Golf Plus v FR-V - specifications

Honda FR-V 1.8 ES vs VW Golf Plus SE 1.4 TSI

  Honda FR-V 1.8 ES VW Golf Plus SE 1.4 TSI
On the road price/total as tested £17,800/N/A £17,865/£19,235
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £5,945/33.4% N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £854/£1,708 £643/£1,286
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,471/£2,452 £1,439/£2,398
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 20/£355/I/£175 15/£285/G/£150
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £179/£308/£198 £146/£248/£145
Length/wheelbase 4,285/2,680mm 4,204/2,578mm
Height/width 1,625/1,810mm 1,592/1,759mm
Engine 4cyl/1,799cc 4cyl/1,390cc
Peak power 138/6,300 bhp/rpm 120/5,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 174/4,300 Nm/rpm 200/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 58 litres/sp. saver 55 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 439/1,049 litres* 395/1,450 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,423/552/500kg 1,341/629/700kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.4 metres/n/a 10.8 metres/n/a
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (90k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/196 Variable miles/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 5th (09)/6th (08) 16th (09)/23rd (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 4/3/3/76 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 10.4/10.2 secs 9.7/9.4 secs
30-50mph in kickdown 6.1/7.5 secs 5.1/6.4 secs
50-70mph in kickdown 11.9/16.6 secs 9.9/12.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 118mph/2,900rpm 121mph/2,400rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.1/37.3/9.7m 50.2/36.5/9.3m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 55/36/63/71dB 60/38/58/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 35.3mpg/450 miles 36.1mpg/437 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 30.1/44.8/37.7mpg 33.6/52.3/43.5mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 185/177g/km/24% 181/152g/km/18%
Airbags/Isofix child seat mounts Six/yes/£415 Six/yes/yes
Air-con/rear parking sensors £1,300/yes/yes £1,325/yes/yes
Met paint/foglights/alloy wheels Yes/no/no £695/£1,800/£330^
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth £416/no/no £395/no/yes
Stability/cruise ctrl/shift paddles £469/no/yes/£347 £1,570/£350/y/£295
 

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