Estate mega-test - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £24,795/£26,245 £22,295/£22,295 £26,085/£28,475 £25,040/£25,040 £25,820/£27,460
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £10,042/40.5% £6,666/29.9% £11,190/42.9% £9,866/39.4% £10,018/38.8%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,091/£2,182 £847/£1,694 £678/£1,356 £1152/£2,304 £1,291/£2,582
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,586/£2,643 £1,481/£2,468 £1,468/£2,446 £1,805/£3,008 £1,669/£2,782
Insurance group/quote 22/£441 23/£450 19/£407 23/£490 21/£455
Road tax band/cost G/£155 E/£110 D/£90 G/£155 H/£180
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £200/£240/£280 £845 (3yrs) £930 (3yrs) £750 (4yrs) £225/£395/£225
Length/wheelbase 4,838/2,761mm 4,830/2,850mm 4,823/2,816mm 4,740/2,705mm 4,775/2,750mm
Height/width 1,510/1,817mm 1,548/1,886mm 1,547/1,861mm 1,440/1,840mm 1,535/1,780mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/1,997cc 4cyl in-line/1,560cc 4cyl in-line/2,199cc 4cyl boxer/1,998cc
Peak power 168/4,200 bhp/rpm 138/4,000 bhp/rpm 108/4,000 bhp/rpm 148/4,000 bhp/rpm 148/3,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 350/1,750 Nm/rpm 340/1,750 Nm/rpm 240/1,750 Nm/rpm 350/2,000 Nm/rpm 350/1,800 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/sealant 70 litres/sp. saver 70 litres/sealant 65 litres/foam 65 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 633/1,865 litres 542/1,733 litres 555/1,580 litres 395/1,183 litres 526/1,677 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,577/563/1,400kg 1,590/685/1,800kg 1,650/570/1,200kg 1,559/N/A/1,700kg 1,584/491/1,700kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient N/A/N/A 11.5 metres/N/A 11.7 metres/0.29Cd 11.0 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (60k)/1yr 3yrs (90k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/135 12,500 miles/781 12,500 miles/136 12,500 miles/196 12,000 miles/79
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 1st/2nd^ 24th/27th^ 16th/19th^ 7th/4th^ 5th/5th^
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars 90/81/50/5 5/4/2/92* 88/84/43/5 86/79/54/5 79/73/58/5
0-60/30-70mph 9.1/9.1 secs 9.4/9.2 secs 12.8/13.0 secs 10.0 secs/N/A 9.6/9.8 secs
30-50mph 3rd/4th 3.7/6.1 secs 3.7/5.8 secs 6.2/9.7 secs 4.2/6.0 secs 4.4/6.9 secs
50-70mph 5th/6th 7.8/10.6 secs 7.6/10.3 secs 11.9 secs/N/A 7.8/11.0 secs 8.3/10.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 135mph/2,000rpm 127mph/N/A 118mph/2,200rpm 129mph/2,100rpm 120mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 45.1/35.7/8.7m 47.6/34.4/9.0m 48.9/36.5/9.1m 52.0/38.4/9.7m 46.9/34.5/8.8m
Auto Express economy/range 42.1mpg/556 miles 45.1mpg/694 miles 45.5mpg/701 miles 37.0mpg/529 miles 40.0mpg/396 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 36.7/57.6/47.9mpg 37.2/57.6/47.9mpg 47.9/65.7/57.7mpg 37.7/56.5/47.9mpg 35.8/51.4/44.1mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 180/153g/km/22% 168/139g/km/19% 166/129g/km/13% 205/157g/km/23% 189/168g/km/25%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Seven/yes/yes Seven/yes/£383 Six/yes/yes Six/yes/£495 Six/yes/£184
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control £1,280/yes/yes £1,500/yes/yes No/yes/yes £1,425/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/yes/yes Yes/£1,300/£325 Yes/yes/£265 Yes/no/no Yes/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenon lights/keyless go £410/yes/no £445/£700/£340 £625/£1,000**/no £480/no/no £415/yes/no
Satellite navigation/aux-in/Bluetooth Yes/yes/yes £600/yes/yes £1,500/yes/yes £1,125/yes/yes £1,226/yes/£230

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