Has the most stylish car of 2009 arrived already? - specifications

  Renault Laguna Coupé 2.0 dCi 180 GT Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0 TDI 170 GT
Price: "£23,832" "£23,170"
Engine: "2.0-litre 4cyl, 177bhp" "2.0-litre 4cyl, 168bhp"
0-60mph: 9.0 seconds 9.1 seconds
Economy: 32.8mpg 34.7mpg
Why? Latest Laguna has had a lukewarm reception. Can stylish Coupé lift French car’s fortunes "Rakish lines add style to saloon, while four-door layout means it’s still practical"
On the road price/total as tested "£23,832/£27,182" "£23,170/£27,195"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" N/A "£10,681/46.1%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,096/£2,193" "£880/£1,761"
"Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" "£1,785/£2,974" "£1,687/£2,811"
Insurance group/quote 34/£336 25/£336
VED band/cost E/£170 D/£145
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £237/£309/£237 £235/£396/£235
Length/wheelbase "4,643/2,694mm" "4,799/2,711mm"
Height/width "1,398/2,082mm" "1,417/1,855mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,995cc" "4cyl in-line/1,968cc"
Peak power "177/3,750 bhp/rpm" "168/4,200 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "400/2,000 Nm/rpm" "350/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 66 litres/foam 70 litres/full size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 423 litres/N/A 532 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,539/478/1,500kg" "1,466/494/1,800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.1m/0.31Cd 11.4m/0.29Cd
Basic warranty/recovery 3yrs (100k)/2yrs AA 3yrs (60k)/1yr VW
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,000/330" Variable/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 33rd/30th 17th/23th
0-60/30-70mph 9.0/8.5 secs 9.1/8.5 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 3.3/4.9 secs 3.4/5.5 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 6.1/8.9 secs 6.8/9.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "139mph/2,100rpm" "132mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 48.9/35.7/9.2m 50.1/36.6/9.3m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/46/59/67dB 66/44/57/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.8mpg/476 miles 34.7mpg/534 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.8/51.3/43.4mpg 39.2/61.4/50.4mpg
Actual/Claimed CO2/tax bracket 231/172g/km/23% 218/159g/km/19%
Airbags/Isofix points Six/yes Six/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes "£1,295/yes/£205"
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/£300 "Yes/£1,445/£1,445^"
Metallic paint/xenon lights £450/yes £375/£865
Parking sensors/keyless go £400/yes £525**/£305
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£2,200*" "£1,215/£235/ y/£300"

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