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Cadillac CTS vs Lexus IS - specifications

 Lexus IS250 SE-LCadillac CTS 3.6
On the road price/total as tested"£29,687/£30,197""£32,995/£34,845"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£11,400/38.4%""£10,657/32.3%"
Running costs/contract hire66.7ppm/£527N/A
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£1,781/£3,562""£2,310/£4,619"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)"£3,147/£5,245""£3,934/£6,557"
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost29/£319/F/£21044/£521/G/£400
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£234/£373/£234£308/£482/£308
Length/wheelbase"4,575/2,730mm""4,860/2,880mm"
Height/width"1,425/1,800mm""1,464/1,842mm"
Engine"V6/2,500cc"V6/3564cc
Peak power "204/6,400 bhp/rpm""306/6,400 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "252/4,800 Nm/rpm""374/5,200 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd auto/rwd6-spd auto/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel65 litres/sp saver68 litres/sp saver
Boot capacity 378 litres562 litres
Kerbweight/payload"1,560/485kg""1,798/562kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.2m/0.28Cd10.9m/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60k)/3yrs3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers"10,000 miles/51""10,000 miles/8"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos5th/1stN/A
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points5/4/2/87N/A
0-60/30-70mph7.9/7.7 secs6.5/6.0 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.1 secs2.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 4.6 secs3.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "141mph/2,100rpm""145mph/1,750rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 49.0/36.2/9.2m40.2/27.8/7.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph38/59/61/67dB41/60/58/66dB
Auto Express economy/range19.5mpg/279 miles15.6mpg/233 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 22.2/40.4/31.917.0/35.8/25.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket335/214g/km/30%418/264g/km/35%
Airbags/ceramic brakes/park s’orsSeven/yes/yesSix/yes/yes
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seatsYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless goYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth£510/no/yes£650/yes/no
Tracking system/stab/cruise controlYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
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