Muddying the waters - specifications

  BMW X5 Audi Q7 Land Rover Discovery
On the road price/total as tested "£40,220/£49,410" "£41,380/£48,120" "£43,800/£43,800"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£22,664/56.3 per cent" "£24,662/59.6 per cent" "£21,988/50.2 per cent"
Contract hire per month £716 £744 £785
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£3,097/£5,631" "£3,186/£5,793" "£3,373/£6,132"
Running costs (pence per mile) 91.1 96.8 101
Insurance group/quote 17/£516 16/£325 14/£306
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service "£1,175 (3yrs/36k incl)" £294/£302/£361 £335/£400/£340
Length/wheelbase "4,854/2,933mm" "5,086/3,002mm" "4,835/2,885mm"
Height/width "1,766/1,933mm" "1,737/1,983mm" "1,887/1,915mm"
Engine "6cyl/2,993cc turbo" "V6/2,967cc turbo" "V6/2,720cc turbo"
Peak power "235/4,000 bhp/rpm" "229/4,000 bhp/rpm" "189/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "520/2,000 Nm/rpm" "500/1,750 Nm/rpm" "440/1,900 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, auto/4wd" "6-spd, auto/4wd" "6-spd, auto/4wd "
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 85 litres/run-flats 100 litres/space saver 82 litres/full-size
Boot capacity (seven/five/two seats) "200/620/1,750 litres" "230/775/2,035 litres" "280/1,192/2,558 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "2,260/735/2,700kg" "2,325/795/3,200kg" "2,718/676/3,500kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 12.8 metres/0.34Cd 12.0 metres/0.34Cd 11.4 metres/0.41Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs BMW 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs RAC 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs LR
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/155 Variable/133 Variable/130
0-60mph 7.8 secs 8.4 secs 12.3 secs
30-70 thru gears 8.2 secs 8.6 secs 12.7 secs
30-50 in kickdown 3.4 secs 3.5 secs 5.0 secs
50-70 in kickdown 4.8 secs 5.1 secs 7.7 secs
Top speed 134mph 134mph 112mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/34.0/8.6 metres 47.9/34.6/6.9 metres 48.4/36.2/9.7 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph N/A 65/44/58/68dB 66/46/58/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 28.9mpg/540 miles 24.9mpg/548 miles 24.5mpg/442 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 25.0/39.2/32.5mpg 19.4/34.0/26.9mpg 21.4/32.3/27.2mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 231g/km/35 per cent 279g/km/35 per cent 275g/km/35 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Eight/yes/yes/yes Six/yes/yes/yes Eight/yes/yes/yes
Auto box/air-susp/met paint/xenons Yes/yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£650/£775 Yes/yes/yes/yes
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/£260 Yes/yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes/yes
Elec sunroof/tailgate/folding mirrors "£1,190/yes/£225" "£1,500/£2,490/yes " Yes/no/yes
Hill descent/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes No/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/Bluetooth/MP3 "£2,070/yes" "£2,490+/£750/£200" Yes/yes/yes/yes
Towbar/keyless/rear DVD/side blinds "£605/no/£1,365/no" £650/£800/no/£175 "£400/no/£1,880/no"

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