Seat Ateca 2016 vs Volkswagen Golf 2017
| Body: | Crossover / SUV | Estate car / wagon | |
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| Crossovers and SUVs have better off-road capabilities (higher ground clearance, can have 4x4 drive), they are preferable for driving on unpaved roads and rural areas. Also, the driver's seating position is higher in a crossover or SUVs, which provides better visibility also in city. This usually comes at the cost of higher fuel consumption, increased weight and higher maintenance costs. | |||
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 340 NM | 340 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.5 seconds | 8.9 seconds | |
| Seat Ateca and Volkswagen Golf have the same engine power, the torque is the same for both cars. Seat Ateca reaches 100 km/h speed 0.4 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.4 | 4.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 6.5 l/100km | 5.7 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 Ateca consumes 0.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf, which means that by driving the Seat Ateca over 15,000 km in a year you can save 30 litres of fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Seat Ateca consumes 0.8 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1130 km in combined cycle | 1080 km in combined cycle | |
| 760 km with real consumption | 870 km with real consumption | ||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.34 m | 4.57 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.60 m | 1.52 m | |
| Seat Ateca is 23 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Golf, width is practically the same , while the height of Seat Ateca is 9 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 510 litres | 605 litres | |
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Volkswagen Golf has more luggage space. Seat Ateca has 95 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Ateca is 0.1 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`970 | 1`990 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Volkswagen Golf scores higher in safety tests. The Volkswagen Golf scores significantly higher in active safety technologies (stability control, lane assist, automatic braking, etc.) tests. | |||
| Quality: | average | above average | |
| Volkswagen Golf has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Seat Ateca, so Volkswagen Golf quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 21 600 | 18 600 | |
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