Aston Martin V12 Vantage vs Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI vs Corvette ZR1 - specifications

  Audi R8 5.2 V10 FSI Quattro Aston Martin V12 Vantage Corvette ZR1
On-the-road price/total as tested £99,580/£106,065 £135,000/£138,789 £106,605/£106,605
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £50,487/50.7% N/A N/A
Limited numbers/waiting time No/10 months No/six months No/three months
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £6,971/£13,941 £9,450/£18,900 £7,462/£14,925
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,529/£4,215 N/A £2,662/£4,437
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 50/N/A/M/£405 N/A/N/A/M/£405 50/N/A/M/£405
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £800/£1,200/£800 £800/£1,200/£900* £153/£360/£145
Length/wheelbase 4,435/2,650mm 4,380/2,600mm 4,470/2,692mm
Height/width 1,252/1,930mm 1,241/1,865mm 1,244/1,930mm
Engine V10/5,204cc V12/5,935cc V8 s’chgd/6,200cc
Peak power 518/6,000 bhp/rpm 510/6,500 bhp/rpm 638/6,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 530/6,500 Nm/rpm 570/5,750 Nm/rpm 819/3,800 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/4wd 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 90 litres/foam 80 litres/foam 69 litres/foam
Boot capacity 100 litres 300 litres 634 litres
Kerbweight 1,620kg 1,680kg 1,528kg
Turning circle 11.8 metres 11.8 metres 12.0 metres
Drag coefficient 0.36Cd 0.35Cd 0.36Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs 3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/135 10,000 miles/21 10,000 miles/7
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 11th (09)/16th (08) N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 4.2/3.2 secs 5.1/3.7 secs 4.5/3.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.6/3.3 secs 2.6/3.4 secs 2.6/3.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.2/5.3 secs 3.9/5.0 secs 3.6/4.8 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 197mph/2,900rpm 190mph/2,400rpm 205mph/1,900rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 43.6/32.7/9.4m 44.3/32.8/8.9m 42.0/30.7/8.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/49/59/65dB 66/49/62/67dB 65/56/60/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 22.0mpg/436 miles N/A/N/A 20.9mpg/317 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 12.5/27.7/19.2mpg 11.7/24.2/16.3mpg 13.1/25.4/18.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 297/351g/km/35% N/A/388g/km/35% 312/355g/km/35%
Adaptive dampers/electric seats Yes/yes No/yes Yes/yes
Airbags/rear parking sensors Six/yes (Camera £1,225) Four/yes (Front £288) Four/no
Cruise control/heated seats £210/yes Yes/no Yes/yes
Sat-nav/xenon headlights Yes/LED Yes/yes Yes/yes
Stability control/ceramic brakes Yes/£6,995 Yes/yes Yes/yes

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