Putting on the Style - specifications
| Mercedes SL500 | Jaguar XKR Convertible | |
|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£77,785/£86,235" | "£76,995/£80,065" |
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" | "£34,225/44.4 per cent**" | "£45,658/59.3 per cent" |
| Running costs/contract hire | "184.4ppm/£1,372 " | "185.2ppm/£1,377 " |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£5,989/£10,890" | "£5,929/£10,779" |
| "Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)" | "£3,048/£5,080" | "£3,145/£5,242" |
| Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost | 50/£868*/G/£400 | "50/£1,280*/G/£400" |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £308/£588/£308 | £346/£374/£379 |
| Length/wheelbase | "4,582/2,560mm" | "4,791/2,752mm" |
| Height/width | "1,298/1,820mm" | "1,329/1,892mm" |
| Engine | "V8/5,461cc" | "V8 supercharged/4,196cc" |
| Peak power | "388/6,000 bhp/rpm" | "410/6,250 bhp/rpm" |
| Peak torque | "530/2,800 Nm/rpm" | "560/4,000 Nm/rpm" |
| Transmission | "7-spd, auto/rwd" | "6-spd, auto/rwd " |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 80 litres/space-saver | 71 litres/space-saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 235/339 litres | 230/313 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload | "1,910/295kg" | "1,715kg/N/A" |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.0 metres/N/A | 11.0 metres/0.36Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unlimited)/30yrs Mobilo Life | 3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs Mondial |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/136 | "10,000/96" |
| Driver Power position (car/dealers) | N/A/14th | N/A/7th |
| 0-60/30-70/0-100mph | 5.1/4.6/12.5 secs | 5.2/4.5/12.5 secs |
| 30-50 in 3rd/4th | 3.0/4.7 secs | 3.1/4.5 secs |
| 50-70 in 5th/6th | 6.7/9.3 secs | 6.2/8.9 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "155mph/1,700rpm" | "155mph/2,000rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 46.0/33.6/8.5 metres | 46.2/33.4/8.6 metres |
| Noise levels 30/70mph roof up/down | 57/68/61/75dB | 58/68/62/73dB |
| Time to lower/raise roof | 18.6/22.2 secs | 17.7/25.6 secs |
| Auto Express economy/range | 19.4mpg/341 miles | 18.8mpg/294 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 15.6/34.0/23.7mpg | 14.8/32.9/22.9mpg |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 336/284g/km/35 per cent | 347/294g/km/35 per cent |
| Adaptive susp/adaptive cruise/keyless | "Yes/£1,635/£880" | Yes/£995/£430 |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors | Four/yes/£605/yes | Four/yes/yes†/yes |
| Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats | Yes/yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes/yes |
| Metal roof/windshield/met paint/xenons | Yes/yes/yes/yes | No/yes/yes/yes |
| Sat-nav/CD changer/aux input/Bluetooth | Yes/yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/no/yes |
