SEAT Leon Cupra R vs Rivals - specifications

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On the road price/total as tested £23,160/£26,605 £25,205/£27,375 £22,595/£22,595
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £9,125/39.4% N/A/N/A £8,948/39.6%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £1,297/£2,594 £1,361/£2,722 £1,491/£2,983
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £2,365/£3,942 £2,392/£3,986 £2,524/£4,206
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 34/£597/J/£235 36/£583/J/£235 34/£581/K/£ 245
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £202/£229/£269 £176/£219/£221 £279^^/£254/£221
       
Length/wheelbase 4,299/2,636mm 4,309/2,578mm 4,510/2,640mm
Height/width 1,435/1,848mm 1,443/1,768mm 1,460/1,770mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,998cc 4cyl in-line/1,984cc 4cyl in-line/2,261cc
Peak power 247/5,500 bhp/rpm 261/6,000 bhp/rpm 256/5,500 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 340/3,000 Nm/rpm 350/2,500 Nm/rpm 380/3,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
       
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 60 litres/foam 55 litres/space saver 60 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 344/1,024 litres 341/1,166 litres 300/1,360 litres
Kerbweight/payload 1,387/448kg 1,450/495kg 1,385/540kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.4 metres/0.34Cd 10.7 metres/N/A 11.0 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (60k)/2yrs AA 3yrs (60k)/2yrs SEAT 3yrs (60k)/3yrs RAC
Service intervals/UK dealers 12,000 miles/330 Variable/128 9,000 miles/159
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos 27th/15th 11th/24th 14th/19th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/4/2/87* 4/4/3/98* 86/84/51/5
       
0-60/30-70mph 6.8/5.9 secs 7.0/6.3 secs 7.1/6.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 2.9/4.4 secs 2.7/4.3 secs 3.1/4.6 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 5.4/7.5 secs 4.9/7.2 secs 5.0/8.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 156mph/2,700rpm 155mph/2,700rpm 155mph/2,500rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 47.6/35.4/9.1 metres 47.9/34.7/9.5 metres 49.4/36.1/9.0 metres
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 63/47/63/70dB N/A/N/A/62/69dB 61/45/61/69dB
Auto Express economy/range 27.1mpg/358 miles 26.8mpg/324 miles 25.4mpg/335 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 24.6/44.2/33.6mpg 26.4/42.8/34.9mpg 21.4/37.7/29.4mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 241/195g/km/28% 243/190g/km/27% 257/224g/km/33%
       
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes Six/yes/yes
Air-con/leather/heated seats Yes/no/no Yes/yes/no Yes/part/yes
Met paint/xenon lights/keyless go £405/£850^/£275 £380/£745/no Yes/yes/yes
Sat-nav/aux-in/Bluetooth connectivity £460/£210**/£210** £795/yes/£215 Yes/yes/yes
Tyre pressure monitor/stab/cruise ctrl £250/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes Yes/yes/yes
 

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