New Citroen C5 vs rivals - specifications

  Citroen C5 2.2 HDi VTR+ Mazda 6 2.0D TS2 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium
On the road price/total as tested "£19,895/£20,655" "£18,420/£18,770" "£20,145/£24,945"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£8,038/40.4 per cent" "£8,123/44.1 per cent" "£7,575/37.6 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 50.0ppm/£314 44.3ppm/£287 54.0ppm/£370
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,094/£1,990" "£810/£1,474" "£975/£1,773"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)" "£1,740/£2,901" "£1,546/£2,576" "£1,573/£2,622"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 13/£362/E/£165 8/£364/C/£115 8/£297/D/£140
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £287/£287/£452* £325/£216/£253 £119/£188/£195
Length/wheelbase "4,779/2,815mm" "4,755/2,725mm" "4,778/2,850mm"
Height/width "1,451/1,853mm" "1,440/1,795mm" "1,500/1,886mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/2,179cc turbo" "4cyl in-line/1,998cc turbo" "4cyl in-line/1,997cc turbo"
Peak power "171/4,000 bhp/rpm" "138/3,500 bhp/rpm" "138/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "370/1,750 Nm/rpm" "330/2,000 Nm/rpm" "320/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 71 litres/full-size 64 litres/space saver 70 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 439 litres/N/A "510/1,702 litres" "540/1,460 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,729/487/1,820kg" "1,530/545/1,800kg" "1,615/555/1,800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.7 metres/0.31Cd 11.8 metres/0.27Cd 11.5 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/1yr Citroen" 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs Mazda "3yrs (60,000)/1yr Ford Assist"
Service intervals/UK dealers "20,000 miles/284" "12,500 miles/160" "12,500 miles/781"
Driver Power position (car/dealers) 53rd*/24th 11th*/14th 49th*/25th
Euro NCAP adult/child/pedest/total 5/4/2/84 N/A 5/4/2/92
0-60/30-70mph 8.8/8.8 secs 9.1/9.3 secs 9.0/8.9 secs
30-50mph in kickdown 3.9/5.7 secs 4.2/6.6 secs 3.7/5.5 secs
50-70mph in kickdown 7.6/9.9 secs 7.9/12.0 secs 7.0/9.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "136mph/2,000rpm" "125mph/1,900rpm" "130mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 43.3/30.4/8.7 metres 46.2/32.6/8.1 metres 46.9/33.6/8.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 64/45/61/69dB 63/50/64/71dB 65/53/63/71dB
Auto Express economy/range 35.7mpg/558 miles 40.2mpg/566 miles 39.5mpg/608 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.1/54.3/43.5mpg 42.2/56.5/50.4mpg 37.2/57.6/47.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 212/172g/km/25% 188/149g/km/20% 192/156g/km/22%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Seven/yes/£400/yes Six/yes/£300/yes Seven/yes/£400/no
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats "Y/£1,550^/£1,550^/£1,550^" Yes/no/no/no "Yes/£1,250/£250/£250"
Electric sunroof/met paint/xenons £500/£360/no No/£350/no £500/£350/£650
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes "£1,250+/yes/yes"
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth "£1,300^/£200/y/£1,300^" No/yes/yes/yes "£1,000/yes/yes/£150"

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