Seat Leon 2013 vs Mazda 3 2013
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 2.2 Diesel | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 150 HP | |
| Torque: | 320 NM | 380 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 8.4 seconds | 9.7 seconds | |
| Seat Leon and Mazda 3 have the same engine power, but Seat Leon torque is 60 NM less than Mazda 3. Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 1.3 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.4 | 4.8 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.6 l/100km | 6.6 l/100km | |
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The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Leon consumes 0.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Mazda 3, which means that by driving the Seat Leon over 15,000 km in a year you can save 60 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Leon consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Mazda 3. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 50 litres | 51 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1130 km in combined cycle | 1060 km in combined cycle | |
| 1250 km on highway | 1240 km on highway | ||
| 890 km with real consumption | 770 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. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.23 m | 4.47 m | |
| Width: | 1.81 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.45 m | |
| Seat Leon is 24 cm shorter than the Mazda 3, 1 cm wider, while the height of Seat Leon is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 380 litres | 364 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
1150 litres | 1263 litres | |
| Even though the car is shorter, The Mazda 3 may have more interior space, so the cabin could be more spacious and more comfortable for the driver and passengers. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Mazda 3 (by 113 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | no data | 10.6 meters | |
| Gross weight: | 1`830 kg | 1`930 kg | |
| Net weight: | 1`315 kg | 1`330 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 515 kg | 600 kg | |
| Seat Leon load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 17 procentiem less than Mazda 3. Therefore, Mazda 3 is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads. | |||
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | average | |
| Mazda 3 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Leon has serious deffects in 20 percent more cases than Mazda 3, so Mazda 3 quality is probably better | |||
| Average price (€): | 6600 | 7000 | |
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