Which Way Now? - specifications
| BMW X6 | Mercedes CLS 350 | Porsche Cayenne GTS | Audi A5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the road price/total as tested | "£44,145/£55,965" | "£46,995/£51,585" | "£54,350/£62,170" | "£33,775/£39,870" |
| "Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000)" | "£25,251/57.2%" | "£26,317/56.0%" | "£28,099/51.7% " | "£20,029/59.3%" |
| Running costs/Contract hire | N/A/n/a | 105.6ppm/£747 | "164.2ppm/£1,166" | 79.5ppm/£550 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | "£3,090/£6,180" | "£3,008/£6,015" | "£3,805/£7,609" | "£1,959/£3,917" |
| "Annual fuel cost (12/20,000 miles)" | "£2,081/£3,468" | "£2,498/£4,164" | "£3,643/£6,072" | "£2,094/£3,490" |
| Ins. group/quote/VED band/cost | 47/£698/F/£210 | 47/£651/F/£210 | 50/£796/G/£400 | 33/£568/F/£210 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | "£615 (3yrs/36,000)" | £263/£351/£263 | £508/£621/£299 | £390/£430/£450 |
| Length/wheelbase | "4,877/2,933mm" | "4,913/2,854mm" | "4,795/2,855mm" | "4,625/2,751mm" |
| Height/width | "1,690/1,983mm" | "1,390/1,873mm" | "1,675/1,957mm" | "1,372/1,854mm" |
| Engine | "6cyl in-line/2,993cc" | "V6/3,498cc" | "V8/4,806cc" | "V6/2,967cc" |
| Peak power | "286/4,400 bhp/rpm" | "288/6,400bhp/rpm" | "405/6,500bhp/rpm" | "237/4,000bhp/rpm" |
| Peak torque | "580/1,750 Nm/rpm" | "365/3,000Nm/rpm" | "500/3,500Nm/rpm" | "500/1,500 Nm/rpm" |
| Transmission | 6-spd auto/4wd | 7-spd auto/rwd | 6-spd man/4wd | 6-spd man/4wd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 85 litres/run-flats | 80 litres/space saver | 100 litres/foam seal | 64 litres/space saver |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | "570/1,450 litres" | 505 litres/N/A | "540/1,770 litres" | 455/829 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | "2,110/600/2,700kg" | "1,735/465kg/N/A" | "2,225/855/3,080kg" | "1,610/500/1,900kg" |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.4 metres/0.33Cd | 11.2 metres/0.30Cd | 11.7 metres/0.36Cd | 11.4 metres/0.29Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3y (unltd)/3y BMW | 3y (unltd)/30y Mobilo | 2y (60k)/1y Porsche | 3y (60k)/3y Audi |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/154 | Variable/136 | "20,000 miles/34" | Variable/135 |
| Driver Power car/dealer position | n/a/12th | n/a/14th | n/a/5th | n/a/16th |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 6.8/7.2 secs | 6.7/6.2 secs | 6.3/5.8 secs | 6.2/5.8 secs |
| 30-50 in 3rd/4th | 3.0 secs* | 2.5 secs* | 3.2/4.9 secs | 3.0/5.2 secs |
| 50-70 in 5th/6th | 4.0 secs* | 3.8 secs* | 6.0/8.7 secs | 6.1/9.3 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | "147mph/2,000rpm" | "155mph/2,100rpm" | "153mph/2,600rpm" | "155mph/1,800rpm" |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 47.0/34.0/8.6 metres | 46.6/33.9/8.7 metres | 41.3/27.9/6.8 metres | 45.4/33.9/8.5 metres |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 65/45/58/67dB | 63/43/62/69dB | 67/43/63/71dB | 63/43/64/71dB |
| Auto Express economy/range | 32.4mpg/606 miles | 24.5mpg/431 miles | 16.8mpg/370 miles | 32.2/453 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 26.9/39.8/34.0mpg | 21.7/40.4/31.0mpg | 12.5/25.9/18.7mpg | 28.5/49.6/39.2mpg |
| Actual/Claimed CO2/tax bracket | 234/220g/km/35% | 266/217g/km/32% | 388/361g/km/35% | 235/191g/km/29% |
| Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors | 10/yes/yes | Six/£320/£605 | Six/yes/£693 | 10/yes/yes |
| Auto box/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes | "£1,760/yes/£294" | No/yes/£190 |
| Clim control/leather/heated seats | "Yes/£1,510/£260" | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/£626 | Yes/yes/£250 |
| Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go | NCO/yes/yes | "Yes/£1,100/£880" | "£602/£1,038/£705" | £600/yes/£495 |
| MP3 connection/Bluetooth | Yes/£540 | Yes/yes | No/no | Yes/£650 |
| Satellite navigation/CD changer | "£1,845/£305" | "£1,995+/£1,995+" | "£2,092/£348" | "£1,975/£265" |
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