Seat Leon 2005 vs Ford Focus 2008
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 1.8 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 105 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 250 NM | 165 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.3 seconds | 10.3 seconds | |
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Ford Focus is a more dynamic driving. Seat Leon engine produces 20 HP less power than Ford Focus, but torque is 85 NM more than Ford Focus. Due to the lower power, Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 1 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.2 | 7.0 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.0 l/100km | 7.8 l/100km | |
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The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Leon consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus, which means that by driving the Seat Leon over 15,000 km in a year you can save 270 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Leon consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1050 km in combined cycle | 780 km in combined cycle | |
| 910 km with real consumption | 700 km with real consumption | ||
| Seat Leon gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.32 m | 4.34 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.50 m | |
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Seat Leon is smaller. Seat Leon is 2 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 7 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Leon is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 341 litres | 396 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1144 litres | |
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Ford Focus has more luggage space. Seat Leon has 55 litres less trunk space than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Leon is 0.1 metres more than that of the Ford Focus. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`400 | 1`795 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | low | |
| Seat Leon has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Ford Focus, so Seat Leon quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 2600 | 2200 | |
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