Seat Altea 2007 vs Volkswagen Golf 2007
| Body: | Minivan / MPV | Estate car / wagon | |
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| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 170 HP | 140 HP | |
| Torque: | 350 NM | 320 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.7 seconds | 9.8 seconds | |
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Seat Altea is more dynamic to drive. Seat Altea engine produces 30 HP more power than Volkswagen Golf, whereas torque is 30 NM more than Volkswagen Golf. Thanks to more power Seat Altea reaches 100 km/h speed 1.1 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.2 | 5.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.9 l/100km | 5.9 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Golf is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Altea consumes 0.6 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Seat Altea could require 90 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Altea consumes 1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 880 km in combined cycle | 980 km in combined cycle | |
| 790 km with real consumption | 930 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Golf gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| 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 | 2`030 | |
| 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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