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BMW 116d EDAudi A3 2.0 TDI SEVolvo V40 D2 SE
On-the-road price/total as tested£20,885/£27,465£21,505/£24,895£21,345/£29,370
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£10,108/48.4%£10,623/49.41%£8,730/40.9%
Depreciation£10,777£10,882£12,615
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£542/£1,083£644/£1,287£554/£1,107
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,615/£2,692£1,586/£2,643£1,454/£2,423
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost15/£458/A/£024/£506/B/£2017/£435/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£300 (3 years)£218/£305/£218£275/£275/£360
Length/wheelbase4,324/2,690mm4,237/2,601mm4,369/2,647mm
Height/width1,462/1,765mm1,421/1,777mm1,445/1,802mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,968cc4cyl in-line/1,560cc
Peak power114/4,000 bhp/rpm148/3,500 bhp/rpm113/3,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque260/1,750 Nm/rpm320/1,750 Nm/rpm270/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd manual/rwd6-spd manual/fwd6-spd manual/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/foam50 litres/space saver52 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)360/1,200 litres365/1,100 litres335/1,032 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,385/530kg/N/A1,355/560/1,600kg1,381/509/1,300kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.9 metres/0.30Cd10.7 metres/0.31Cd10.8 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unltd)/3yrs3yrs (60,000)/3yrs3yrs (60,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable (1yr)/154Variable (2yrs)/13512.5k miles (1yr)/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.14th/16th11th/18th10th/14th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars91/83/63/595/87/74/598/75/88/5
0-60/30-70mph9.9/10.0 secs8.1/7.2 secs11.3/11.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th4.6/7.5 secs3.5/5.8 secs4.5/6.9 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th9.9/13.1 secs7.1/9.6 secs9.3/12.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph121mph/1,750rpm134mph/1,800rpm118mph/1,950rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph47.2/34.7/8.8m46.3/34.2/8.7m45.9/33.6/8.7m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph63/45/56/67dB65/42/56/61dB59/42/55/63dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range48.6/10.7/556 miles49.5/10.9/544 miles54.0/11.9/618 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined62.4/83.1/74.3mpg57.6/78.5/68.9mpg70.6/83.1/78.5mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined13.7/10.2/8.0mpl12.7/17.3/15.2mpl15.5/18.3/17.3mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket156/99g/km/13%153/106g/km/15%140/94g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensorsSeven/yes/£345Seven/yes/£345Eight/yes/£325
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/£500*No/yes/£225No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats£650/£1,115/£265£390/£1,115/£260Yes/£900/£500*
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go£515/£1,140*/yes£525/£1,250*/£425£550/£1,250/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth£1,550^/yes/yes£495/yes/yes£1,200/yes/yes
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