4x4 Mega-test - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £44,178/£54,492 £43,980/£53,850 £38,255/£40,195 £49,680/£50,345
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £2,739/£5,478 £2,727/£5,454 £2,372/£4,744 £3,478/£6,955
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,048/£3,414 £2,008/£3,347 £2,055/£3,426 £2,907/£4,845
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 40/£908/J/£235 42/£923/J/£235 40/£646/J/£235 47/£1,100/L/£425
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £510/£610/£510 £350 (5yrs/60k) £250 (3yrs/30k) £252/£531/£252
Length/wheelbase 4,846/2,895mm 4,857/2,933mm 4,795/2,893mm 4,865/2,885mm
Height/width 1,705/1,939mm 1,776/1,933mm 1,732/1,940mm 1,680/1,925mm
Engine V6/2,967cc 6cyl in-line/2,993cc V6/2,967cc V6/2,993cc
Peak power 237/4,000 bhp/rpm 242/4,000 bhp/rpm 237/4,000 bhp/rpm 235/3,750 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 550/2,000 Nm/rpm 540/1,750 Nm/rpm 550/2,000 Nm/rpm 550/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 8-spd Tiptronic/4wd 8-spd auto/4wd 8-spd Tiptronic/4wd 7-spd auto/4wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 85 litres/foam 85 litres/run-flat 85 litres/foam 90 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 580/1,780 litres 620/1,750 litres 580/1,642 litres 410/1,305 litres
Kerbweight/payload 2,100/760kg 2,075/680kg 2,174/761kg 2,150kg/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.9 metres/0.36Cd 12.8 metres/0.34Cd 11.9 metres/N/A 11.2 metres/0.36Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 20,000 miles/34 Variable miles/154 20,000 miles/223 12,500 miles/2
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 8th/8th 10th/17th 17th/22nd N/A
0-60/30-70mph 7.5/7.1 secs 7.2/7.2 secs 7.1/6.9 secs 9.0/8.9 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 3.0/4.0 secs 2.8/3.5 secs 2.9/3.8 secs 3.2/5.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th/8th 4.8/5.8/7.5/11.4 s 4.7/6.3/8.0/12.2 s 4.5/5.5/7.1/10.2 s 6.6/8.5/10.5 s/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 135mph/1,600rpm 130mph/1,600rpm 135mph/1,800rpm 132mph/2,000rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 46.1/33.2/8.8m 47.7/35.1/9.2m 48.5/35.1/9.2m 48.8/35.1/9.2m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 71/46/57/64dB 71/48/58/65dB 70/46/56/64dB 69/45/59/64dB
Auto Express economy/range 29.8mpg/557 miles 30.4mpg/568 miles 29.7mpg/555 miles 21.0mpg/416 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.5/42.8/38.2mpg 32.5/42.2/38.2mpg 32.1/43.5/38.2mpg 25.2/36.2/31.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 254/195g/km/31% 249/195g/km/31% 255/195g/km/31% 360/238g/km/35%
Airbags/cruise control/Isofix Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Air-suspension/adaptive dampers £2,330*/£1,030 Yes^^/£2,440 £1,980**/£1,980** No/no
Park sensors/camera/blind spot alert Yes/£1,022/£436 Yes/£520/£390 Yes/£835/£415 Yes/yes/no
Powered tailgate/stop-start/xenons £436/yes/£1,141 £390/yes/yes £510/yes/£1,270 No/no/yes
Satellite navigation/aux-in/Bluetooth £2,092/yes/£523 £1,885/yes/£575 Yes/yes/£485 Yes/yes/yes

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