Aston Martin Rapide vs Porsche Panamera - specifications

  Rapide Panamera
On-the-road price/total as tested £139,950/£143,195 £97,358/£111,775
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) N/A £38,067/39.1%
Depreciation N/A £59,291
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £9,797/£19,593 £6,815/£13,630
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,256/£3,760 £2,691/£4,485
Insurance group/quote TBA/N/A 50/N/A
Road tax band/cost M/£405 M/£405
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A £430/£540/£430
Length/wheelbase 5,019/2,989mm 4,970/2,920mm
Height/width (including mirrors) 1,360/2,140mm 1,418/2,114mm
Engine V12/5,935cc V8/4,806cc
Peak power 470/6,000 bhp/rpm 500/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 600/5,000 Nm/rpm 700*/2,250 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd auto/rwd 7-spd PDK man/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 90.5 litres/sealant 100 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 317/886 litres 432/1,250 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,950/N/A 1,970/530kg
Turning circle 12.5 metres 12.0 metres
Drag coefficient 0.36Cd 0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 2yrs (unltd)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/12 20,000 miles/34
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. N/A 7th/3rd
0-60/30-70mph 5.2/4.3 secs^ 3.6/3.0 secs
30-50mph 2.0 secs^ 1.2 secs^
50-70mph 2.3 secs^ 1.8 secs^
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 188mph/2,000rpm 188mph/1,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 44.7/33.1/8.5m 46.6/33.8/8.9m
Auto Express economy/range 26.6mpg/530 miles 22.3mpg/491 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 12.5/27.1/19.0mpg 15.7/31.7/23.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 245/355g/km/35% 293/286g/km/35%
Active suspension/stab/cruise ctrl Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Eight/yes/yes^^ Eight/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes^^ Yes/yes/yes^^
Sat-nav/iPod connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Stop-start/xenons/ceramic brakes No/yes/no Yes/yes/£5,800

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