Which Way Now? - specifications

  BMW X6 Mercedes CLS 350 Porsche Cayenne GTS Audi A5
On the road price/total as tested "£44,145/£55,965" "£46,995/£51,585" "£54,350/£62,170" "£33,775/£39,870"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£25,251/57.2%" "£26,317/56.0%" "£28,099/51.7% " "£20,029/59.3%"
Running costs/Contract hire N/A/n/a 105.6ppm/£747 "164.2ppm/£1,166" 79.5ppm/£550
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£3,090/£6,180" "£3,008/£6,015" "£3,805/£7,609" "£1,959/£3,917"
"Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" "£2,081/£3,468" "£2,498/£4,164" "£3,643/£6,072" "£2,094/£3,490"
Ins. group/quote/VED band/cost 47/£698/F/£210 47/£651/F/£210 50/£796/G/£400 33/£568/F/£210
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service "£615 (3yrs/36,000)" £263/£351/£263 £508/£621/£299 £390/£430/£450
Length/wheelbase "4,877/2,933mm" "4,913/2,854mm" "4,795/2,855mm" "4,625/2,751mm"
Height/width "1,690/1,983mm" "1,390/1,873mm" "1,675/1,957mm" "1,372/1,854mm"
Engine "6cyl in-line/2,993cc" "V6/3,498cc" "V8/4,806cc" "V6/2,967cc"
Peak power "286/4,400 bhp/rpm" "288/6,400bhp/rpm" "405/6,500bhp/rpm" "237/4,000bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "580/1,750 Nm/rpm" "365/3,000Nm/rpm" "500/3,500Nm/rpm" "500/1,500 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd auto/4wd 7-spd auto/rwd 6-spd man/4wd 6-spd man/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 85 litres/run-flats 80 litres/space saver 100 litres/foam seal 64 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "570/1,450 litres" 505 litres/N/A "540/1,770 litres" 455/829 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "2,110/600/2,700kg" "1,735/465kg/N/A" "2,225/855/3,080kg" "1,610/500/1,900kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.4 metres/0.33Cd 11.2 metres/0.30Cd 11.7 metres/0.36Cd 11.4 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3y (unltd)/3y BMW 3y (unltd)/30y Mobilo 2y (60k)/1y Porsche 3y (60k)/3y Audi
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/154 Variable/136 "20,000 miles/34" Variable/135
Driver Power car/dealer position n/a/12th n/a/14th n/a/5th n/a/16th
0-60/30-70mph 6.8/7.2 secs 6.7/6.2 secs 6.3/5.8 secs 6.2/5.8 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.0 secs* 2.5 secs* 3.2/4.9 secs 3.0/5.2 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 4.0 secs* 3.8 secs* 6.0/8.7 secs 6.1/9.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "147mph/2,000rpm" "155mph/2,100rpm" "153mph/2,600rpm" "155mph/1,800rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/34.0/8.6 metres 46.6/33.9/8.7 metres 41.3/27.9/6.8 metres 45.4/33.9/8.5 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/45/58/67dB 63/43/62/69dB 67/43/63/71dB 63/43/64/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.4mpg/606 miles 24.5mpg/431 miles 16.8mpg/370 miles 32.2/453 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 26.9/39.8/34.0mpg 21.7/40.4/31.0mpg 12.5/25.9/18.7mpg 28.5/49.6/39.2mpg
Actual/Claimed CO2/tax bracket 234/220g/km/35% 266/217g/km/32% 388/361g/km/35% 235/191g/km/29%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors 10/yes/yes Six/£320/£605 Six/yes/£693 10/yes/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes "£1,760/yes/£294" No/yes/£190
Clim control/leather/heated seats "Yes/£1,510/£260" Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/£626 Yes/yes/£250
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go NCO/yes/yes "Yes/£1,100/£880" "£602/£1,038/£705" £600/yes/£495
MP3 connection/Bluetooth Yes/£540 Yes/yes No/no Yes/£650
Satellite navigation/CD changer "£1,845/£305" "£1,995+/£1,995+" "£2,092/£348" "£1,975/£265"

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