Seat Leon 2000 vs Citroen Xsara 2000
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.9 Diesel | 2.0 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 110 HP | 90 HP | |
| Torque: | 235 NM | 205 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.7 seconds | 11.6 seconds | |
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Seat Leon is more dynamic to drive. Seat Leon engine produces 20 HP more power than Citroen Xsara, whereas torque is 30 NM more than Citroen Xsara. Thanks to more power Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 0.9 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 5.1 | 5.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.9 l/100km | 5.9 l/100km | |
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The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Leon consumes 0.3 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 45 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 54 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1070 km in combined cycle | 1000 km in combined cycle | |
| 1300 km on highway | 1280 km on highway | ||
| 930 km with real consumption | 910 km with real consumption | ||
| Seat Leon gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 7 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 10 other car models, including Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A6, Seat Alhambra | Installed on at least 7 other car models, including Peugeot 307, Peugeot 206, Citroen C5, Peugeot 306 | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
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: | Citroen Xsara has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Seat Leon, so Citroen Xsara quality could be a bit better. | ||
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 800 | |
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