Seat Altea 2006 vs Volkswagen Golf 2007
| Body: | Minivan / MPV | Estate car / wagon | |
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| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 140 HP | 140 HP | |
| Torque: | 320 NM | 320 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10 seconds | 9.7 seconds | |
| Seat Altea and Volkswagen Golf have the same engine power, the torque is the same for both cars. Seat Altea reaches 100 km/h speed 0.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.0 | 6.1 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.0 l/100km | 6.4 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Golf is a better choice in terms of fuel economy based on user-reported consumption, although the specification shows otherwise. By specification Seat Altea consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf, which means that by driving the Seat Altea over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Seat Altea consumes 0.6 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 910 km in combined cycle | 900 km in combined cycle | |
| 780 km with real consumption | 850 km with real consumption | ||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.47 m | 4.56 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.78 m | |
| Height: | 1.58 m | 1.47 m | |
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Seat Altea is smaller, but higher. Seat Altea is 9 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Golf, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Altea is 11 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 532 litres | 505 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1495 litres | |
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Seat Altea has more luggage capacity. Even though the car is shorter, Seat Altea has 27 litres more trunk space than the Volkswagen Golf. The Volkswagen Golf may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`400 | no data | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | high | |
| Volkswagen Golf has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Altea has serious deffects in 45 percent more cases than Volkswagen Golf, so Volkswagen Golf quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 2600 | 2200 | |
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