New 5-Series vs rivals - specifications

  BMW 5-Series Mercedes E-Class Audi A6
On the road price/total as tested £38,670/£48,010 £36,170/£49,830 £36,865/£39,055
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £18,252/47.2% £15,191/42.0% £14,230/38.6%
3yr depreciation £20,418 £20,979 £22,455
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,779/£3,558 £2,025/£4,051 £2,138/£4,276
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,485/£2,475 £1,725/£2,874 £1,638/£2,730
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 40/£798/G/£155 41/£912/I/£200 38/£678/J/£235
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £350 (Service Inclusive) £245/£360/£245 £325/£183/£395
Length/wheelbase 4,899/2,968mm 4,868/2,874mm 4,927/2,843mm
Height/width 1,464/1,860mm 1,470/1,854mm 1,459/1,855mm
Engine 6cyl in-line/2,993cc V6/2,987cc V6/2,967cc
Peak power 242/4,000 bhp/rpm 228/3,800 bhp/rpm 237/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 540/1,750 Nm/rpm 540/1,600 Nm/rpm 500/1,500 Nm/rpm
Transmission 8-spd auto/rwd 7-spd auto/rwd 6-spd auto/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/run-flat 80 litres/space saver 80 litres/full-size
Boot capacity 520 litres 540 litres 546 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,795/535kg 1,825/525kg 1,785/580kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.9 metres/0.28Cd 11.2 metres/0.25Cd 11.9 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (unltd)/4yrs 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/154 15,500/136 Variable/135
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 8th/12th^^ 9th/16th^^ 11th/18th^^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A 86/77/59/5 5/4/1/75**
0-60/30-70mph 5.8/5.4 secs 6.5/6.4 secs 6.6/6.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th/kickdown 2.3/2.9/2.3 secs N/A/N/A/2.7 secs 3.0/4.4/2.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th/kickdown 3.9/5.1/7.1/3.1 secs 3.7 secs (in kickdown) 3.5 secs (in kickdown)
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 155mph/1,500rpm 155mph/1,700rpm 155mph/2,200rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 8.6/34.3/46.4m 8.8/33.9/47.0m 8.9/35.8/49.6m
Auto Express economy/range 37.4mpg/576 miles 32.2mpg/567 miles 33.9mpg/597 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.2/53.3/45.6mpg 31.4/50.4/40.9mpg 30.4/48.7/39.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 202/160g/km/23% 235/181g/km/28% 223/189g/km/29%
Airbags/Isofix/adaptive or air-susp Six/yes/£2,220* Seven/yes/£1,395 Six/yes/£1,500
Climate ctrl/front/rear parking sensors Yes (£380+)/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/£575/£300
Lane dep/blind spot/tyre pres warning £390/£460/yes £1,595^/£1,595^/£285 £400/£450/£85
Power-fold mirrors/cruise/adapt cruise £245/yes/£1,300 £2,175/no/yes £125/yes/£1,100
Sat-nav/head-up display/xenon lights £1,960/£940/£900 Yes/no/£1,325

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