Seat Leon is more dynamic to drive. Seat Leon engine produces 8 HP more power than Volkswagen Golf, whereas torque is 87 NM more than Volkswagen Golf. Thanks to more power Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 0.7 seconds faster.
Fuel consumption
Fuel consumption (l/100km):
5.1
7.2
Real fuel consumption:
5.9 l/100km
7.7 l/100km
The Seat Leon is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Leon consumes 2.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf, which means that by driving the Seat Leon over 15,000 km in a year you can save 315 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Leon consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Golf.
Fuel tank capacity:
55 litres
55 litres
Full fuel tank distance:
1070 km in combined cycle
760 km in combined cycle
1300 km on highway
980 km on highway
930 km with real consumption
710 km with real consumption
Seat Leon gets more mileage on one fuel tank.
Dimensions
Length:
4.18 m
4.20 m
Width:
1.74 m
1.76 m
Height:
1.46 m
1.48 m
Both cars are similar in size. Seat Leon is 2 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Golf, 2 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Leon is 2 cm lower.
Volkswagen Golf has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Seat Leon has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Volkswagen Golf, so Volkswagen Golf quality is probably slightly better
