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| On the road price/total as tested | £11,500 (est) | £14,175 / £16,920 | £11,549 / £11,549 | £7,685 / £7,685 | £9,995 / £10,320 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | n/a | £8,160 / 54.7 per cent | £5.023 / 43.5 per cent | £3,950 / 51.4 per cent | £3,938 / 39.4 per cent |
| Running costs/Contract hire | n/a | 35.2ppm / £263 | n/a | 24.5ppm / £162 | 34.5ppm / £220 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | TBC | £561 / £1,020 | £554 / £1,008 | £253 / £461 | £506 / £919 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles) | £1,326 | £1,113 | £1,545 | £1,247 | £1,572 |
| Insurance group/quote | TBC | 8 / £262 | 9 / £298 | 1 / £233 | 5 / £329 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | TBC | £150 (tlc pack) | £131 / £250 / £197 | £87 / £184 / £87 | £157 / £157 / £219 |
| Length/wheelbase | 3,546 / 2,300mm | 3,699 / 2,467mm | 3,765 / 2,380mm | 3,405 / 2,340mm | 3,650 / 2,448mm |
| Height/width | 1,488 / 1,627mm | 1,407 / 1,683mm | 1,500 / 1,690mm | 1,465 / 1,615mm | 1,409 / 1,656mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line / 1,368cc | 4cyl in-line / 1,560cc | 4cyl in-line / 1,586cc | 3cyl in-line / 998cc | 4cyl in-line / 1,597cc |
| Peak power | 100 / 6,000 bhp / rpm | 108 / 4,000 bhp / rpm | 123 / 6,800 bhp / rpm | 67 / 6,000 bhp / rpm | 94 / 5,500 bhp / rpm |
| Peak torque | 131 / 4,250 Nm / rpm | 260 / 2,000 Nm / rpm | 148 / 4,800 Nm / rpm | 93 / 3,600 Nm / rpm | 135 / 4,250 Nm / rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man / fwd | 6-spd man / fwd | 5-spd man / fwd | 5-spd man / fwd | 5-spd man / fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 35 litres / space-saver | 40 litres / foam sealant | 45 litres / foam sealant | 35 litres / full-size | 40 litres / space-saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 185 litres / TBC | 160 / 680 litres | 213 / 495 litres | 185 / 751 litres | 186 / 724 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload | 930 / 440kg | 1,110 / 450kg | 1,105 / 308kg | 890 / 355kg | 944 / 365kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.6 metres / n/a | 10.7 metres / 0.33Cd | 10.4 metres / n/a | 9.5 metres / 0.31Cd | 11.1 metres / n/a |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | TBC | 3yrs (unltd) / 3yrs Mini | 3yrs (60,000) / 3yrs Suz | 3yrs (60,000) / 1yr RAC | 3yrs (60,000) / 1yr RAC |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 12,000 miles (est) / 171 | Variable miles / 150 | 9,000 miles / 149 | 10,000 miles / 181 | 12,500 miles / 714 |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 10.7 / 11.1 secs | 9.2 / 9.3 secs | 9.4 / 9.4 secs | 12.1 / 13.6 secs | 10.0 / 10.2 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 5.7 / 8.1 secs | 4.2 / 6.2 secs | 5.1 / 7.2 secs | 8.1 / 12.1 secs | 5.2 / 6.6 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 12.9 / 17.3 secs | 7.4 / 8.9 secs | 11.0 secs / n/a | 22.7 secs / n/a | 11.2 secs / n/a |
| Top speed | 113mph | 121mph | 124mph | 98mph | 108mph |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 49.7 / 36.8 / 9.2 metres | 49.2 / 35.9 / 9.5 metres | 50.1 / 35.3 / 9.2 metres | 52.0 / 39.7 / 10.0 metres | 51.2 / 36.9 / 9.2 metres |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 58 / 45 / 65 / 73dB | 69 / 46 / 62 / 73dB | 59 / 42 / 65 / 72dB | 58 / 43 / 63 / 71dB | 63 / 44 / 62 / 72dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 39.7mpg / 306 miles | 47.6mpg / 419 miles | 33.9mpg / 335 miles | 42.0mpg / 323 miles | 33.3mpg / 293 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 34.4 / 54.4 / 44.8mpg | 50.4 / 76.3 / 64.2mpg | 31.4 / 45.6 / 39.2mpg | 51.4 / 68.9 / 61.4mpg | 27.2 / 47.1 / 37.2mpg |
| CO2 emissions/tax bracket | 149g / km / 16 per cent | 118g / km / 18 per cent | 175g / km / 22 per cent | 109g / km / 15 per cent | 182g / km / 23 per cent |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | Seven / yes / opt | Six / yes / £210 | Six / yes / DFO | Four / yes / DFO | One± / no / £250 |
| Air-con/split-fold rear seats | Yes / yes / yes | £1,995^ / yes / yes | Yes / no / yes | £500 / yes / yes | Yes / yes / yes |
| Alloy wheel choices/met paint | Seven / opt | Eight / £280 | One / yes | One / £350 | One / £325 |
| Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control | Opt / yes / no | No / £240 / £170 | No / yes / no | £500 / no / no | No / no / no |
| Multifunc. steering/adjust reach/rake | Yes / no / yes | £170 / yes / yes | Yes / no / yes | No / no / yes | No / no / no |
| Optional decals/body colour mirrors | Yes / yes | Yes / yes | Yes / yes | No / yes | No / yes |
| Sat nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth | Opt / no / yes / yes | £1,500 / £290 / y / £870 | DFO / £219 / no / no | DFO+ / no / yes / no | No / £200 / no / no |
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