Seat Leon 2001 vs Ford Focus 2005
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 2.8 Petrol | 2.5 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 204 HP | 225 HP | |
| Torque: | 270 NM | 320 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 7.3 seconds | 6.8 seconds | |
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Ford Focus is a more dynamic driving. Seat Leon engine produces 21 HP less power than Ford Focus, whereas torque is 50 NM less than Ford Focus. Due to the lower power, Seat Leon reaches 100 km/h speed 0.5 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 9.0 | 9.3 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 10.7 l/100km | 10.8 l/100km | |
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By specification Seat Leon consumes 0.3 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 45 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Leon consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Ford Focus. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 55 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 660 km in combined cycle | 590 km in combined cycle | |
| 820 km on highway | 800 km on highway | ||
| 560 km with real consumption | 500 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. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | Front wheel drive (FWD) | |
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.18 m | 4.36 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.84 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.45 m | |
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Seat Leon is smaller, but slightly higher. Seat Leon is 18 cm shorter than the Ford Focus, 10 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Leon is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 270 litres | 385 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
656 litres | 1247 litres | |
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Ford Focus has more luggage space. Seat Leon has 115 litres less trunk space than the Ford Focus. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Ford Focus (by 591 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 10.4 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Leon is 0.5 metres more than that of the Ford Focus, which means Seat Leon can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 1`993 kg | 1`860 kg | |
| Net weight: | 1`558 kg | 1`392 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 435 kg | 468 kg | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | below average | below average | |
| Seat Leon has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Ford Focus, so Seat Leon quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 1200 | |
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