
Multifunc steering/adjust reach/rake No/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth DFO/no/no/no No/no/no/no "£1,250/£400/£75/£300"

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