Range Rover vs GL450 - specifications

  Range Rover Mercedes GL
On-the-road price/total as tested £77,880/£83,231 £67,490/£75,865
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £30,529/39.2% £25,511/37.8%
Depreciation £47,351 £41,979
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £5,452/£10,903 £4,724/£9,449
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £3,011/£5,019 £3,396/£5,659
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 50/£1,632/M/£435 50/£1,125/M/£435
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £350/£400/£500 £294/£390/£294
Length/wheelbase 4,972/2,880mm 5,099/3,075mm
Height/width 1,877/2,034mm 1,840/1,920mm
Engine V8/3,628cc V8/3,996cc
Peak power 267/4,000bhp/rpm 302/3,600bhp/rpm
Peak torque 640/2,000Nm/rpm 700/2,200Nm/rpm
Transmission 6spd auto/4wd 7spd auto/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 104 litres/full-size 100 litres/s’saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 535>/1,756 litres 2002,300 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 3,200/456/3,500kg 2,550/700/3,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 12.6 metres/0.38Cd 12.1 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/4yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 15,000 miles/130 Variable/136
Driver Power manu/dealer position 13th/11th (09) 9th/15th (09)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 9.1/8.8 secs 7.9/4.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.6 secs 3.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.2 secs 4.4 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 124mph/2,000rpm 143mph/1,700rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.3/37.4/9.4m 46.1/32.9/8.7m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/48/54/63dB 67/46/59/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 22.1mpg/506 miles 19.6mpg/431 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 19.6/30.7/25.4mpg 18.1/30.7/24.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 343/294g/km/35% 386/307g/km#/35%
Airbags/Isofix/climate control Nine/yes/yes Six^/yes/yes
Electric/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Hill descent/low-range trans/locking diff Yes/yes/£466 Yes/yes/yes
Rear DVD system/sat-nav/tow bar £2,400/yes/£645 £1,560/yes/£750
Xenon lights/tyre pressure monitoring Yes/£395 Yes/£250

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