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Volvo V60 vs rivals - specifications

Check out the full specs of Volvo V60 vs its rivals.

 Mercedes C250BMW 3-SeriesAudi A4 AvantVolvo V60
On the road price/total as tested£32,135/£33,770£30,390/£34,115£30,620/£33,680£30,010/£30,910
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£13,657/42.5%£12,642/41.6%£12,064/38.6%£11,464/38.2%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£1,350/£2,699£1,094/£2,188£1,227/£2,454£1,200/£2,401
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,855/£3,092£1,941/£3,235£1,791/£2,985£2,469/£4,115
Insurance group/road tax band/cost37/F/£12529/D/£9026/F/£ 125N/A/E/£110
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£272/£401/£272£300 (5yrs/60k)£900 (3yrs/30k)£1,260 (4yrs)
     
Length/wheelbase4,596/2,760mm4,527/2,760mm4,703/2,808mm4,628/2,776mm
Height/width1,444/1,770mm1,418/1,817mm1,436/1,826mm1,484/1,899mm
Engine4cyl in/2,143cc4cyl in/1,995cc4cyl/1,968cc5cyl/1,984cc
Peak power201/4,200 bhp/rpm181/4,000 bhp/rpm168/4,200 bhp/rpm161/2,900 bhp/rpm
Peak torque500/1,600 Nm/rpm380/1,900 Nm/rpm350/1,750 Nm/rpm400/1,400 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/rwd6-spd man/rwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
     
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel66 litres/sp. saver61 litres/run-flats65 litres/sp. saver68 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down)485/1,500 litres460/1,385 litres490/1,430 litres430/1,241 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,675/540/1,800kg1,580/540/1,600kg1,525/570/1,600kg1,632/548/1,600kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.8 metres/N/A11.0 metres/0.28Cd11.4 metres/N/A11.3 metres/0.29Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (unltd)/4yrs3yrs (unltd)/3yrs3yrs (60k)/3yrs3yrs (60k)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers15,500 miles/136Variable miles/154Variable miles/13518,000 miles/136
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.9th/12th10th/17th12th/18th16th/20th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars82/70/30/55/4/1/78*93/84/39/5N/A
     
0-60/30-70mph7.6/7.1 secs7.9/7.4 secs8.9/8.1 secs9.6/9.4 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.3/4.7 secs3.5/5.5 secs3.8/6.1 secs3.7/6.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th5.5/7.6 secs6.7/9.4 secs7.2/9.9 secs7.4/9.5 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph148mph/1,800rpm145mph/1,900rpm140mph/2,000rpm137mph/1,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph54.1/39.7/10.0m53.7/39.0/9.7m51.7/37.1/9.1m54.7/39.6/10.1m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph70/45/59/66dB67/49/62/67dB69/45/63/66dB66/44/57/65dB
Auto Express economy/range36.2mpg/526 miles34.6mpg/464 miles37.5mpg/536 miles27.2mpg/407 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined42.2/62.8/53.3mpg47.1/68.9/58.9mpg42.2/60.1/51.4mpg39.2/67.3/53.3mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket209/145g/km/21%219/128g/km/18%202/144g/km/20%278/139g/km/20%
     
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensorsSeven/yes/yesSix/yes/yesSix/yes/yesSix/yes/£275
Air-con/leather/heated seatsYes/£1,315/£320Yes/£1,025/£295Yes/£825/£280Yes/yes/£265
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control£1,490/yes/£145£1,495/yes/yesNo/yes/yes£1,450/yes/yes
Met paint/xenons/powered tailgate£630/£725/yes£595/£690/no£615/yes/£220£625/yes/no
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth connection£2,185/yes/yes£1,565/yes/£245£1,620/yes/yesYes/yes/yes
 
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