Mercedes C-Class Estate vs BMW 3-Series Touring - specifications

  Mercedes C220 CDI Sport Estate BMW 325i M Sport Touring
On the road price/total as tested "£30,777/£39,117" "£30,295/£34,140"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A/50.3 per cent* "£14,723/48.6 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 67.5ppm/£477* 73.8ppm/£515
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,490/£2,708" "£1,400/£2,548"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,570/£2,616" "£1,679/£2,798"
Insurance group/quote 14/£453 16/£511
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £250/£500/£250 "£496 (3yrs/36,000 miles inc)"
Length/wheelbase "4,596/2,760mm" "4,520/2,760mm"
Height/width "1,459/1,770mm" "1,418/1,817mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/2,148cc turbo" "6cyl in-line/2,996cc"
Peak power "170/3,800 bhp/rpm" "218/6,100 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "400/2,000 Nm/rpm" "270/2,400 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "5-spd, auto/rwd" "6-spd, man/rwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 66 litres/space saver 63 litres/run-flats
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "485/1,500 litres" "460/1,385 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,605/530/1,800kg" "1,565/465kg/N/A"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.8 metres/0.30Cd 11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/30yrs Mobilo Life" "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs Mondial"
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/136 Variable/155
0-60/30-70/0-100mph 9.8/10.0/30.9 secs^ 6.9/6.5/19.4secs^
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2 secs/N/A 4.7/6.6 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.3 secs/N/A 9.0/12.4 secs
Top speed 139mph 153mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/33.7/9.3 metres^ 46.2/33.8/9.0 metres^
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/47/62/67dB 62/42/62/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.6mpg/546 miles 33.5mpg/464 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 34.9/57.6/46.3mpg 28.5/50.4/39.2mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 161g/km/22 per cent 173g/km/21 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Seven/yes/£605/yes Six/yes/yes^^/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes "£1,635/yes/yes"
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats "Yes/£1,295/£950/£320" Yes/£995/£890/£260
Electric roof/tailgate/multifunc steering "£1,295/yes/yes" £995/no/yes
Met paint/xenons/opening tailgate glass £620/£725/no £535/£430/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,995*/£1,995*/yes/yes" "£1,970/£295/yes/£535"
Towbar/underfloor area/auto load cover £610/yes/no £625/yes/no

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