Ford Focus 2011 vs Seat Leon 2009
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 105 HP | 102 HP | |
| Torque: | 150 NM | 148 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 12.3 seconds | 11.7 seconds | |
| Ford Focus engine produces 3 HP more power than Seat Leon, whereas torque is 2 NM more than Seat Leon. Despite the higher power, Ford Focus reaches 100 km/h speed 0.6 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.9 | 7.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.1 l/100km | 8.3 l/100km | |
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The Ford Focus is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Ford Focus consumes 1.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Seat Leon, which means that by driving the Ford Focus over 15,000 km in a year you can save 255 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Ford Focus consumes 1.2 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Seat Leon. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 930 km in combined cycle | 720 km in combined cycle | |
| 1140 km on highway | 910 km on highway | ||
| 770 km with real consumption | 660 km with real consumption | ||
| Ford Focus gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 8 years | 8 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Ford C-Max, Ford Fiesta, Ford B-Max | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Skoda Octavia, Seat Altea | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Ford Focus might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | no | yes | |
| The Seat Leon engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.36 m | 4.32 m | |
| Width: | 1.82 m | 1.77 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.46 m | |
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Ford Focus is larger. Ford Focus is 4 cm longer than the Seat Leon, 6 cm wider the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 341 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 11 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Ford Focus is 0.3 metres more than that of the Seat Leon. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`825 | 1`783 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Seat Leon is better rated in child safety tests. | |||
| Quality: | below average | above average | |
| Seat Leon has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Focus has serious deffects in 50 percent more cases than Seat Leon, so Seat Leon quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4000 | 4400 | |
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