BMW 5 Series GT vs rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £40,810/£49,840 £36,500/£41,150 £34,020/£44,570 £50,695/£57,239
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £17,671/43.3% £11,133/£30.5% £18,065/53.1% £23,168/45.7%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £2,041/£4,081 £2,555/£5,110 £1,661/£3,323 £3,549/£7,097
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,839/£3,065 £2,851/£4,751 £2,237/£3,728 £2,653/£4,421
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 42/£1015/H/£175 46/£1,476/M/£405 34/£1,042/H/£175 41/£973/L/£405
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £920 (5yrs/60k) £400/£700/£400 £310/£350/£400 £349/£506/£381
Length/wheelbase 4,998/3,070mm 4,640/2,800mm 4,711/2,810mm 4,783/2,745mm
Height/width 1,559/1,901mm 1,600/2,040mm 1,391/2,020mm 1,784/2,158mm
Engine 6cyl in-line/2,993cc V6/3,696cc V6/2,967cc V6/2,996cc
Peak power 242/4,000 bhp/rpm 316/7,000 bhp/rpm 237/4,000 bhp/rpm 242/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 540/1,750 Nm/rpm 360/5,200 Nm/rpm 500/1,500 Nm/rpm 600/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 8-spd auto/rwd 7-spd auto/4wd 7-spd auto/4wd 6-spd auto/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/run-flat 80 litres/foam 64 litres/sp. saver 84 litres/full-size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 440/1,700 litres 340/1,175 litres 480/980 litres 958/2,013 litres
Kerbweight/payload 2,035/630kg 1,876/447kg 1,720/530kg 2,535/640kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/0.31Cd 11.6 metres/0.32Cd 11.5 metres/0.30Cd 11.5 metres/0.37Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/154 9,000 miles/2 Variable/135 15,000 miles/130
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 8th/12th N/A 11th/18th 7th/11th
0-60mph/30-70mph 7.0/6.6 secs 6.5/6.1 secs 6.8/6.3 secs 9. 0/12.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.9/3.8 secs 3.5/5.7 secs 2.7/3.9 secs 3.8/4.9 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th 5.0/6.7/8.9 secs 8.4/11.8/15.5 secs 5.3/7.5/11.1 secs 7.4/10.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 149mph/2,100rpm 149mph/2,000rpm 155mph/2,000rpm 120mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 49.2/36.0/9.3m 56.5/41.0/11.8m 51.0/37.7/9.7m 53.7/38.7/9.5m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/41/58/65dB 67/46/60/67dB 68/45/60/67dB 68/41/58/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.6mpg/502 miles 20.8mpg/366 miles 26.8mpg/377 miles 22.6mpg/418 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 34.9/50.4/43.5mpg 17.7/32.9/25mpg 34.0/49.6/42.8mpg 25.2/34.9/30.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 232/173g/km/25% 314/265g/km/35% 282/174g/km/25% 335/243g/km/35%
Airbags/Isofix/xenon headlights Six/yes/£1,200* Six/yes/yes Six/yes/£1,080 Eight/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/heated seats/cruise ctrl Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£850^ Yes/£245/£185 Yes/yes/yes
Parking sensors front/rear/camera Yes/yes/£310 Yes/yes/£1,700** £295/yes/£635 Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/Bluetooth/CD player/aux in Yes/yes/yes/yes £1,700**/y/y/y £1,347/£250/y/y Yes/yes/yes/yes
Split-fold rear seats/rear TV screens Yes/no Yes/no Yes/no Yes/£2,202

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