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On the road price/total as tested£56,020/£67,915£54,435/£67,995£50,665/£61,590
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)£24,257/43.3%£25,693/47.2%£20,722/40.9%
Depreciation£31,763£28,742£29,943
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£2,900/£5,800£2,922/£5,843£2,696/£5,392
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£2,777/£4,629£2,554/£4,257£2,699/£4,498
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost47/£1,048/G/£17042/£775/H/£19542/£780/G/£170
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£30 per month*£29 per month (3yrs)£475 (5yrs/50,000)
Length/wheelbase4,956/2,874mm4,969/2,914mm4,907/2,968mm
Height/width1,416/1,881mm1,420/1,911mm1,462/1,860mm
EngineV6/2,987ccV6/2,967cc6cyl in-line/2,993cc
Peak power/revs261/3,800 bhp/rpm309/3,900 bhp/rpm309/4,400 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs620/1,600 Nm/rpm650/1,450 Nm/rpm629/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission7-spd auto/rwd8-spd Tiptronic/4wd8-spd auto/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel80 litres/space saver65 litres/space saver70 litres/run-flats
Boot capacity (seats up/down)590/1,550 litres535/1,390 litres560/1,670 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,910/525kg/N/A1,850/610/2,100kg1,840/650/2,000kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.3 metres/0.31Cd11.9 metres/0.29Cd12.0 metres/0.31Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unlimited)/4yrs3yrs (60,000)/3yrs3yrs (unlimited)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/136Variable/121Variable/153
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.8th/10th15th/18th14th/16th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./starsN/AN/A95/83/78/5 stars
0-60/30-70mph6.2/5.7 secs5.1/4.6 secs5.6/5.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th2.5/3.5 secs2.6/3.3 secs2.3/2.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th/8th4.5/5.7/7.8 secs/N/A4.2/5.0/6.6 secs/N/A3.9/4.5/6.2/8.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph155mph/1,650rpm155mph/1,450rpm155mph/1,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph52.2/37.5/9.0m54.3/38.4/9.5m53.8/39.5/10.0m
Noise outside/idle/30/70mph64/45/61/68dB68/50/60/70dB66/47/61/69dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range27.5/6.1/484 miles29.9/6.6/428 miles28.3/6.3/436 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined38.7/53.3/47.1mpg35.3/50.4/44.1mpg39.8/54.3/47.9mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined8.51/11.7/10.4mpl7.8/11.1/9.7mpl8.8/11.9/10.5mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket275/161g/km/26%253/169g/km/27%267/155g/km/27%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors10/yes/yesSix/yes/yesSix/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise controlYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seatsYes/yes/£350Yes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/LED lights/keyless goYes/yes/£930£655/£1,700/yesYes/no/yes
Sat-nav/power tailgate/BluetoothYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
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