Mercedes CLC vs rivals - specifications

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On-the-road price/total as tested "£24,480/£24,480" "£21,250/£22,590" "£20,770/£23,710 " "£24,785/£28,360"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" "£12,191/49.8%" "£10,616/50.1%" "£10,800/52.0% " "£11,401/46.0%"
Running costs/contract hire 57.4ppm/£357 51.3ppm/£280 51.7ppm/£303 N/A/£340
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£881/£ 1,763" "£893/£1,785" "£955/£1,911" "£1,289/£2,578"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,860/£3,101" "£1,653/£2,755" "£1,919/£3,199" "£2,395/£3,991"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 32/£416/C/£120 22/£364/D/£145 27/£378/D/£145 34/£416/E/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service "£900 (3yrs/36,000)" £115/£200/£115 £260/£320/£380 £198/£304/£198
Length/wheelbase "4,239/2,660mm" "4,238/2,578mm" "4,252/2,640mm" "4,448/2,715mm"
Height/width "1,421/1,748mm" "1,421/1,765mm" "1,447/1,782mm" "1,405/1,728mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,995cc" "4cyl/1,968cc" "5cyl/2,400cc" "4cyl/2,148cc"
Peak power "201/4,400 bhp/rpm" "168/4,000 bhp/rpm" "178/4,000 bhp/rpm" "148/4,200 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "400/2,000 Nm/rpm" "320/1,750 Nm/rpm" "400/2,000 Nm/rpm " "340/2,000 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/rwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd auto/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 51 litres/run-flats 55 litres/sp. saver 60 litres/sealant 70 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "330/1,150 litres" "350/1,100 litres" "364/1,010 litres" "310/1,100 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,495/500/1,200kg" "1,340/560/1,400kg" "1,478/422/1,500kg " "1,530/455kg/TBC"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7metres/0.31Cd 11.1 metres/0.32Cd 11.6 metres/0.31Cd 10.4 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs "3yrs (60,000)/3yrs" "3yrs (60,000)/1yr" 3yrs (unltd)/30yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/154 Variable/135 "18,000 miles/136 " Variable/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 6th/12th 11th/16th 12th/15th 13th/14th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/3/1/70 4/3/1/72 5/4/1/81 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 7.2^/6.9 secs 7.9/7.5 secs 8.4 /7.5 secs 10.3/10.4 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.1/4.4 secs 3.0/4.8 secs 3.2/5.1 secs 4.6/6.6 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 3.1/7.0 secs 5.9/8.2 secs 6.4/8.6 secs 9.2 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "148mph/1,900" "129mph/2,000" "140mph/2,300" "136mph/2,250"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.9/30.9/8.2m 48.9/36.1/9.1m 48.1/34.9/8.8m 49.7/36.6/9.4m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 71/64/61/65dB 63/50/64/71dB 58/45/60/68dB 64/47/62/68dB
Auto Express economy/range 39.0mpg/438 miles 43.9mpg/531 miles 37.8mpg/499 miles 30.3mpg+/467 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 43.5/64.2/54.3mpg 39.2/61.4/51.4mpg 34.0/56.5/45.6mpg 32.1/54.3/42.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 194/138g/km/18% 172/151g/km/21% 200/164g/km/23% 250/179g/km/26%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/yes Six/yes/£300 Six/yes/£350 Six/yes/yes
Auto box/stability/cruise control "£1,505/yes/£180" "£1,400/yes/£215" "£1,250/yes/yes" "£1,050/yes/yes"
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/£965/£230 "Yes/£1,000/£250" Yes/£500/£325 "Yes/£1,500*/£250"
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £440/£650/no £500/no/no £525/£775/£350 Yes/£800/no
Sat-nav//MP3/Bluetooth "£1,460/yes/£535" "£1,650/£175/£385" "£1,500/y/£200" "£1,950/£350/£385"

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