Luxury cars - specifications

  Lexus LS460 SE-L Mercedes S500L
On-the-road price/total as tested "£71,000/£71,400" "£73,815/£79,365"
Length/wheelbase "5,030mm/2,970mm" "5,209mm/3,165mm"
Height/width "1,465mm/1,875mm" "1,473mm/1,871mm"
"Retained value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£25,276/35.6 per cent" "£23,419/32.0 per cent"
Running costs (pence per mile) 182.8 177.5
Engine/capacity "V8/4,608cc" "V8/5,461cc"
Peak power "375/6,400 bhp/rpm" "388/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "493/4,100 Nm/rpm" "530/2,800 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 8-spd auto/rwd 7-spd auto/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 84 litres/full size 90 litres/full size
Boot capacity (seats up/folded) 505 litres 560 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "2,055/440kg" "1,940/605kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/0.26Cd 11.8 metres/0.26Cd
Euro NCAP rating/insurance grp/cost "Five stars/19/£1,420 " "Five stars/20/£1,363 "
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs Lexus " 3yrs (unltd)/30yrs Mobilo life
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 miles/50" Variable/169
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £250/£350/£250 £220/£400/£220
0-60/0-100mph 6.5/15.1 secs 5.4/13.7 secs
30-70 thru gears 5.8 secs 4.9 secs
30-50 in kickdown 2.4 secs 1.9 secs
50-70 in kickdown 3.4 secs 3.0 secs
Top speed 155mph 155mph
Braking 60-0/30-0mph 35.3/9.1 metres 34.3/9.0 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 61/38/57/64dB 62/40/55/62dB
Auto Express economy/range 17.6mpg/325 miles 18.6mpg/368 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 17.1/35.8/25.4mpg 16.2/33.2/24.1mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 261g/km/35 per cent 279g/km/35 per cent
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£5,467/£9,940" "£5,639/£10,334"
Airbags/cruise/radar cruise control Eight/yes/yes "Seven/yes/£1,840"
Auto park brake/elec mirrors/xenon lights Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Auto wipers/front/rear parking sensors Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
CD changer/DVD rear screen/sat-nav Yes/yes/yes "Yes/£3,200/yes"
Elec bootlid/clim ctrl/voice recognition Yes/yes/yes £410/yes/£320
Electric/memory/heated/cooled seats Yes/yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes/£820
Electric rear seats/side/rear window blinds Yes/yes/yes Yes/£520/yes
Reverse camera/elec dampers/stab control Yes/yes/yes £660/yes/yes
Soft close doors/m’func steering/night view Yes/yes/no "£440/yes/£1,200"

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