Citroen Xsara 2000 vs Seat Leon 2000
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 1.9 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 90 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 205 NM | 235 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.6 seconds | 10.7 seconds | |
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Seat Leon is a more dynamic driving. Citroen Xsara engine produces 20 HP less power than Seat Leon, whereas torque is 30 NM less than Seat Leon. Due to the lower power, Citroen Xsara reaches 100 km/h speed 0.9 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.4 | 5.1 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.9 l/100km | 5.9 l/100km | |
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The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Citroen Xsara consumes 0.3 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Seat Leon, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Citroen Xsara could require 45 litres more fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 54 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1000 km in combined cycle | 1070 km in combined cycle | |
| 1280 km on highway | 1300 km on highway | ||
| 910 km with real consumption | 930 km with real consumption | ||
| Seat Leon gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 7 years | 4 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Peugeot 206, Citroen C5, Peugeot 306 | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A6, Seat Alhambra | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.19 m | 4.18 m | |
| Width: | 1.70 m | 1.74 m | |
| Height: | 1.40 m | 1.46 m | |
| Citroen Xsara is 1 cm longer than the Seat Leon, 4 cm narrower, while the height of Citroen Xsara is 6 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Citroen Xsara is 0.2 metres less than that of the Seat Leon. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`100 | 1`400 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | Citroen Xsara has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Seat Leon, so Citroen Xsara quality could be a bit better. | ||
| Average price (€): | 800 | 1600 | |
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