VW Polo Bluemotion vs Ford Fiesta ECOnetic - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £15,445/£16,445 £15,045/£16,655
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £5,746/37.2% N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £402/£803 £391/£782
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £1,434/£2,390 £1,380/£2,300
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 11/£352/A/£0 9/£331/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £189/£189/£255 £250 (3yrs)
Length/wheelbase 3,950/2,489mm 3,970/2,468mm
Height/width 1,481/1,722mm 1,465/1,682mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 3cyl in-line/1,199cc
Peak power 94/3,800 bhp/rpm 74/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 200/1,750 Nm/rpm 180/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/sealant 45 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 295/979 litres 280/952 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,100/445kg/N/A 1,150/515/800kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.2 metres/0.33Cd 10.6 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/781 Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 24th/29th 17th/22nd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/3/92* 90/86/41/5
0-60/30-70mph 12.6/12.3 secs 14.6/15.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 5.9/7.8 secs 6.2/10.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th 11.1 secs 14.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 111mph/2,300rpm 107mph/2,100rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.9/38.1/9.4m 47.5/35.0/9.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 66/34/62/70dB 65/30/60/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 46.0mpg/405 miles 47.8mpg/473 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 61.4/88.3/76.3mpg 67.3/91.1/80.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 165/98g/km/13% 158/91g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Four/yes/£275 Four/yes/£265
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/no/£340**
Leather wheel/stability/cruise ctrl No/yes/no Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/trip computer £445/no/£200^ £405/no/yes
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth £350/yes/£200 £815/yes/no

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