New Ka vs rivals - specifications
| Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge | Ford Ka 1.2 Zetec | Volkswagen Fox 1.2 Urban | Renault Twingo 1.2 Extreme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£9,500/£9,710" | "£9,295/£10,005" | "£7,168/£8,328" | "£8,122/£9,151" |
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" | "£4,465/47.0%" | "£3,774/40.6%" | "£3,276/45.7%" | "£3,062/37.7%" |
| Running costs | N/A | N/A | 23.0ppm | 27.6ppm |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £190/£380 | £186/£371.80 | £229/£459 | £244/£487 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | "£1,283/£2,139" | "£1,192/£1,987" | "£1,297/£2,162" | "£1,198/£1,997" |
| Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost | 6/£213/B/£35 | 2/£250/B/£35 | 1/£181/C/£120 | 7/£219/C/£120 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £712 (3yr plan) | £431 (3yr plan) | £128/£150/£128 | £193/£193/£193 |
| Length/wheelbase | "3,546/2,300mm" | "3,620/2,300mm" | "3,828/2,465mm" | "3,600/2,367mm" |
| Height/width | "1,488/1,627mm" | "1,505/1,658mm" | "1,544/1,660mm" | "1,470/1,654mm" |
| Engine | "4cyl in-line/1,242cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,242cc" | "3cyl in-line/1,198cc" | "4cyl in-line/1,149cc" |
| Peak power | "68/5,500 bhp/rpm" | "68/5,500 bhp/rpm" | "54/4,750 bhp/rpm" | "59/5,250 bhp/rpm" |
| Peak torque | "102/3,000 Nm/rpm" | "102/3,000 Nm/rpm" | "108/3,000 Nm/rpm" | "93/2,500 Nm/rpm" |
| Transmission | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd | 5-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 35 litres | 50 litres | 40 litres |
| Spare wheel | Space saver | Sealant | Full size | Space saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 185/550 litres | 224/747 litres | "260/1,016 litres" | 230/959 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 865/440/800kg | 940/380kg/N/A | 978/432/700kg | 980/340kg/N/A |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 9.2 metres/0.32Cd | 9.4 metres/0.34Cd | 10.7 metres/0.34Cd | 10.9 metres/N/A |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | "3y (60,000)/1y AA" | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" | "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" | "3yrs (60,000)/2yrs" |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | "18,000 miles/160" | "12,500 miles/781" | "10,000 miles/223" | "18,000 miles/330" |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 36th/29th | 20th/26th | 17th/23rd | 33rd/30th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 5/3/2/77 | 4/3/2/68 | 4/4/2/82 | 4/N/A/2/39 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 13.3/14.7 secs | 13.5/15.2 secs | 18.1/23.4 secs | 16.1/18.3 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 7.5/12.2 secs | 7.7/13.2 secs | 6.9/10.4 secs | 8.0/11.2 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "99mph/3,000rpm" | "99mph/3,250rpm" | "92mph/3,500rpm" | "96mph/3,500rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 50.6/36.6/9.1m | 48.5/36.7/9.2m | 54.4/38.7/10.1m | 54.4/39.6/9.9m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 67/45/63/69dB | 63/44/62/70dB | 67/42/66/71dB | 67/44/63/70dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 36.6mpg/282 miles | 39.4mpg/303 miles | 36.2mpg/398 miles | 39.2mpg/345 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 44.1/65.7/55.4mpg | 44.8/64.2/55.4mpg | 37.2/54.3/46.3mpg | 39.2/61.4/50.4mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 178/119g/km/10% | 166/119g/km/10% | 180/144g/km/16% | 166/130g/km/15% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven/yes/£245 | Two/yes/£196 | Two/yes/DFO | Four/yes**/£245 |
| Air-con/leather/heated seats | Yes/£636/no | "Yes/£685/£1,000*" | £925/no/£191 | £538/no/no |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | £705/£196/no | No/£392/no | No/£436/no | No/£196/£245 |
| Met paint/xenons/keyless go | £367/no/no | £367/no/no | £343/no/no | £367/no/no |
| Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth | DFO/yes/yes | DFO/yes/£196 | DFO/no/no | DFO/£220/no |
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