Best Value Cars
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Jaguar leaps ahead of Germans.
Jaguar XF 2.2D Premium Luxury
The Jaguar XF’s 47 percent three-year retained value forecast is among the worst, yet the 2.2D Premium Luxury’s reasonable $76,500 price tag limits the wallet damage at purchase and resale times. You still lose $40K in three years, which is nearly identical to the depreciation on an Audi A7 3.0 TDI quattro (fourth), which boasts the surprisingly good resale figure of 65 percent but costs more up front.
Audi A6
Mercedes-Benz E200
The $88K price tag for the entry-level variant here works with a reasonable 54 percent retained value to do the work, while the efficient turbo-petrol four offers an alternative for those who have reached peak oil.
| Premium Large Cars | Jaguar XF 2.2D Premium Luxury | Audi A6 1.8 TFSI S-Line | Mercedes-Benz E200 Estate |
| Purchase Price | $76,500 | $79,900 | $87,900 |
| Combined cycle fuel (L/100km) | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Fuel RON (min. rec.) | D | 95 | 95 |
| Three-year fuel cost | $3143 | $3464 | $4072 |
| Redbook resale (%) | 47.1 | 48.4 | 53.8 |
| Three-year depreciation | $40,469 | $41,228 | $40,610 |
| AAMI insurance premium | $1523 | $1541 | $1605 |
| Service interval (months) | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 3 | 3 |
