MAN Magazine Winter 2019
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SPACE AND PRACTICALITY<br />
Front space, rear space,<br />
per 12,000 seating miles fl exibility, £000 boot<br />
itres One of the advantages of choosing<br />
any hot hatch over a proper sports<br />
sions 000g/km, car is that Euro you 0 don’t have to leave<br />
your kids at home, but the Civic<br />
is particularly practical. True, it<br />
doesn’t have quite as much head<br />
room in the rear as the Golf, but<br />
there’s loads more leg room.<br />
Meanwhile, the Mégane is the<br />
worst for those in the back, not<br />
only due to the limited amount of<br />
head and leg room it has but also<br />
because there’s not much space for<br />
feet underneath its front seats.<br />
It’s a clear win for the Civic when<br />
it comes to luggage space, too;<br />
its boot is the longest and tallest<br />
here and can swallow the most<br />
carry-on suitcases: seven. The<br />
Golf and Mégane can each take<br />
five, although the latter has the<br />
narrowest opening and the biggest<br />
lip for you to lift stuff over.<br />
BUYING AND OWNING<br />
Costs, equipment, reliability,<br />
safety and security<br />
If you’re a cash buyer, the Mégane<br />
will cost you the least and the<br />
Golf the most. Indeed, there’s a<br />
significant £4530 between them<br />
once discounts are factored in,<br />
and although the Golf is cheaper<br />
to service and insure, it also<br />
depreciates more quickly, so the<br />
gap shrinks only to £4111 over<br />
three years and 36,000 miles of<br />
ownership. As for the Civic, it will<br />
cost £1975 more than the Mégane<br />
up front, with the difference<br />
falling to £1615 in the long run.<br />
The running order is the same<br />
if you take out PCP finance; the<br />
Mégane will cost you a single quid<br />
per month less than the Civic but<br />
£92 per month less than the Golf.<br />
The Mégane also makes the<br />
cheapest company car, because<br />
while it emits the most CO 2, it<br />
also has the lowest P11D value.<br />
All three come well equipped,<br />
although the Mégane is the only<br />
one without standard adaptive<br />
cruise control (which maintains a<br />
set distance from the car in front).<br />
Plus, Renault puts traffic sign<br />
recognition and lane departure<br />
warning in a £250 pack, whereas<br />
Honda and Volkswagen include<br />
these safety aids as standard.<br />
EQUIPMENT<br />
✓ Standard ✗ Not available<br />
Honda Civic Type R<br />
Renault Mégane RS<br />
Volkswagen Golf GTI<br />
Alloy<br />
wheel<br />
size<br />
20in<br />
19in<br />
18in<br />
WHAT THEY WILL COST<br />
All prices correct at time of testing<br />
Honda Civic Type R Renault Mégane RS<br />
SAFETY<br />
The best real-world economy Lowest purchase price and<br />
Euro NCAP rating and (2017) holds its value well monthly PCP payments<br />
yyyyy<br />
PRICES All protection 92% 75% 75% 88%<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
Value (£1000s)<br />
Volkswagen Golf GTI<br />
Cheapest to insure but<br />
priciest to buy and run<br />
Euro NCAP rating (2015)<br />
All protection 88% 87% 71%<br />
List price £33,550 £31,835 £35,305<br />
Target Price £32,750 £30,775 £35,305<br />
POWERTRAIN<br />
Company car tax £403 £381 £393<br />
(per month,<br />
Engine<br />
until April 2020) 4cyl, 1996cc, turbo, petrol<br />
Engine 4cyl, 1798cc, turbo, petrol<br />
Contract Peak hire power (per month) 316bhp £427 @ 6500rpm<br />
na Peak power 296bhp na @ 6000rpm<br />
Peak torque 295Ib ft @ 2500-4500rpm<br />
Peak torque 295Ib ft @ 3200rpm<br />
RESALE VALUE BY YEAR<br />
■ Honda Civic Type R ■ Renault Mégane RS ■ Volkswagen Golf GTI<br />
Gearbox 6-spd manual<br />
Gearbox 6-spd manual<br />
35<br />
PERFOR<strong>MAN</strong>CE<br />
£18,453<br />
£17,509<br />
161mph<br />
£17,299<br />
0 year 1 year<br />
2 years 3 years<br />
THREE-YEAR Acceleration<br />
COST<br />
Acceleration<br />
30-70mph through the gears 4.6sec<br />
