Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer vs rivals - specifications

  VW Golf Estate Renault Megane ST Vauxhall Astra ST
On the road price/total as tested £22,645/£26,315 £19,955/£21,295 £22,880/£24,915
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £10,326/45.6% £7,323/36.7% £6,978/30.5%
Depreciation £12,319 £12,632 £15,902
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £815/£1,630 £758/£1,517 £595/£1,190
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,712/£2,853 £1,440/£2,400 £1,939/£3,232
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 24/£477/D/£90 21/£507/E/£110 15/£414/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £299 (3yrs/30k) £219 (3yrs/30k) £189/£230/£189
Length/wheelbase 4,534/2,578mm 4,559/2,701mm 4,698/2,685mm
Height/width 1,504/1,781mm 1,469/1,804mm 1,535/1,814mm
Engine 4cyl in line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/1,870cc 4cyl in-line/1,686cc
Peak power 138/4,200 bhp/rpm 128/3,750 bhp/rpm 123/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 320/1,750 Nm/rpm 300/1,750 Nm/rpm 280/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/full size 60 litres/£75 56 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 505/1,495 litres 486/1,567 litres 500/1,550 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,495/610/1,500kg 1,366/505/1,300kg 1,455/640/1,400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.9 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/0.32Cd 10.9 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/2yrs Unltd (100k)*/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/223 18,000 miles/330 20,000 miles/404
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 17th/22nd 27th/15th 32nd/30th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 97/84/61/5 stars 35/4/2/87 points^ 95/84/46/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph 10.2/9.3 secs 9.5/9.3 secs 11.2/10.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.1/6.4 secs 3.9/5.0 secs 4.8/7.3 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.4/11.5 secs 6.7/8.2 secs 9.4/12.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 130mph/2,000rpm 127mph/2,100rpm 120mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.2/37.3/9.3m 53.7/39.8/10.2m 51.5/37.9/9.5m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/45/55/66dB 71/46/61/67dB 71/47/59/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 39.2mpg/474 miles 46.6mpg/615 miles 34.6mpg/426 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 44.8/68.9/57.6mpg 45.6/64.2/55.4mpg 51.4/72.4/62.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 193/128g/km/18% 162/135g/km/19% 219/119g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£435 Eight/yes/£420 Six/yes/£395
Climate control/leather/sunroof £780/£1,865/£935 £410/£940/£620 £305/no/no
Cruise ctrl/fold-flat front pass seat Yes/no Yes/yes Yes/no
Metallic paint/xenons/Bluetooth £465/no/£250 £435/£680/yes £455/£790/£220
Sat-nav/CD player/auxiliary input £1,490/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes £855/yes/yes

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