SLS AMG vs Aston Martin Virage - specifications

  Aston Martin Virage Mercedes SLS AMG
On-the-road price/total as tested £149,995/£157,985 £168,395/£185,550
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £81,297/54.2% £72,410/43.0%
Depreciation £68,698 £95,985
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £10,426/£20,852 £11,673/£23,345
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) £3,601/£6,002 £4,390/£7,317
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 50/£xxx/M/£435 50/£xxx/M/£435
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A N/A
Length/wheelbase 4,720/2,740mm 4,638/2,680mm
Height/width 1,280/1,905mm 1,262/1,939mm
Engine V12/5,935cc V8/6,208cc
Peak power 490/6,500 bhp/rpm 563/6,800 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 570/5,750 Nm/rpm 650/4,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd auto/rwd 7-spd semi/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 80 litres/foam 85 litres/foam
Boot capacity 184 litres 176 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,740kg/N/A 1,620/240kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.5 metres/0.37Cd 11.9 metres/0.36Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (unltd)/2yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/12 Variable/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. N/A 9th/12th*
0-60/30-70mph 5.6/4.7 secs 4.1/3.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.9/4.1 secs 2.2/3.1 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.9/7.7 secs 3.6/5.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 186mph/2,000rpm 197mph/2,200rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph N/A N/A
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 48/66/57/65dB 51/65/59/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 20.6mpg/363 miles 16.9mpg/316 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 12.7/26.2/18.8mpg 14.2/30.4/21.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 317/349g/km/35% 386/308g/km/35%
Airbags/front/rear parking sensors Four/yes/yes Eight/yes/yes
Cruise control/Bluetooth/sat-nav Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Ceramic brakes/adaptive dampers Yes/yes Yes/no
Electric/leather/heated seat Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Tyre pressure monitoring/xenons Yes/yes Yes/yes

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