FLEET NewsNet 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 of the upmarket four-wheel drive vehicles from the Volkswagen and BMW stables.

Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI auto
Price new £34,632

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£26,200/76%		£8,432
30,000		18		£22,900/66%		£11,732
40,000		24		£20,050/58%		£14,582
50,000		30		£17,725/51%		£16,907
60,000		36		£15,700/45%		£18,932

Source: CAP Motor Research

BMW X5 3.0d SE auto
Price new £37,357

Mileage		Age (months)		Predicted value		Money lost
20,000		12		£32,475/87%		£4,882
30,000		18		£28,650/77%		£8,707
40,000		24		£25,300/68%		£12,057
50,000		30		£22,575/60%		£14,782
60,000		36		£20,175/45%		£17,182

Source: CAP Motor Research