Seat Leon 2009 vs Ford Focus 2008
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.4 Petrol | 1.8 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 85 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 130 NM | 165 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 13.7 seconds | 10.3 seconds | |
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Ford Focus is a more dynamic driving. Seat Leon engine produces 40 HP less power than Ford Focus, whereas torque is 35 NM less than Ford Focus. Due to the lower power, Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 3.4 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 6.9 | 7.0 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.0 l/100km | 7.8 l/100km | |
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The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Leon consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus, which means that by driving the Seat Leon over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Leon consumes 0.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 790 km in combined cycle | 780 km in combined cycle | |
| 1000 km on highway | 980 km on highway | ||
| 780 km with real consumption | 700 km with real consumption | ||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.32 m | 4.34 m | |
| Width: | 1.77 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.50 m | |
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Seat Leon is smaller. Seat Leon is 3 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 7 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Leon is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 341 litres | 396 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1144 litres | |
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Ford Focus has more luggage space. Seat Leon has 55 litres less trunk space than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.7 meters | 10.6 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Leon is 0.1 metres more than that of the Ford Focus. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`746 | 1`795 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | low | |
| Seat Leon has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Ford Focus has serious deffects in 25 percent more cases than Seat Leon, so Seat Leon quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 4400 | 2800 | |
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