Mazda 6 Estate vs VW Passat - specifications

  Mazda 6 Estate VW Passat
On the road price/total as tested "£21,030/£21,405" "£22,065/£22,065"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£9,548/45.4 per cent" "£8,782/39.8 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 57.2ppm/£404 57.5ppm/£402
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£925/£1,682" "£1,068/£1,942"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)" "£1,546/£2,576" "£1,728/£2,880"
Ins grp/quote/road tax band/cost 21/£345/C/£120 20/£330/D/£145
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £341/£210/£288 £120/£228/£120
Length/wheelbase "4,785/2,725mm" "4,774/2,709mm"
Height/width "1,490/1,795mm" "1,517/1,820mm"
Engine "4cyl in-line/1,999cc turbo" "4cyl in-line/1,968cc turbo"
Peak power "138/3,500 bhp/rpm" "138/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "330/2,000 Nm/rpm" "320/1,750 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "6-spd, man/fwd" "6-spd, man/fwd"
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 64 litres/tyre repair kit 70 litres/full size
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "519/1,751 litres" "513/1,641 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,545/565/1,800kg" "1,510/630/1,800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.8 metres/0.28Cd 11.4 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs Mazda "3yrs (60,000)/1yr VW Assist"
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,500 miles/159" Variable miles/254
Driver Power position (car/dealers) N/A/11 42/23
Euro NCAP adult/child/ped/points N/A 5/4/2/89 (saloon)
0-60/30-70mph 9.3/9.6 secs 9.6/9.4 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.2/6.6 secs 4.0/5.9 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 7.9/12.0 secs 7.3/10.2 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "123mph/1,900rpm" "128mph/1,900rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.2/32.6/8.1 metres 50.6/37.6/9.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 63/50/64/71dB 66/46/58/66dB
Auto Express economy/range 40.2mpg/566 miles 37.5mpg/578 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 41.5/56.5/49.6mpg 37.7/56.5/47.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 188/149g/km/20 per cent 202/156g/km/22 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/DFO/yes Six/yes/£355/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes "£1,270/yes/£205"
Electric sunroof/metallic paint/xenons No/£375/yes £515/£365/£815
Elec t’gate/clim ctrl/leather/heated seats No/yes/yes*/yes "No/yes/£1,445/£205"
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth DFO/yes/yes/yes "£1,600/£220/yes/£575"

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