Fun seekers - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested "£31,535/£35,545" "£33,170/£42,653" "£30,495/£32,495" "£35,430/£42,935"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£17,029/54 per cent " "£17,215/51.9 per cent" "£15,613/51.2 per cent" "£20,443/57.7 per cent"
Contract hire per month £577 £673 £485 £634
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£2,428/£4,415" "£2,335/£4,246" "£2,348/£4,269" "£2,728/£4,960"
Running costs (pence per mile) 78.4 86.7 75.8 84.9
Insurance group/quote 18/N/A 18/£726 19/£653 18/£677
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £320/£370/£320 £370/£507/£370 £205/£270/£205 £186/£277/£600
Length/wheelbase "4,178/2,468mm" "4,329/2,415mm" "4,315/2,650mm" "4,082/2,430mm"
Height/width "1,358/1,842mm" "1,292/1,801mm" "1,330/1,815mm" "1,298/1,788mm"
Engine "V6/3,189cc" "Flat 6/2,687cc" "V6/3,498cc" "V6/3,498cc"
Peak power "247/6,300 bhp/rpm" "245/6,500 bhp/rpm" "296/6,400 bhp/rpm" "272/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "320/2,500 Nm/rpm" "273/4,600 Nm/rpm" "353/4,800 Nm/rpm" "350/2,400 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6spd, man/4wd " "5spd, man/rwd " "6spd, man/rwd" "6spd, man/rwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/foam sealant 64 litres/foam sealant 80 litres/space saver 70 litres/space saver
Roof-down boot capacity 250 litres "150lt (front), 130lt (rear)" 130 litres 208 litres (roof up: 300)
Kerbweight/payload "1,470/320kg" "1,295/315kg" "1,640/180kg" "1,465/315kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.0 metres/0.33Cd 11.1 metres/0.29Cd 11.3 metres/0.34Cd 10.5 metres/0.32Cd
Basic warranty (mileage)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 2yrs (unltd)/2yrs "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" 3yrs (unltd)/30yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/133 "20,000 miles/32" "9,000 miles/225" "15,500 miles/169"
0-60/0-100mph 6.0/16.8 secs 5.9/15.1 secs 6.0/14.8 secs 5.8/13.9 secs
30-70 thru gears 5.8 secs 5.2 secs 5.3 secs 5.1 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.1/4.3 secs 4.1/5.8 secs 3.5/4.8 secs 2.8/4.1 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 5.8/8.0 secs 8.3 secs/N/A 6.3/9.5 secs 5.2/7.0 secs
Top speed 155mph (limited) 159mph 155mph (limited) 155mph (limited)
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.8/34.7/8.8m 44.6/33.1/8.7m 48.3/35.4/9.3m 49.3/35.9/9.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 62/70/63/73dB 64/74/64/78dB 63/72/65/74dB 61/70/63/77dB
Time to lower/raise roof 16.8/13.2 secs 12.5/10.1 secs 17.7/16.9 secs 20.9/19.6 secs
Auto Express economy/range 23.5mpg/310 miles 26.3mpg/370 miles 22.4mpg/394 miles 22.4mpg/345 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 19.1/36.2/27.2mpg 20.5/41.5/30.4mpg 16.6/31.0/23.5mpg 18.2/35.3/26.5mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 250g/km/35 per cent 229g/km/32 per cent 288g/km/35 per cent 255g/km/35 per cent
Airbags/parking/rain sensors Four/£300/£450§ Six/£325/£353 Four/£350/no Six/£605/£90
Air con/clim con/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/yes "Y/£308/£1,879/£269" Yes/yes/yes/yes Yes/£435/£920/£320
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control "£1,400/yes/£215" "£1,760/yes/£294" No/yes/yes "£1,610/yes/yes"
Powered roof/hard top/wind deflector Yes/no/yes "Yes/£1,498/£217" Yes/no/yes Yes/yes/yes (fabric)
Met paint/xenon lights/folding mirrors £500/£975/£450§ £570/£705/no £450/yes/yes £620/£730/£195
Sat nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,650/y/y/£385" "£1,921/£348/n/£523" "£1,200/yes/no/n" "£1,990/£360/£172/£355"

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