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 |
