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  SEAT Exeo 2.0 TDI Sport 140 Lexus IS 220d SE
On-the-road price/total as tested £19,230/£19,600 £22,405/£24,775
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £7,423/38.6% £10,172/45.4%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £731/£1,462 £896/£1,792
Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) n/a £1,604/£2,674
Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost 24/£407/F/£125 27/£446/F/£125
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £228/£305/£228 £253/£432/£253
Length/wheelbase 4,661/2,642mm 4,585/2,730mm
Height/width 1,430/1,772mm 1,440/1,800mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/2,231cc
Peak power 141/4,200 bhp/rpm 175/3,600 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 320/1,750 Nm/rpm 400/2,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd manual/fwd 6-spd manual/rwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 70 litres/full-size 65 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up) 460 litres 378 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,430/560/1,600kg 1,655/402/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.2 metres/N/A 10.2 metres/0.27Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/2yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers 10,000 miles/128 10,000 miles/51
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 22nd (09)/24th (08) 2nd (09)/1st (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped/points N/A 5/4/2/87
0-60/30-70mph 9.7/9.4 secs 9.2/9.3 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.0/5.7 secs 3.3/4.4 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.8/12.0 secs 5.4/9.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 133mph/2,000rpm 135mph/1,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.1/36.0/9.7m 52.8/44.8/8.8m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 64/44/59/65dB 61/44/55/65dB
Auto Express economy/range N/A/N/A 34.0mpg/486 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 37.2/65.7/51.4mpg 39.8/58.9/50.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 201/143g/km/19% 223/148g/km/20%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/yes Seven/yes/£1,790*
Auto gearbox/stability/cruise control No/yes/yes No/yes/yes
Climate control/leather/heated seats Yes/£904/£265** Yes/no/no
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £370/£715/no £580/no/yes
Sat-nav/CD changer/MP3 £1,735/no/yes £1,790*/yes/yes

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