Vauxhall Astra vs rivals - specifications
| Golf GT 2.0 Tdi 140 5dr | 3 Sport Nav 2.2D 5dr | Civic ES-T 2.2 i-CTDi 5dr | Octavia Eleg. 2.0 Tdi 140 | Astra Sri 1.7 CDTi 5dr 125 | Focus TDCi Titanium 5dr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £20,460/£24,450 | £19,135/£19,520 | £19,905/£19,905 | £18,105/£18,105 | £20,560/£23,550 | £21,245/£21,245 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £9,330/45.6% | £7,807/40.8% | £8,101/40.7% | £6,717/37.1% | £7,648/37.2% | £7,691/36.2% |
| Depreciation | £11,130 | £11,328 | £11,804 | £11,388 | £12,912 | £13,554 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £737/£1,473 | £727/£1,454 | £717/£1,433 | £724/£1,448 | £740/£1,480 | £807/£1,615 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £1,597/£2,662 | £1,388/£2,313 | £1,817/£3,028 | £1,576/£2,626 | £1,198/£1,996 | £1,539/£2,565 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 24/£723/D/£120 | 22/£643/F/£125 | 23/£723/E/£120 | 20/£601/F/£125 | 15/£706/D/£120 | 18/£564/F/£125 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £250 (3yrs/30k) | £250/£240/£250 | £830 (5yrs/62,500) | £230/£280/£230 | £189/£230/£189 | £563 (3yrs) |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,109/2,578mm | 4,490/2,640mm | 4,255/2,620mm | 4,569/2,578mm | 4,419/2,685mm | 4,337/2,640mm |
| Height/width | 1,479/1,786mm | 1,470/1,755mm | 1,460/1,765mm | 1,462/1,769mm | 1,510/1,814mm | 1,497/1,839mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/2,184cc | 4cyl in-line/2,204cc | 4cyl in-line/1,968cc | 4cyl in-line/1,686cc | 4cyl in-line/1,997cc |
| Peak power | 138/4,200 bhp/rpm | 148/3,500 bhp/rpm | 138/4,000 bhp/rpm | 140/4,000 bhp/rpm | 123/4,000 bhp/rpm | 134/4,000 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 320/1,750 Nm/rpm | 360/1,800 Nm/rpm | 340/2,000 Nm/rpm | 320/1,750 Nm/rpm | 280/2,300 Nm/rpm | 320/2,000 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 55 litres/sp. saver | 55 litres/sp. saver | 50 litres/sealant | 55 litres/sealant | 56 litres/sp. saver | 53 litres/sp. saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 350/1,305 litres | 300/1,360 litres | 485/1,326 litres | 560/1,455 litres | 370/1,235 litres | 385/1,247 litres |
| Rear legroom | 780mm | 740mm | 810mm | 780mm | 750mm | 750mm |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,299/611/1,500kg | 1,453/512/1,500kg | 1,468/422/1,500kg | 1,395/600/1,400/kg | 1,393/479kg/N/A | 1,391/559/1,500kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.9 metres/0.31Cd | 10.9 metres/0.30Cd | 11.1 metres/0.31Cd | 10.2 metres/N/A | 10.9 metres/0.32Cd | 10.4 metres/0.32Cd |
| Basic warranty/recovery | 3yrs (60k)/1yr | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs | 3yrs (90k)/3yrs | 3yrs (60k)/3yrs | 3yrs (60k)/1yr | 3yrs (60k)/1yr |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/223 | 12,500 miles/159 | 12,500 miles/196 | 10,000 miles/135 | 20,000 miles/404 | 12,500 miles/781 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 16th/21st | 10th/14th | 5th/4th | 1st/2nd | 33rd/29th | 21st/27th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 97/84/61/5 stars* | 4/3/2/80 | 79/76/67/5 stars* | 4/4/2/81 | N/A | 5/4/2/90 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 9.5/9.1 secs | 8.8/8.7 secs | 8.8/8.4 secs | 9.1/8.7 secs | 12.0/11.6 secs | 9.0/8.7 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.9/6.4 secs | 3.7/6.2 secs | 3.9/6.0 secs | 3.8/6.2 secs | 4.6/7.4 secs | 3.5/5.3 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 7.9/11.0 secs | 7.0/8.9 secs | 6.8/9.0 secs | 6.9/9.0 secs | 9.9/13.5 secs | 6.6/8.9 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 130mph/1,800rpm | 127mph/1,900rpm | 127mph/2,000rpm | 129mph/2,000rpm | 122mph/1,800rpm | 126mph/2,000rpm |
| Lap time/lane change ESP on/off | 33.0s/54.7/60.7m | 33.2s/53.7/52.9m | 33.5s/54.0/55.0m | 33.5s/61.7/60.7m | 33.9s/60.7/61.3m | 33.5s/55.1/54.2m |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 49.0/36.0/9.4m | 51.0/37.2/9.9m | 49.2/36.4/9.0m | 50.2/36.7/9.1m | 54.7/39.7/10.5m | 48.8/36.2/9.1m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 62/43/60/67dB | 61/43/62/72dB | 64/44/62/66dB | 66/48/62/68dB | 62/46/61/72dB | 64/42/60/68dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 37.2mpg/450 miles | 42.8mpg/518 miles | 32.7mpg/360 miles | 37.7mpg/456 miles | 49.6mpg/611 miles | 38.6mpg/450 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 46.3/68.9/58.9mpg | 40.9/62.8/52.3mpg | 42.2/62.8/53.3mpg | 40.4/60/1/51.4mpg | 49.6/68.9/60.1mpg | 40.3/62.7/51.3mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 203/129g/km/18% | 177/144g/km/19% | 231/139g/km/18% | 201/145g/km/20% | 153/124g/km/18% | 196/144g/km/19% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven/yes/£400 | Six/yes/yes | Six/yes/yes | Six/yes/yes | Six/yes/£365 | Six/yes/£225 |
| Auto box/stability/cruise/clim ctrl | £1,305/y/y/£415 | No/yes/yes/yes | No/yes/yes/yes | No/yes/yes/no | No/yes/yes/£285 | £1,500/y/y/£400 |
| Aux-in/Bluetooth/sat-nav/CD changer | Y/£390/£1,620/£360 | Yes/yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes/no | Y/£690/£1,540/y | Y/£175/£815/£350 | Yes/£900• |
| Leather upholstery/heated seats | £1,730/£350 | £1,243/yes | No/yes | £1,400/£250 | £1,000**/£1,000** | £1,750^/£1,750^ |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | £410/no/no | £385/£739/yes | £400/no/yes | £400/£600/no | £395/£750/no | £425/£1,750^/no |
