VW Golf Bluemotion vs BMW 118d SE - specifications

  VW Golf Bluemotion 1.9 TDI Match BMW 118d SE
On the road price/total as tested £16,745/£16,815 £20,830/£21,770
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £8,306/49.6 per cent £10,103/48.5 per cent
Running costs/contract hire 45.8ppm/£323 50.4ppm/£355
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £479/£870 £595/£1,082
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £1,491/£2,485 £1,263/£2,104
Ins. group/quote/tax band/cost 14/£290/B/£35 11/£330/B/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £110/£135/£110 £415(Service Inclusive package)
Length/wheelbase 4,204/2,578mm 4,239/2,660mm
Height/width 1,498/1,759mm 1,421/1,748mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,896cc turbo 4cyl in-line/1,995cc turbo
Peak power 104/4,000 bhp/rpm 143/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 250/1,900 Nm/rpm 300/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 5-spd, man/fwd 6-spd, man/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/space saver 51 litres/run flats
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 350/1,305 litres 330/1,150 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,251/639/1,400kg 1,395/435/1,200kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.9 metres/0.30Cd 10.7 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (60,000)/1yr VW 3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs BMW
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/259 Variable/155
Driver Power car/dealer position 16th/20th 40th/11th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/pedes/points Five/four/three/89 Five/three/one/70
0-60/30-70mph 10.8/10.1 secs 9.1/8.5 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 4.6/7.7 secs 4.0/6.5 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 10.6 secs/N/A 8.3/10.7 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 116mph/1,900 130mph/1,900
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.6/37.5/9.5 metres 50.4/36.9/9.4 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/47/62/69dB 65/47/62/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 42.0mpg/508 miles 49.6mpg/556 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 48.7/74.3/62.8mpg 52.3/70.6/62.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 180/119g/km/13 per cent 152/119g/km/13 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/£315/yes Six/yes/yes/£85
Air-con/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/£695/£1,645*/£1,645* Yes/yes/£1,065/£230
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes £1,460/yes/£180
Low-resistance tyres/met paint/xenons Yes/£365/no Yes/£440/£560
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth £1,400*/£1,400*/yes/no £1,460/£295/yes/£535

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