Porsche Panamera diesel vs Jaguar XJ - specifications

  Porsche Panamera diesel Jaguar XJ 3.0D Premium Luxury
On the road price/total as tested £63,299/£66,775 £59,315/£59,315
Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) £30,130 £25,031
Depreciation 47.6%/£33,169 42.2%/£34,284
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £3,338/£6,676 £3,419/£6,838
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,333/£3,888 £2,816/£4,694
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost 46/£1,076/H/£190 48/£1,843/I/£210
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £450/£520/£450 £344/£519/£344
Length/wheelbase 4,970/2,920mm 5,127/3,032mm
Height/width 1,418/1,931mm 1,456/1,899mm
Engine V6/2,967cc V6/2,993cc
Peak power/revs 247/3,800 bhp/rpm 271/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque/revs 550/1,750 Nm/rpm 600/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 8spd semi-auto/rwd 6spd auto/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 80 litres/foam 83 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 445/1,263 litres 520 litres/N/A
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,880/620kg 1,796/569kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/0.30Cd 12.3 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 2yrs (unltd)/2yrs 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000 (2yrs)/34 16,000 (1yr)/97
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 5th/5th 3rd/7th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars N/A N/A
0-60/30-70mph 6.3/5.8 secs 6.9/6.7 secs
30-50mph (3rd/4th) 2.7/3.4 secs 3.2/4.8 secs
50-70mph (5th/6th) 4.1/4.9 secs 5.6/9.7 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 150mph/1,600rpm 155mph/1,600rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 41.5/31.6/8.0m 44.5/32.2/9.0m
Noise level outside/idle/30/70 63/44/59/70dB 64/47/55/63dB
Auto Express economy/range 32.6mpg/574 miles 27.0mpg/493 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 34.9/50.4/43.5mpg 29.6/50.0/40.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 234/172g/km/27% 280/184g/km/29%
Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors Eight/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Automatic box/stability/cruise control Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/£2,177/yes Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £777/yes/£745 Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth Yes/£77/£445 Yes/yes/yes

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