Audi A5 Sportback vs VW Passat CC - specifications

  VW Passat CC GT TDI DSG A5 Sportback TDI SE
On the road price/total as tested "£27,140/£31,970" "£25,000/£30,700"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" "£14,628/53.9%" "£10,625/42.5%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£977/£1,954" "£1,100/£2,200"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,554/£2,590" "£1,558/£ 2,597"
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 26/N/A/E/£120 25/N/A/G/£150
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £200/£250/£200 £248/£353/£248
Length/wheelbase "4,711/2,810mm" "4,799/2,708mm"
Height/width "1,391/1,854mm" "1,417/1,855mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,968cc" "4cyl in-line/1,968cc"
Peak power "168/4,200 bhp/rpm" "168/4,200 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "350/1,750 Nm/rpm" "350/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission Six-spd manual/fwd Six-spd DSG/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 65 litres/sp. saver 70 litres/full-size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 480/980 litres 532 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload "1,530/500kg" "1,491/499kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.5 metres/0.29Cd 11.4 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr "
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/135 Variable/254
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 11th (09)/16th (08) 16th (09)/23rd (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 8.6/7.7 secs 8.4/7.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.7/5.9 secs 3.4/5.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 6.7/9.3 secs 6.3/8.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "141mph/2,000rpm" "139mph/2,100rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 45.6/33.2/8.7m 48.8/35.8/9.1m
Auto Express economy/range 37.6mpg/538 miles 37.5mpg/577 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 43.5/62.8/54.3mpg 36.2/55.4/46.3mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 201/137g/km/18% 202/159g/km/22%
Airbags/xenons/metallic paint "Six/£1,080/£585" Six/£865/£395
Adaptive dampers/leather No/yes Yes/no
Electric mirrors/multifunction wheel £170/yes £175/yes
Rear parking sensors/reversing camera Yes/£635 £355*/£780
Sat-nav/cruise control/Isofix "£1,550/£185/yes" "£1,920/£205/yes"

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