Mercedes M-Class vs rivals - specifications
| Mercedes ML 350 CDI BlueTEC Sport | Porsche Cayenne diesel | Land Rover Discovery 3.0 SDV6 HSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-the-road price/total as tested | "£48,490/£65,720" | "£46,744/£60,380" | "£51,220/£56,035" | |||||
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)" | "£27,348/56.4%" | "£24,821/53.1%" | "£32,832/64.1%" | |||||
| Depreciation | "£21,142" | "£21,923" | "£18,388" | |||||
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£2,974/£5,949" | "£2,842/£5,684" | "£3,525/£7,049" | |||||
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | "£3,378/£5,630" | "£3,204/£5,340" | "£3,637£6,061" | |||||
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 38/£863/J/£250 | "41/£1,173/J/£250" | 41/£744/L/£460 | |||||
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £240/£394/£240 | £420/£550/£420 | £397/£567/£408 | |||||
| Length/wheelbase | "4,804/2,915mm" | "4,846/2,895mm" | "4,829/2,885mm" | |||||
| Height/width | "1,796/1,926mm" | "1,705/1,939mm" | "1,837/2,022mm" | |||||
| Engine | "V6/2,987cc" | "V6/2,967cc" | "V6/2,993cc" | |||||
| Peak power | "255/3,600 bhp/rpm" | "242/4,000 bhp/rpm" | "251/4,000 bhp/rpm" | |||||
| Peak torque | "620/1,600 Nm/rpm" | "550/1,750 Nm/rpm" | "600/2,000 Nm/rpm" | |||||
| Transmission | 7-spd auto/4wd | 8-spd auto/4wd | 8-spd auto/4wd | |||||
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 70 litres/space saver | 85 litres/sealant | 82 litres/sp. saver | |||||
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | "690/2,010 litres" | "670/1,780 litres" | "543/2,558 litres" | |||||
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | "2,175/775/3,500kg" | "2,080/760/3,500kg" | "2,583/657/3,500kg" | |||||
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.8 metres/0.32Cd | 11.9 metres/0.36Cd | 11.5 metres/0.40Cd | |||||
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unlimited)/4yrs | 2yrs (unlimited)/2yrs | 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs | |||||
| Service intervals/UK dealers | "15,500 miles (1yr)/136" | "20,000 miles (2yrs)/34" | 15k miles (1yr)/130 | |||||
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 8th/10th^ | 9th/5th^ | 20th/19th^ | |||||
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points | 96/75/60/5 stars | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 0-60/30-70mph | 7.2/7.0 secs | 7.2/7.3 secs | 8.7/8.4 secs | |||||
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th/kickdown | N/A/N/A/2.8 secs | 3.1/3.8/2.9 secs | 3.4/3.8/3.4 secs | |||||
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th/kickdown | N/A/N/A/4.2 secs | 4.8/5.8/4.4 secs | 5.4/6.9/5.2 secs | 7.2/7.3 secs | ||||
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "139mph/1,800rpm" | "137mph/1,800rpm" | "112mph/1,600rpm" | 3.1/3.8/2.9 secs | ||||
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 51.4/36.4/10.1 metres | 54.4/39.8/10.8 metres** | 47.7/35.1/9.2 metres | 4.8/5.8/4.4 secs | ||||
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 64/45/54/63dB | 64/43/54/64dB | 63/53/58/65dB | "137mph/1,800rpm" | ||||
| Auto Express economy/range | 23.9mpg/368 miles | 25.2mpg/471 miles | 22.2mpg/400 miles | 54.4/39.8/10.8 metres** | ||||
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 34.4/42.2/39.2mpg | 33.2/43.5/39.2mpg | 28.8/34.9/32.1mpg | 64/43/54/64dB | ||||
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 7.6/9.3/8.6mpl | 7.2/9.4/8.6mpl | 6.3/7.7/7.1mpl | 25.2mpg/471 miles | ||||
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 317/189g/km*/31% | 300/189g/km/31% | 341/230g/km/35% | 33.2/43.5/39.2mpg | ||||
| 7.2/9.4/8.6mpl 300/189g/km/31% | ||||||||
| Airbags/Isofix/reversing camera | Seven/yes/£420 | "Six/yes/£1,044" | Eight/yes/yes | |||||
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | "Yes/£1,075/£355" | Yes/yes/£295 | Yes/yes/yes | "Six/yes/£1,044" | ||||
| Hill descent/cruise ctrl/adapt cruise ctrl | "Yes/yes/£2,350^^" | "Yes/yes/£1,384" | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/£295 | ||||
| Metallic paint/xenons/air suspension | "Yes/£1,630/£1,775" | "£696/£1,165/£2,379" | Yes/yes/yes | "Yes/yes/£1,384" | ||||
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | Yes/yes/yes | "£2,157/£77/£534" | Yes/yes/yes | "£696/£1,165/£2,379" | ||||
| "£2,157/£77/£534" | ||||||||
