Jaguar XF vs rivals - specifications

  Jaguar XF Merc E280 BMW 525d
2.7D Luxury CDI Avantgarde M Sport
On the road price/total as tested "£33,900/£44,275" "£35,697/£41,427" "£34,155/£37,440"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£16,238/47.9 per cent" "£15,742/44.1 per cent" "£15,916/46.6 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 83.5ppm/£589 93.5ppm/£690 85.0ppm/£614
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£2,163/£3,932" "£2,277/£4,141" "£1,728/£3,142"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000 miles)" "£1,686/£2,810" "£1,730/£2,883" "£1,435/£2,391"
Insurance group/quote 16/N/A 16/£464 17/£544
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £304/£407/£304 £312/£472/£312 "£1,030^^"
Length/wheelbase "4,961/2,909mm" "4,852/2,854mm" "4,841/2,888mm"
Height/width "1,460/1,877mm" "1,483/1,822mm" "1,468/1,846mm"
Engine "V6/2,720cc twin-turbo" "V6/2,987cc turbo" "6cyl/2,993cc turbo"
Peak power "204/4,000 bhp/rpm" "190/4,400 bhp/rpm" "194/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "435/1,900 Nm/rpm" "440/1,400 Nm/rpm" "400/1,300 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, auto/rwd" "7-spd, auto/rwd " "6-spd, man/rwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/foam sealant* 65 litres/space saver 70 litres/run flats+
Boot capacity 540/963 litres 540 litres 520 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,771/539/1,850kg" "1,715/525/2,100kg" "1,655/560/2,000kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.5 metres/0.29Cd 11.4 metres/0.30Cd 11.4 metres/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs Mondial 3yrs (unltd)/30yrs Mobilo 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs BMW
Service intervals/UK dealers "15,000 miles/96" Variable miles/136 Variable miles/155
0-60/30-70/0-100mph 7.9/7.3/21.7 secs 8.3/8.2/22.7 secs 7.0/6.8/19.8 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.5/5.4 secs 3.3 secs in kickdown 3.8/5.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 6.9/10.9 secs 4.9 secs in kickdown 7.6/10.6 secs
Top speed 143mph 149mph 147mph
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.0/32.0/8.5 metres 49.1/35.9/9.0 metres 46.8/34.3/8.7 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/47/61/68dB 69/46/60/70dB 68/45/60/67dB
Auto Express economy/range 35.4mpg/545 miles 34.5mpg/493 miles 41.6mpg/641 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 27.1/48.5/37.6mpg 29.7/50.4/39.2mpg 34.4/56.5/45.6mpg
CO2 emissions/tax bracket 199g/km/29 per cent 199g/km/29 per cent 165g/km/23 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/yes^/yes Six/yes/£605/yes Six/yes/yes/yes
Clim ctrl/elec/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/£470** "Y/£1,045/£980/£320" Yes/£750/£700/£255
Adaptive susp/met paint/xenons no/£600/£450 "£1,265/yes/yes" "£1,630/£640/£710"
Auto box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes "£1,475/yes/yes"
Elec roof/windows/multifunc wheel £995/yes/yes £910/yes/yes £840/yes/yes
Keyless/voice control/rear sunblind £430/£440/£300 £880/£320/£375 No/£285/£225
Sat-nav/DAB/aux input/Bluetooth Yes/£250/yes/yes "£1,990/no/£200/£250" "£2,365++/£280/£205"

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