Volvo S80 v Mercedes E220 v Audi A6 v BMW 525d - specifications

Full specs of Volvo S80 v Mercedes E220 v Audi A6 v BMW 525d.

  Volvo S80 Mercedes E220 Audi A6 BMW 525d SE
On-the-road price/total as tested "£28,050/£30,309" "£31,565/£33,635" "£28,570/£38,065" "£29,535/£34,155"
Length/wheelbase "4,851/2,835mm" "4,852/2,854mm" "4,916/2,843mm" "4,841/2,888mm"
Height/width "1,490/1,861mm" "1,483/1,822mm" "1,459/1,855mm" "1,468/1,846mm"
"Retained value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£12,510/44.6 per cent" "£13,226/41.9 per cent" "£13,445/47.1 per cent" "£13,675/46.3 per cent"
Running costs (pence per mile) 61.6 76.9 63.9 67.5
Engine/capacity "5cyl/2,400cc turbo" "4cyl/2,148cc turbo" "V6/2,698cc turbo" "6cyl/2,497cc turbo"
Peak power "185/4,000 bhp/rpm" "170/3,800 bhp/rpm" "178/3,300 bhp/rpm" "177/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "400/2,000 Nm/rpm" "400/2,000 Nm/rpm" "380/1,400 Nm/rpm" "400/2,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, manual/fwd" "6-spd, manual/rwd" CVT/fwd "6-spd, manual/rwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/foam sealant* 65 litres/space saver 70 litres/full size 70 litres/run-flats
Boot capacity 422 litres 540 litres 546 litres 520 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,570/620/1,600kg" "1,615/525/1,900kg" "1,625/580/1,900kg" "1,585/560/2,000kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.2 metres/0.29Cd 11.4 metres/0.28Cd 11.9 metres/0.30Cd 11.4 metres/0.28Cd
Euro NCAP rating/insurance grp/cost N/A/15/£358 Five stars/14/£450 Five stars/15/£393 Four stars/16/£450
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/1yr RAC" 3y (unltd)/30y Mobilo "3y (60,000)/3y RAC" 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs BMW
Service intervals/UK dealers "18,000 miles/52" Variable miles/169 Variable miles/133 Variable miles/155
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £268/£386/£284 £250/£450/£250 £300/£345/£300 £895 (3yr package)
 
0-60mph 8.6secs 8.9secs 8.7secs 8.8secs
30-70 thru gears 8.1secs 8.9secs 8.5secs 8.3secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.5/5.5secs 3.6/5.9secs 3.3secs (kickdown) 3.7/5.8secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 7.3/9.9secs 6.7/10.1secs 5.2secs (kickdown) 7.2/9.9secs
Top speed 143mph 141mph 140mph 143mph
Braking 60-0/30-0mph 36.0/9.0 metres 35.3/8.8 metres 35.6/9.0 metres 34.5/8.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 64/45/57/65dB 67/44/56/65dB 66/41/58/67dB 65/45/57/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 34.2mpg/527 miles 37.1mpg/530 miles 31.5mpg/485 miles 35.6mpg/548 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.1/56.5/44.1mpg 32.5/56.5/44.8mpg 27.7/48.7/37.7mpg 30.4/53.3/42.2mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 169g/km/23 per cent 167g/km/23 per cent 200g/km/30 per cent 179g/km/25 per cent
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,419/£2,581" "£1,597/£2,904" "£1,884/£3,425" "£1,624/£2,954"
 
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/£30/£350/yes Six/yes/£605**/yes "Six/yes/£1,250/yes" Six/yes/yes/yes
Auto box/metallic paint/xenon lights "£1,350/£575/£700" "£1,480/yes/yes" Yes/£600/£775 "£1,450/£640/£720"
Clim ctrl/leather/elec/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/£225 "Y/£980/£1,045/£320" "Y/£1,250/£750/£1,250†" "Yes/£1,315/£780/£255"
Elec sunroof/park brake/fold mirrors £850/yes/yes £910/no/yes £850/yes/£360 £855/no/£330
Keyless/blindspot sys/trip computer £500/£650/yes £880 (auto only)/n/y £800/no/yes £675/no/yes
Multifunction steering/reach/rake Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,850/yes/yes/£250" "£1,990/£360/no/no" "£1,750/£320/no/no" "£1,265/£295/yes/£535"
Split/fold rear seats/rear sunblind Yes/£100 £340/£375 £250/£225 No/£225
Stab/voice/cruise/adaptive control Yes/no/yes/£900 "Yes/£320/yes/£1,310" "Yes/£325/yes/£1,450" "Yes/£285/yes/£1,050"
 

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