Fiat Bravo 2007 vs Seat Leon 2009
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 120 HP | 170 HP | |
| Torque: | 255 NM | 350 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.5 seconds | 8.2 seconds | |
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Seat Leon is a more dynamic driving. Fiat Bravo engine produces 50 HP less power than Seat Leon, whereas torque is 95 NM less than Seat Leon. Due to the lower power, Fiat Bravo reaches 100 km/h speed 2.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| Fuel tank capacity: | 58 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1090 km in combined cycle | 1030 km in combined cycle | |
| 980 km with real consumption | 830 km with real consumption | ||
| Fiat Bravo gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 480'000 km | 460'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 5 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used only for this car | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Audi A4, Seat Altea, Audi A5, Audi Q5, Seat Exeo | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Seat Leon might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Seat Leon engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.34 m | 4.32 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.77 m | |
| Height: | 1.50 m | 1.46 m | |
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Fiat Bravo is larger. Fiat Bravo is 3 cm longer than the Seat Leon, 2 cm wider, while the height of Fiat Bravo is 4 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 400 litres | 341 litres | |
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Fiat Bravo has more luggage capacity. Fiat Bravo has 59 litres more trunk space than the Seat Leon. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.4 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Fiat Bravo is 0.3 metres less than that of the Seat Leon. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`300 | 1`890 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Quality: | low | below average | |
| Seat Leon has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Fiat Bravo has serious deffects in 40 percent more cases than Seat Leon, so Seat Leon quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 2600 | 4600 | |
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