BMW 520d vs. rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £28,045/£33,650 £28,880/£31,915 £28,700/£31,150 £27,945/£31,110
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £15,200/54.2% £12,534/43.4% £12,772/44.5% N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,010/£2,019 £1,097/£2,195 £1,205/£2,411 £1,062/£2,124
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,740/£2,900 £1,886/£3,144 £1,823/£3,038 £1,984/£3,307
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 32/£508/D/£90 32/£524/E/£110 27/£580/F/£125 29/£462/E/£110
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £350 (5yrs/60k) £230/£478/£471 £356/£453/£387 £930 for 3yrs
Length/wheelbase 4,899/2,968mm 4,868/2,874mm 4,927/2,843mm 4,851/2,835mm
Height/width 1,464/1,860mm 1,471/1,854mm 1,459/1,855mm 1,493/1,861mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,995cc 4cyl in-line/2,143cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 5cyl in line/1,984cc
Peak power 181/4,000 bhp/rpm 168/3,000 bhp/rpm 168/4,200 bhp/rpm 161/2,900 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 380/1,900 Nm/rpm 400/1,400 Nm/rpm 350/1,750 Nm/rpm 400/1,400 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/run-flats 59 litres/sp. saver 70 litres/full size 70 litres/sealant
Boot capacity 520 litres 540 litres 546 litres 422 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,715/610/2,000kg 1,735/535/1,900kg 1,565/580/1,600kg 1,648/542/1,600kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/0.28Cd 11.2 metres/N/A 11.9 metres/0.29Cd N/A/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (unltd)/4yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/154 Variable/136 Variable/135 18,000 miles/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 10th/17th 9th/12th 12th/18th 16th/20th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 95/83/78/5 stars 86/77/59/5 stars 5/4/1/75* N/A
0-60/30-70mph 8.1/8.0 secs 8.4/8.2 secs 9.1/9.0 secs 9.9/10.4 secs
30-50mph (3rd/4th) 3.9/5.9 secs 3.4 secs** 3.9/6.2 secs 3.8/6.4 secs
50-70mph (5th/6th) 7.5/10.8 secs 4.8 secs** 8.1/12.4 secs 7.8/10.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 141mph/2,000rpm 143mph/2,000rpm 139mph/1,900rpm 130mph/1,700rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.6/34.3/8.6m 48.9/35.3/8.8m 48.0/34.5/8.5m 48.4/36.4/9.0m
Noise idle/outside/30/70mph 45/68/59/67dB 56/66/61/68dB 48/66/60/69dB 46/66/59/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 37.4mpg/576 miles 34.5mpg/448 miles 35.7mpg/550 miles 32.8mpg/505 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 47.9/65.7/57.6mpg 40.9/64.2/53.3mpg 37.6/60.1/49.5mpg 39.8/65.7/53.3mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 202/129g/km/18% 219/139g/km/19% 212/149g/km/21% 231/139g/km/19%
Active suspension/stab/cruise ctrl £965/yes/yes No/yes/yes £1,500/yes/yes £1,125/yes/yes
Airbags/auto box/parking sensors Six/£1,495/yes Seven/£1,490/yes Six/£1,450/£300 Six/£1,450/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/£300 Yes/no/yes Yes/yes/£300 Yes/yes/£265
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £640/£1,210^/yes £630/no/no £700/£1,325/£800 £625/£1,000/no
Sat-nav/iPod connection/Bluetooth £1,530/£205/yes £1,185/yes/yes Yes/£250/yes £1,500/yes/yes

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