30-70mph through the gears 4.9sec<br />
■ Depreciation ■ Insurance ■ Servicing ■ Road tax ■ Fuel (Test MPG)<br />
30-50mph 3rd 2.4sec 4th 4.0sec 5th 6.0sec 6th 9.2sec 30-50mph 3rd 2.6sec 4th 4.1sec 5th 6.4sec 6th<br />
Honda 50-70mph Civic Type 3rd R 2.3sec 4th 3.0sec 5th 3.9sec 6th 5.5sec £290 50-70mph 3rd 2.5sec 4th 3.3sec 5th 4.8sec 6th<br />
Total<br />
Braking 30-0mph 7.5m 70-0mph 41.4m<br />
Braking 30-0mph £25,886 8.0m 70-0mph 43.9m<br />
£14,298 £3006 £2174<br />
£6118<br />
Noise At 30mph 65.6dB At 70mph 72.2dB<br />
Noise At 30mph 64.4dB At 70mph 71.2dB<br />
Renault Mégane RS<br />
£290<br />
CARS PICTURED<br />
Total<br />
Honda Civic Type R 2.0 VTEC Turbo GT with £13,266 Polished Metal £2841 metallic<br />
Renault Mégane £6188 RS 300 £24,271 Trophy with Recaro Sports Pack (£1500<br />
paint (£525)<br />
Liquid Yellow paint (£1300), Bose Pack (£800), front parking se<br />
£1686<br />
and rear-view camera (£400) and Visio System Pack (£250)<br />
Volkswagen Golf GTI<br />
£290<br />
OUR RATINGS<br />
Total<br />
Driving<br />
£18,006 £2772 Driving<br />
£28,382<br />
£6267<br />
Performance<br />
Performance<br />
£1047<br />
Ride<br />
Ride<br />
PCP FINANCE COSTS<br />
Handling<br />
Handling<br />
Three-year term, £3000 customer deposit, 12,000 miles per year<br />
Refi nement<br />
Refi nement<br />
Car Behind the wheel Honda Civic Type R Renault Mégane Behind RS the wheel Volkswagen Golf GTI<br />
Monthly Driving cost position<br />
£445 £444 Driving position £536<br />
Manufacturer<br />
Visibility<br />
deposit contribution na £250<br />
Visibility<br />
na<br />
Infotainment<br />
Infotainment<br />
Optional final payment £16,584 £15,905 £15,278<br />
Quality<br />
Quality<br />
Representative APR 5.9% 4.9% 2.4%<br />
Space and practicality<br />
Space and practicality<br />
Excess mileage charge<br />
Front space<br />
10p per mile 8p per mile<br />
Front space<br />
9p per mile<br />
Other fees £10 option to purchase fee na £10 option to purchase fee<br />
Cruise<br />
control/<br />
adaptive<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
✓ / £400*<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
ECONOMY & EMISSIONS<br />
OFFICIAL Combined<br />
33.2mpg OFFICIAL Combined 3<br />
MPG Low Honda speed Civic Type R vs Renault 25.2mpgMégane MPG RS vs Volkswagen Low speed Golf GTI n<br />
(WLTP) Medium speed<br />
34.4mpg (WLTP) Medium speed<br />
n<br />
High speed<br />
38.2mpg<br />
High speed<br />
n<br />
0-60mph<br />
5.4sec<br />
Rear space<br />
Seating fl exibility<br />
Boot<br />
Buying and owning<br />
Dual-zone DAB/<br />
Costs climate Bluetooth/<br />
control sat-nav<br />
Equipment<br />
Reliability ✓ ✓ / ✓ / ✓ 7.0in<br />
Safety ✓ and ✓ security / ✓ / ✓ 7.0in<br />
8.0in<br />
Infotainment<br />
screen size<br />
Apple<br />
CarPlay/<br />
Android Auto<br />
Leather<br />
seats<br />
*Part of Safety Pack Premium **Alcantara Recaro seats are available for £1200 ^Front parking sensors and rear-view camera come together in a £400 pack<br />
✓<br />
Test MPG<br />
32.4mpg<br />
Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £2039<br />
Tank<br />
CO 2 emissions (NEDC)<br />
✓ / ✓ / ✓<br />
Top<br />
speed<br />
169mph<br />
Overall rating<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
✗<br />
✗**<br />
£1780<br />
46 litres<br />
176g/km<br />
Panoramic<br />
sunroof<br />
✗<br />
£700<br />
£1000<br />
0-60mph<br />
5.7sec<br />
Rear space<br />
Seating fl exibility<br />
Boot<br />
Buying and owning<br />
Parking Rear-view Keyless<br />
sensors Costs camera start/entry<br />
front/rear<br />
Equipment<br />
Reliability ✓ / ✓ ✓ ✓ / ✓<br />
£400^ Safety / ✓ and £400^ security ✓ / ✓<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
✓<br />
Test MPG 3<br />
Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £<br />
Tank 5<br />
CO 2 emissions (NEDC) 1<br />
Top<br />
speed<br />
✓ / ✓<br />
yyyy<br />
Metallic<br />
paint<br />
£525<br />
£550<br />
£595<br />
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