1-Series Coupé tested - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested "£29,745/£35,985" "£30,940/£36,255" "£22,322/£25,342"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A/N/A "£18,440/59.6 per cent" "£11,875/53.2 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 82.0ppm/£546 84.3ppm/£542 75.1ppm/£479
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£2,029/£3,688" "£2,110/£3,836" "£1,228/£2,232"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles)" "£1,910" "£1,931" "£1,737"
Insurance group/quote 19/£800 18/£578 18/£620
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £495 (service inclusive) £220/£260/£220 £140/£270/£140
Length/wheelbase "4,360/2,660mm" "4,178/2,468mm" "4,216/2,578mm"
Height/width "1,408/1,748mm" "1,352/1,842mm" "1,469/1,759mm"
Engine "6cyl in-line/2,979cc" "V6/3,189cc" "4cyl in-line/1,984cc turbo"
Peak power "302/5,800bhp/rpm" "247/6,300bhp/rpm" "227/5,500bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "400/1,300Nm/rpm" "320/2,500Nm/rpm" "300/2,200Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/rwd" "6-spd, seq auto/4wd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 53 litres/run-flats 60 litres/foam sealant 55 litres/space-saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 370/815 litres 290/700 litres "350/1,305 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,560/440kg" "1,430/400kg" "1,357/503kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.32Cd 11.0 metres/0.30Cd 10.9 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/1yr BMW" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs RAC" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr VW "
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/155 Variable/133 Variable/259
0-60/30-70/0-100mph 5.1/4.7/12.5 secs 5.7/5.3/14.7 secs 6.4/5.4/15.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.9/3.9 secs 3.0/4.2 secs 2.9/4.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.9/6.1 secs 5.7/8.2 secs 5.3/7.3 secs
Top speed 155mph 155mph 152mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.5/34.5/8.5 metres 47.7/35.0/8.9 metres 48.4/35.8/9.1 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 62/44/61/70dB 59/42/64/72dB 61/40/62/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 28.1mpg/328 miles 27.8mpg/367 miles 30.9mpg/374 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 21.7/40.4/30.7mpg 21.9/38.7/30.1mpg 25.0/44.8/34.4mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 220g/km/31 per cent 224g/km/31 per cent 194g/km/25 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/yes/yes Four/yes/£300/£450^^ Six/yes/£315/yes
Clim cont/leather/electric/heat seats Yes/£990/£890/£230 Yes/yes/£725/yes "Yes/£1,645/no/£225"
Adaptive susp/met paint/xenon lights No/£440/£560 "£1,150/£500/£975" No/£365/£750
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control Yes^/yes/£180 Yes/yes/£215 "£1,330/yes/£270"
Elec sunroof/voice control/keyless £675/£285/£425 No/£385*/no £515/no/no
Multifunc steering/split/fold seats Yes/yes/yes £180/yes/yes £370/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,840/£295/yes/£535" "£1,650/£320/£150/£385* " "£1,845*/£1,845*/£275/no"

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