Facts and figures

10 Dec, 2012 10:30am

	Mercedes A200 CDI	Volvo V40 D3 SE Lux
On the road price/total as tested	£24,720/£32,735	£24,845/£26,945
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)	£11,198/45.3%	£9,491/38.2%
Depreciation	£13,522	£15,354
Annual tax liability std/higher rate	£789/£1,579	£793/£1,587
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)	£1,874/£3,124	£2,000/£3,334
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost	21/£589/C/£30	23/£408/C/£30
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service	£175/£440/£175	£315/£400/£315

Length/wheelbase	4,292/2,699mm	4,369/2,647mm
Height/width	1,433/1,780mm	1,445/1,802mm
Engine	4cyl in-line/1,796cc	5cyl in-line/1,984cc
Peak power/revs	134/3,600 bhp/rpm	148/3,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs	300/1,600 Nm/rpm	350/1,600 Nm/rpm
Transmission	7-spd auto/fwd	6-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel	50 litres/foam	60 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)	341/1,157 litres	335/1,032 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight	1,475/525/1,400kg	1,484/536/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient	11.0m/0.27Cd	10.8m/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery	3yrs (unltd)/4yrs	3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers	Variable/136	18,000 (1yr)/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.	8th/10th	10th/14th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars	N/A	98/75/88/5

0-60/30-70mph	8.0/7.8 secs	8.5/8.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th	3.1/4.0 secs	3.4/5.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th	5.8/7.7/10.2 secs	6.6/8.5 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph	130mph/1,800rpm	130mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph	48.2/34.5/9.1m	49.1/35.0/9.8m
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range	70/46/63/70dB	66/47/63/70dB
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph	41.3/6.8/454 miles	38.7/7.3/511 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined	56.5/70.6/65.7mpg	53.3/74.3/65.7mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined	12.4/15.5/14.5mpl	11.7/16.3/14.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket	183/114g/km/16%	196/114g/km/16%

Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors	Seven/yes/£690*	Eight/yes/£325
Automatic box/stability/cruise control	Yes/yes/yes	£1,485/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats	£530/£1,480*/£300	Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go	£570/£1,430*/no	£550/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB/DAB/Bluetooth	£495/yes/£420/yes	£1,200*/y/£325/y