FLEET News looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

Using data from used car expert CAP Motor Research, we benchmark two cars against each other to see how they perform over the traditional fleet cycle. This week, we compare two luxury saloons, the Audi A8 and the Jaguar XJ6.

Audi A8 3.0 Multitronic
Price new £45,977

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£28,475/62%		£17,502
30,000		18		£25,050/54%		£20,927
40,000		24		£22,050/48%		£23,927
50,000		30		£19,400/42%		£26,577
60,000		36		£17,175/37%		£28,802

Source: CAP Motor Research

Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 SE auto
Price new £43,872

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£28,625/65%		£15,247
30,000		18		£25,400/58%		£18,472
40,000		24		£22,550/51%		£21,322
50,000		30		£20,050/46%		£23,822
60,000		36		£17,850/41%		£26,022

Source: CAP Motor Research