Seat Leon 2000 vs Citroen Xsara 2003
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 110 HP | |
| Torque: | 235 NM | 250 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.7 seconds | 11.5 seconds | |
| Seat Leon and Citroen Xsara have the same engine power, but Seat Leon torque is 15 NM less than Citroen Xsara. Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 0.8 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.1 | 5.2 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.9 l/100km | 5.7 l/100km | |
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By specification Seat Leon consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Citroen Xsara, which means that by driving the Seat Leon over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. But when we compare the real fuel consumption reported by users, Seat Leon consumes 0.2 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Citroen Xsara. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 54 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1070 km in combined cycle | 1030 km in combined cycle | |
| 1300 km on highway | 1280 km on highway | ||
| 930 km with real consumption | 940 km with real consumption | ||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 560'000 km | 560'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 6 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A6, Seat Alhambra | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Citroen C5, Peugeot 607 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Seat Leon might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.18 m | 4.19 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.70 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.40 m | |
| Seat Leon is 1 cm shorter than the Citroen Xsara, 4 cm wider, while the height of Seat Leon is 6 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Leon is 0.2 metres more than that of the Citroen Xsara. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`400 | 1`100 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | below average | above average | |
| Citroen Xsara has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Leon has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Citroen Xsara, so Citroen Xsara quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 800 | |
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