Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback vs SEAT Leon - specifications

  SEAT Leon 1.4 TSI Stylance Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback GS2
On the road price/total as tested "£14,425/£14,785" "£13,701/£14,051"
Residual value (after 3yrs/30k miles) "£5,577/38.7%" "£5,210/38.0%"
Annual tax liability std/higher rate "£548/£1,096" "£712/£1,425"
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) "£1,523/£2,539" "£1,768/£2,947"
Insurance group/quote 15/£289 19/£289
Road tax band/annual cost D/£145 F/£210
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £150/£250/£150 £245 (3y inclusive)
Length/wheelbase "4,323/2,578mm" "4,585/2,635mm"
Height/width "1,458/1,768mm" "1,515/1,760mm"
Engine "4cyl/1,390cc" "4cyl/1,798cc"
Peak power "123/5,600 bhp/rpm" "141/6,000 bhp/rpm"
Peak torque "200/1,750 Nm/rpm" "178/4,250 Nm/rpm"
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 5-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 55 litres/sp. saver 59 litres/sp. saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) "341/1,166 litres" "344/1,349 litres"
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight "1,249/570/1,400kg" "1,355/545/1,300kg"
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7m/0.33Cd 10.0m/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery "3yrs (60,000)/2yrs" 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers "10,000 miles/128" "12,500 miles/142"
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 41st/24th 27th/13th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 4/4/3/98 N/A
0-60/30-70mph 9.4/8.8 secs 10.0/9.7 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.7/6.1 secs 6.2/9.2 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 9.8/13.4 secs 15.0 secs/N/A
Top speed/rpm at 70mph "122mph/2,500rpm" "122mph/3,100rpm"
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 53.6/38.8/10.3m 59.4/43.8/10.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 58/40/63/69dB 60/38/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 33.2mpg/402 miles 28.6mpg/371 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 34.4/54.3/44.8mpg 26.9/44.1/35.8mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 197/155g/km/19% 228/188g/km/26%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/£195 Seven/yes/DFO
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes "£1,000/no/yes"
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats Yes/£835/no No/no/no
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £360/£870/no £350/no/no
Sat-nav/iPod connection/Bluetooth "£1,595^/£90/£250" DFO/yes/no

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