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BMW 316d vs Audi A4 TDIe - specifications

 BMW 316d ESAudi A4 2.0 TDIe SE
On the road price/total as tested"£23,330/£25,535""£24,320/£30,370"
Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles)"£9,939/42.6%""£11,090/45.6%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate"£607/£1,213""£632/£1,265"
"Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)""£1,226/£2,044""£1,478/£2,463"
Insurance group/quote21/£47721/N/A
VED band/costC/£35C/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£685 (5yrs/60k)£154/£111/£228
Length/wheelbase4531/2760mm4703/2808mm
Height/width1421/1817mm1427/1826mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1995cc4cyl in-line/1968cc
Peak power "116/4,000 bhp/rpm"134/4200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque "260/1,750 Nm/rpm"320/1750 Nm/rpm
Transmission Six-spd man/rwdSix-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel61 litres/sealant65 litres/sealant
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 460 litres/N/A480/962 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight"1,400/520/N/A""1,475/550/750kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficientN/A/0.27Cd11.4m/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs/1yr BMW"3yrs (60,000)/1yr"
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable miles/154"19,000 miles/135"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos8th/12th11th/18th
Euro NCAP: Stars/adult/child/ped pts5/35/39/45/93/84/39*
0-60/30-70mph10.3/10.2 secs9.7/9.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.9/7.2 secs4.7/7.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 10.1/15.3 secs9.3/13.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "123mph/1,800rpm""134mph/1,850rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 54.9/38.6/10.7m47.4/34.4/10.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph71/46/61/67dB71/47/60/68dB
Auto Express economy/range48.8mpg/655 miles40.5mpg/579 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 52.3/70.6/62.8mpg48.7/74.3/61.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket155/118g/km/13%187/120g/km/13%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensorsSix/yes/£345Six/yes/£345
Climate control/leather/heated seats"£525/£1,215/£275""Yes/£1,260/£245"
Keyless go/stability/cruise controlNo/yes/£185No/yes/£185
Start-stop/brake regen/shift lightYes/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3/Bluetooth"£1,995/£290/£200/£525""£1,550/£295/y/£250"
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