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New Citroen C5 vs rivals - specifications

 Citroen C5 2.2 HDi VTR+Mazda 6 2.0D TS2 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium
On the road price/total as tested"£19,895/£20,655""£18,420/£18,770""£20,145/£24,945"
"Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)""£8,038/40.4 per cent""£8,123/44.1 per cent""£7,575/37.6 per cent"
Running costs/contract hire50.0ppm/£31444.3ppm/£28754.0ppm/£370
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£1,094/£1,990""£810/£1,474""£975/£1,773"
"Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles)""£1,740/£2,901""£1,546/£2,576""£1,573/£2,622"
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 13/£362/E/£1658/£364/C/£1158/£297/D/£140
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£287/£287/£452* £325/£216/£253£119/£188/£195
Length/wheelbase "4,779/2,815mm""4,755/2,725mm""4,778/2,850mm"
Height/width"1,451/1,853mm""1,440/1,795mm""1,500/1,886mm"
Engine"4cyl in-line/2,179cc turbo""4cyl in-line/1,998cc turbo""4cyl in-line/1,997cc turbo"
Peak power"171/4,000 bhp/rpm""138/3,500 bhp/rpm""138/4,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque"370/1,750 Nm/rpm""330/2,000 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 71 litres/full-size64 litres/space saver70 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)439 litres/N/A"510/1,702 litres""540/1,460 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight"1,729/487/1,820kg""1,530/545/1,800kg""1,615/555/1,800kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient11.7 metres/0.31Cd11.8 metres/0.27Cd11.5 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery"3yrs (60,000)/1yr Citroen"3yrs (unltd)/3yrs Mazda"3yrs (60,000)/1yr Ford Assist"
Service intervals/UK dealers "20,000 miles/284""12,500 miles/160""12,500 miles/781"
Driver Power position (car/dealers)53rd*/24th11th*/14th49th*/25th
Euro NCAP adult/child/pedest/total5/4/2/84N/A5/4/2/92
0-60/30-70mph8.8/8.8 secs9.1/9.3 secs9.0/8.9 secs
30-50mph in kickdown 3.9/5.7 secs4.2/6.6 secs3.7/5.5 secs
50-70mph in kickdown 7.6/9.9 secs7.9/12.0 secs7.0/9.6 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "136mph/2,000rpm""125mph/1,900rpm""130mph/2,000rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 43.3/30.4/8.7 metres46.2/32.6/8.1 metres46.9/33.6/8.6 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph64/45/61/69dB63/50/64/71dB65/53/63/71dB
Auto Express economy/range35.7mpg/558 miles40.2mpg/566 miles39.5mpg/608 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 32.1/54.3/43.5mpg42.2/56.5/50.4mpg37.2/57.6/47.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket212/172g/km/25%188/149g/km/20%192/156g/km/22%
Airbags/Isofix/parking/rain sensorsSeven/yes/£400/yesSix/yes/£300/yesSeven/yes/£400/no
Clim ctrl/leather/electric/heated seats"Y/£1,550^/£1,550^/£1,550^"Yes/no/no/no"Yes/£1,250/£250/£250"
Electric sunroof/met paint/xenons£500/£360/noNo/£350/no£500/£350/£650
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/yesNo/yes/yes"£1,250+/yes/yes"
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth"£1,300^/£200/y/£1,300^"No/yes/yes/yes"£1,000/yes/yes/£150"
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