Seven-seat MPV shoot-out - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £27,045/£32,320 £25,270/£30,635 £26,370/£27,310
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,190/£2,380 £1061/£2,123 £1108/£2,215
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,676/£2,794 £1,530/£2,550 £1,509/£2,515
Insurance group/quote 22/N/A 18/£556 18/£756
Road tax band/cost G/£155 F/£125 F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £200/£220/£300 £200/£350/£200 £250 (3yrs/30k)
Residuals after 3yrs/36,000 £10,439/38.6% £9,729/38.5% £10,495/39.8%
Length/wheelbase 4,921/2,830mm 4,854/2,920mm 4,854/2,919mm
Height/width 1,807/1,884mm 1,720/1,900mm 1,720/1,904mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,997cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc
Peak power 161/3,750 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 340/2,000 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/foam 70 litres/run-flats 73 litres/run-flats
Boot capacity 7/5/2 seats 308/1,260*/2,325 litres 267/658/2,297 litres 300/809/2,430 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,733/772/1,800kg 1,747/763/2,200kg 1,699/641/2,200kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.9 metres/N/A 11.9 metres/0.30Cd 11.9 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,500 miles/781 20,000 miles/128 Variable miles/223
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 24th/29th 11th/24th 17th/22nd
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/2/87** To be tested To be tested
0-60/30-70mph 9.6/9.9 secs 11.3/11.7 secs 11.3/11.9 secs
30-50 in 3rd/4th 4.0/6.0 secs 4.6/6.8 secs 4.7/6.7 secs
50-70 in 5th/6th 8.4/11.0 secs 10.1/13.6 secs 10.6/14.3 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 126mph/2,000rpm 120mph/2,000rpm 121mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.4/34.8/9.0m 49.6/36.6/9.1m 49.8/36.4/9.0m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 63/44/55/66dB 66/45/58/65dB 66/45/58/65dB
Auto Express economy/range 39.7mpg/611 miles 43.5mpg/670 miles 44.1mpg/679 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 39.2/57.7/49.6mpg 40.9/57.6/50.4mpg 40.9/57.6/50.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 191/152g/km/22% 174/146g/km/21% 172/146g/km/21%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Seven/yes/yes Seven/yes/yes Seven/yes/yes
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control £1,500/yes/yes £1,235/yes/yes £1,235/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/£1,600/£350 Yes/£1,715/£290^ Yes/£1,875/£185^
Met paint/stop-start/elec sliding drs £525/no/no £410/yes/£780^^ £430/yes/£610
Sat-nav/CD/MP3/Bluetooth £1,300/yes/yes £650/yes/yes/yes £365/yes/yes/yes

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