Land Rover Discovery 4 vs BMW X5 - specifications

  Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE BMW X5 xDrive 30d M Sport
On the road price/total as tested £51,195/£56,035 £49,480/£53,850
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £30,256/59.1% £25,923/52.4%
Depreciation £20,939 £23,557
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £3,525/£7,049 £3,135/£6,269
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £3,681/£6,135 £2,688/£4,480
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 38/£744/L/£445 43/£1,298/J/£245
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £397/£567/£408 £400 (5yrs/60k)
Length/wheelbase 4,829/2,885mm 4,857/2,993mm
Height/width 1,887/2,022mm 1,776/1,933mm
Engine V6/2,993cc 6cyl in-line/2,993cc
Peak power/revs 253/4,000 bhp/rpm 242/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 600/2,000 Nm/rpm 540/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 8-spd auto/4wd 8-spd auto/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 82 litres/sp. saver 85 litres/run-flat
Boot capacity (7/5/2 seats) 280/543/2,558l 200/620/1,750l
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 2,583/657/3,500kg 2,075/680/3,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.8 metres/0.40Cd 12.8 metres/0.34Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 15,000 (1yr)/130 Variable/154
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 26th/19th 9th/18th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./rating 4/4/1/78* N/A
0-60/30-70mph 8.7/8.4 secs 7.2/7.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.4/3.8 secs 2.8/3.5 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th/8th 5.4/6.9/9.0s/N/A 4.7/6.3/8.0/12.2s
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 112mph/1,600rpm 130mph/1,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 57.7/41.4/10m 47.7/35.1/9.2m
Auto Express economy/range 22.2mpg/400 miles 30.4mpg/568 miles
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph 63/53/58/65dB 71/48/58/65dB
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 28.8/34.9/32.1mpg 32.5/42.2/38.2mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 341/230g/km/35% 249/195g/km/32%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Eight/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/no
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes £1,925/£230/£585
Third row seats/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes £1,410/yes/£305

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