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SEAT LEON SC 1.8 TSI FRKIA PRO_CEE’D GTVAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6T SRi
On-the-road price/total as tested£20,290/£23,095£19,995/£22,970£22,000/£23,380
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£8,948/44.1%£8,100/40.5%£8,448/38.4%
Depreciation£11,342£11,895£13,552
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£764/£1,528£1,022/£2,044£1,080/£ 2,160
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£2,782/£4,637£3,254/£5,424N/A/N/A
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost25/£308/E/£12529/£301/H/£20027/£295/H/£200
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£169/£189/£169£399 (3yrs)£190/£240/£190
Length/wheelbase4,236/2,596mm4,310/2,650mm4,466/2,695mm
Height/width1,431/1,810mm1,430/1,780mm1,482/1,840mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,798cc4cyl in-line/1,591cc4cyl in-line/1,598cc
Peak power178/4,000 bhp/rpm201/6,000 bhp/rpm178/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque250/1,500 Nm/rpm265/1,750 Nm/rpm230/2,200 Nm/rpm
Transmission6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/repair kit53 litres/space saver56 litres/repair kit
Boot capacity (seats up/down)380/1,150 litres362/1,207 litres380/1,165 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,290/530/1,500kg1,359/491/1,400kg1,396/569/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.2 metres/N/A10.6 metres/N/A10.9 metres/0.33Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/2yrs7yrs (100,000)/1yr100,000 miles/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealersVariable/12810,000 miles (1yr)/17020,000 miles (1yr)/404
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.27th/31st7th/10th26th/18th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points94/92/70/71/5*89/88/61/86/5*91/79/50/71/5
0-60/30-70mph7.7/7.0 secs^8.1/7.2 secs^8.1/7.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th3.9/5.5 secs3.4/4.3 secs3.8/5.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th7.0/8.9 secs5.8/6.8 secs7.5/9.9 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph140mph/2,400rpm143mph/2,600rpm137mph/2,550rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph53.4/38.6/9.6m^50.4/36.8/9.1m^51.6/37.3/9.0m
Noise levels outside /idle/30/70mph60/44/67/72dB57/43/67/70dB58/44/62/69dB
Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range26.9/5.9/296 miles23.0/5.1/268 milesN/A/N/A/N/A
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined36.7/57.6/47.9mpg29.1/46.3/38.2mpg30.4/47.9/39.2mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined8.1/12.7/10.5mpl6.4/10.2/8.4mpl6.7/10.5/8.6mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket243/137g/km/19%284/171g/km/26%N/A/168g/km/25%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors/cameraSeven/yes/yes/noSix/yes/rear/noSix/yes/£385/no
Auto gearbox/ stability/cruise control£1,250/yes/yesNo/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
Climate control/ leather/heated seatsYes/£1,195/£350^^No/part/no£305/£1,050/£1,050^^
Met. paint/xenons /tyre press. monitor£475**/£995>/yes£475/no/yes£525/£790/£110
Sat-nav/USB/DAB radio/Bluetooth£745/yes/£175/yesNo/yes/£250++/yes£855/yes/yes/£220
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