Diesel coupé clash - specifications

  VW Scirocco Peugeot RCZ
On the road price/total as tested £24,775/£28,885 £24,550/£27,575
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £12,734/51.4% £14,828/60.4%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,041/£2,081 £933/£1,866
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,700/£2,833 £1,852/£3,087
Ins. group/quote/road tax/cost 26/£518/F/£125 30/£689/E/£110
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £250 (3yrs) £250/£250/£450
Length/wheelbase 4,256/2,578mm 4,290/2,612mm
Height/width 1,404/1,810mm 1,352/1,845mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/1,997cc
Peak power 168/4,200 bhp/rpm 163/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 350/1,750 Nm/rpm 320/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd twin-clutch/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 50 litres/space saver 55 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 312/1,006 litres 309/639 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,421/454kg 1,474/294kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.34Cd 9.9 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr AA
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/223 20,000 miles/300
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 17th/21st^ 35th/26th^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 87/73/53/5 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 7.3/7.3 secs 8.5/8.1 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.1/4.5 secs 3.6/5.6 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 6.0/7.7 secs 6.5/9.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 136mph/2,100rpm 137mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.6/33.9/8.7m 47.8/34.2/8.7m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 69/52/62/68dB 63/45/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 38.9mpg/428 35.7mpg/432
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 38.7/60.1/50.4mpg 41.5/62.7/53.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 195/147g/km/21% 121/139g/km/19%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£355 Four/yes/yes
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/£1,685/£345* Yes/yes/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/£230 No/yes/yes
Met paint/xenons/keyless go £430/£930/no £410/£665/no
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth £1,295/yes/£380 £1,435/yes/yes

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