Seat Toledo 1999 vs Volkswagen Passat 2000
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.6 Petrol | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing belt | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 100 HP | 102 HP | |
| Torque: | 145 NM | 148 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 11.5 seconds | 13 seconds | |
| Seat Toledo engine produces 2 HP less power than Volkswagen Passat, whereas torque is 3 NM less than Volkswagen Passat. Despite less power, Seat Toledo reaches 100 km/h speed 1.5 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.6 | 7.7 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.7 l/100km | 8.7 l/100km | |
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The Seat Toledo is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Seat Toledo consumes 0.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Passat, which means that by driving the Seat Toledo over 15,000 km in a year you can save 15 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Seat Toledo consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Passat. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 55 litres | 62 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 720 km in combined cycle | 800 km in combined cycle | |
| 930 km on highway | 1030 km on highway | ||
| 710 km with real consumption | 710 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Passat gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 480'000 km | 460'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 11 years | 10 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 5 other car models, including Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Octavia, Seat Ibiza | Installed on at least 3 other car models, including Audi A4, Audi A3, Seat Exeo | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Seat Toledo might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.44 m | 4.70 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.75 m | |
| Height: | 1.44 m | 1.46 m | |
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Seat Toledo is smaller. Seat Toledo is 26 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Passat, 1 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Toledo is 2 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | 475 litres | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.9 meters | 11 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Toledo is 0.1 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Passat. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`200 | 1`870 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | above average | low | |
| Seat Toledo has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Volkswagen Passat has serious deffects in 30 percent more cases than Seat Toledo, so Seat Toledo quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1400 | 1400 | |
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