VW Polo vs rivals - specifications

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On-the-road price/total as tested £14,795/£15,570 £13,920/£15,520 £13,845/£13,845 £13,205/£13,270
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £5,525/37.3% £5,540/39.8% £6,119/44.2% £7,144/54.1%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £385/£769 £362/£724 £360/£720 £343/£687
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,321/£2,202 £1,235/£2,058 £1,269/£2,115 £1,240/£2,067
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 12/£399/B/£35 12/£298/C/£35 16/£377/C/£35 10/£372/C/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £105/£155/£218 £160/£190/£160 £110/£208/£185 £250 (3yrs incl)
Length/wheelbase 3,950/2,489mm 4,027/2,575mm 3,895/2,490mm 3,970/2,470mm
Height/width 1,433/1,722mm 1,493/1,707mm 1,475/1,695mm 1,462/1,682mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 4cyl in-line/1,461cc 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 4cyl in-line/1,598cc
Peak power 88/4,000 bhp/rpm 85/3,750 bhp/rpm 88/4,000 bhp/rpm 74/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 200/1,750 Nm/rpm 200/1,900 Nm/rpm 215/1,750 Nm/rpm 195/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/foam 55 litres/foam 43 litres/sp. saver 45 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 295/979 litres 288/1,028 litres 250/787 litres 280/952 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,014/536/750kg 1,175/405/1,200kg 1,105/435/800kg 1,182/543/1,000kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.2 metres/0.33Cd 11.3 metres/N/A 10.4 metres/0.31Cd 10.6 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr RAC 3yrs (60k)/2yrs AA 3yrs (60k)/3yrs RAC 3yrs (60k)/1yr VW
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/781 12,000 miles/330 12,500 miles/159 Variable miles/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 21st (09)/26th (08) 34th (09)/30th (08) 10th (09)/11th (08) 16th (09)/23rd (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/3/92 5/4/1/81 5/4/2/89 90/86/41/5+
0-60/30-70mph 12.0/8.1 secs 12.7/8.7 secs 11.4/7.6 secs 14.3/10.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.9/6.3 secs 5.1/7.0 secs 5.0/6.4 secs 6.2/9.7 secs
50-70mph in 5th 9.3 secs 10.8 secs 10.3 secs 13.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 109mph/2,600rpm 108mph/2,500rpm 108mph/2,500rpm 106mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 59.1/42.6/10.0m* 9.1/36.2/49.8m 9.0/38.3/50.7m* 54.8/37.9/9.0m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/45/61/71dB 62/46/62/71dB 68/47/62/71dB 71/46/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 41.5mpg/365 miles 44.4mpg/537 miles 43.2mpg/409 miles 44.2mpg/438 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 54.3/78.5/67.2mpg 65.7/72.4/54.3mpg 55.4/76.3/67.3mpg 54.3/76.3/65.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 182/110g/km/13% 170/115g/km/13% 175/112g/km/13% 171/112g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Five/yes/£200 Six/yes/£300 Six/yes/DF0 Four/yes/£280^^
Air-conditioning/metallic paint Yes/£425 Yes/£395 Yes/£385 Yes/£385
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/£300/no No/£300/£250 No/yes/yes No/yes/£280^^
Aux in/Bluetooth connectivity Yes/£150 £275**/£275** Yes/DFO Yes/no
Power-fold mirrors/height-adj. seat £350^/yes No/yes Yes/yes No/yes
Sat-nav/reach/rake steering No/yes/yes £450/£385/yes DFO/yes/yes £795/yes/yes

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