BMW 316d vs Audi A4 TDIe - specifications

  BMW 316d ES Audi A4 2.0 TDIe SE
On the road price/total as tested "£23,330/£25,535" "£24,320/£30,370"
Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles) "£9,939/42.6%" "£11,090/45.6%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£607/£1,213" "£632/£1,265"
"Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" "£1,226/£2,044" "£1,478/£2,463"
Insurance group/quote 21/£477 21/N/A
VED band/cost C/£35 C/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £685 (5yrs/60k) £154/£111/£228
Length/wheelbase 4531/2760mm 4703/2808mm
Height/width 1421/1817mm 1427/1826mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1995cc 4cyl in-line/1968cc
Peak power "116/4,000 bhp/rpm" 134/4200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque "260/1,750 Nm/rpm" 320/1750 Nm/rpm
Transmission Six-spd man/rwd Six-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 61 litres/sealant 65 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 460 litres/N/A 480/962 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,400/520/N/A" "1,475/550/750kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/0.27Cd 11.4m/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs/1yr BMW "3yrs (60,000)/1yr"
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/154 "19,000 miles/135"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 8th/12th 11th/18th
Euro NCAP: Stars/adult/child/ped pts 5/35/39/4 5/93/84/39*
0-60/30-70mph 10.3/10.2 secs 9.7/9.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.9/7.2 secs 4.7/7.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.1/15.3 secs 9.3/13.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "123mph/1,800rpm" "134mph/1,850rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 54.9/38.6/10.7m 47.4/34.4/10.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 71/46/61/67dB 71/47/60/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 48.8mpg/655 miles 40.5mpg/579 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 52.3/70.6/62.8mpg 48.7/74.3/61.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 155/118g/km/13% 187/120g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£345 Six/yes/£345
Climate control/leather/heated seats "£525/£1,215/£275" "Yes/£1,260/£245"
Keyless go/stability/cruise control No/yes/£185 No/yes/£185
Start-stop/brake regen/shift light Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,995/£290/£200/£525" "£1,550/£295/y/£250"

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