Subaru vs Saab Estates - specifications

  Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer Saab 9-3 Sportwagon
On the road price/total as tested "£23,395/£23,825" "£27,495/£33,975"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" N/A "£10,283/37.4 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire 70.9ppm*/£517* 72.6ppm/£522
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£1,081/£1,965" "£1,270/£2,310"
"Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" "£1,892/£3,154" "£1,769/£2,949"
Ins group (out of 50)/quote/VED/cost 26/£356/D/£140 32/£451/D/£140
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service N/A £300/£340/£300
Length/wheelbase "4,720/2,670mm" "4,870/2,675mm"
Height/width "1,470/1,730mm" "1,498/1,802mm"
Engine "Flat-four/1,998cc turbo" "4cyl in-line/1,910cc twin turbo"
Peak power "148/3,600 bhp/rpm" "178/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "350/1,800 Nm/rpm" "400/1,850 Nm/rpm"
Transmission "5-spd, man/4wd " "6-spd, man/fwd "
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 64 litres/space saver 58 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "459/1,649 litres" "419/1,287 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,565/435/1,700kg" "1,675/445/1,600kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.8 metres/0.30Cd 10.8 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs 60,000/3yrs Mondial" "3yrs 60,000/3yrs AA"
Service intervals/UK dealers "12,000 miles/84" "18,000 miles/90"
Driver Power car/dealer position N/A/5 67/19
Euro NCAP adult/child/pedest/total 4/N/A/1/32 5/NA/1/40
0-60/30-70mph 9.1/9.4 secs 8.4/7.8 secs (in wet)
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.6/8.6 secs 3.5/5.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.3/N/A secs 6.5/8.8 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "126mph/2,200rpm" "137mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 51.1/37.9/10.0 metres 47.4/34.9/9.1 metres (in wet)
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 65/48/63/69dB 70/46/62/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 33.6mpg/466 miles 35.4mpg/452 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 39.8/56.5/49.6mpg 36.7/60.1/48.7mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 214/151g/km/21 per cent 229/154g/km/21 per cent
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensors Six/yes/no/no Six/yes/yes/no
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes "£1,300/yes/yes"
Clim ctrl/leather/elec/heated seats Yes/yes/yes/ye "Yes/yes/£1,100/yes"
Elec sunroof/met paint/xenon lights Yes/yes/yes £500/£500/yes
Sat nav/CD changer/aux/Bluetoot Yes/yes/no/£225 "£1,780/yes/no/£375"

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