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Compact exec group test - specifications

Check out the full specs of BMW 330d M Sport auto vs its rivals.

 BMW 330d M Sport autoAudi A4 3.0 TDI S LineMercedes C320 CDI SportJaguar X-Type 2.2D auto
On the road price/total as tested"£35,520/£40,505""£32,700/£41,330""£33,775/£38,890""£30,450/£35,385"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£15,416/43.4%""£14,682/44.9%""£15,672/46.4%""£11,419/37.5%"
Running costs75.0ppmN/A75.5ppmN/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£1,634/£3,268""£1,635/£3,270""£1,960/£3,918""£1,644/£3,288"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)"£1,843/£3,071""£2,065/£3,442""£1,875/£3,125""£1,943/£3,238"
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost34/£366/D/£14533/£366/E/£17038/£528/F/£21034/£366/E/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd serviceFrom £495*£254/£380/£254£240/£400/£240£350/£340/£430
 
Length/wheelbase"4,531/2,760mm""4,730/2,808mm""4,581/2,760mm""4,672/2,710mm"
Height/width"1,421/1,817mm""1,826/1,427mm""1,770/1,447mm""1,789/1,430mm"
Engine"6cyl in-line/2,993cc""V6/2,967cc""V6/2,987cc""4cyl in-line/2,196cc"
Peak power"245/4,000 bhp/rpm""237/4,000 bhp/rpm""224/3,800 bhp/rpm""153/3,500 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque"520/1,750 Nm/rpm""500/1,500 Nm/rpm""510/1,600 Nm/rpm""360/1,800 Nm/rpm"
Transmission6-spd auto/rwd6-spd man/4wd7-spd auto/rwd6-spd auto/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel61 litres/run-flats64 litres/sp. saver74 litres/sp. saver61.5 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)460 litres/N/A480/962 litres475 litres/N/A452 litres/N/A
Kerbw’t/payload/towing weight (kg)"1,625/520/1,800""1,655/550/1,900""1,700/485/1,800""1,502/533/1,500"
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.0m/0.28Cd11.4m/0.29Cd10.8m/0.27Cd10.8m/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unltd)/3yrs3yrs (60k)/3yrs3yrs (unltd)/303yrs (unltd)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/154Variable/135Variable/136"12,500 miles/97"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos6th/12th11th/16th13th/14th5th/7th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points5/4/1/785/4/2/895/3/2/794/0/1/28
 
0-60/30-70mph6.2/5.3 secs6.5/5.9 secs6.5/6.2 secs10.6/10.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th2.1 secs^3.1/5.7 secs2.5 secs^4.2 secs^
50-70mph in 5th/6th3.2 secs^6.4/9.6 secs3.7 secs^6.1 secs^
Top speed/rpm at 70mph"155mph/1,900""155mph/1,800""132mph/2,000"137mph/N/A
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph47.6/35.3/8.6m46.7/34.4/8.6m51.4/37.6/9.8m51.5/36.7/9.0m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph62/41/53/68dB71/42/56/68dB66/43/58/66dB72/42/57/69dB
Auto Express economy/range36.8mpg/494 miles32.6mpg/459 miles35.9mpg/584 miles34.9mpg/472 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/comb econ35.3/54.3/45.6mpg29.4/52.3/40.9mpg28.2/47.9/38.7mpg34.0/60.0/47.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket206/164g/km/23%232/172g/km/25%211/193g/km/29%217/184g/km/27%
 
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensorsSix/yes/yesSix/yes/£650Seven/yes/£650Six/yes/yes
Auto/stab/cruise control/sat-nav"Yes/yes/yes/£1,935""£1,400/y/£190/£1,975""Yes/yes/yes/£1,995 ""Yes/yes/yes/£2,000 "
CD multichanger/MP3/Bluetooth£295/yes/£535£275/yes/£375£245/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Clim control/leather/heated seats"Yes/£1,025/£260"Yes/£850/£250"Yes/£1,295/£320"Yes/part/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless goYes/£645**/£460£550/yes/£495£620/£725/noYes/£450/no
 
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