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VW Golf 2.0 TDI GTBMW 116d M SportFord Focus 2.0 TDCi Titanium
On the road price/total as tested£23,465/£25,445£23,330/£23,330£21,045/£23,474
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£11,709/49.9%£11,128/47.7%£8,123/38.6%
Depreciation£11,756£12,202£12,922
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£702/£1,405£791/£1,583£756/£1,511
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,661/£2,769£1,630/£2,716£1,764/£2,939
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost18/£306/B/£2016/£288/C/£3019/£288/D/£100
Servicing costs£329 (3yrs/30,000)*£300 (5yrs/60,000)£785 (3yrs/37,500)
Length/wheelbase4,255/2,637mm4,324/2,690mm4,358/2,648mm
Height/width1,452/1,799mm1,421/1,765mm1,461/1,823mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,968cc4cyl in-line/1,995cc4cyl in-line/1,997cc
Peak power/revs148/3,500 bhp/rpm114/4,000 bhp/rpm138/3,750 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs320/1,750 Nm/rpm260/1,750 Nm/rpm320/3,600 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd manual/fwd6-spd manual/rwd6-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/foam50 litres/foam55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)380/1,270 litres360/1,200 litres316/1,101 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,354/581/1,600kg1,385/530/1,200kg1,421/629/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.9 metres/0.28Cd10.9 metres/0.30Cd11.0 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/1yr3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/223Variable/15412,500 (1yr)/781
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.18th/25th14th/16th25th/26th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsTBC91/83/63/592/82/72/5
0-60/30-70mph8.8/7.9 secs9.9/10.0 secs**10.0/9.7 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.7/6.3 secs4.9/7.9 secs**4.2/6.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th8.5/10.4 secs9.8/13.1 secs**9.0/12.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph134mph/1,800rpm124mph/1,750rpm129mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph54.9/39.1/10.7m^48.7/34.3/9.2m**55.3/41.8/10.0m^
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph64/49/58/65dB68/47/64/71dB63/45/61/68dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range46.5/10.2/511 miles47.4/10.4/521 miles43.8/9.6/530 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined56.5/78.5/68.9mpg52.3/72.4/62.8mpg44.8/67.3/56.5mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined12.4/17.3/15.2mpl11.5/15.9/13.8mpl9.9/14.8/12.4mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket163/106g/km/15%160/117g/km/17%173/129g/km/18%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSeven/yes/yesSeven/yes/£345Six/yes/£350
Auto box/stability/adaptive cruise ctrl£1,415/yes/yes£1,490/yes/no£1,255/yes/£750
Climate control/leather trim/DAB radio£400/£1,830/yesYes/£800/£295Yes/£1,250/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless entry£495/£785/£350£515/£1,140^^/£310£525/no/£525^^
Sat-nav/USB connection/BluetoothYes/yes/yes£1,550^^/yes/yes£750/yes/yes
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