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SEAT Leon 1.6 TDI SEVW Golf 1.6 TDI SEKia Cee’d 1.6 CRDi 2
On-the-road price/total as tested£18,490/£21,150£20,500/£22,445£18,295/£18,760
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000)£8,857/47.9%£9,471/46.2%£6,842/37.4%
Depreciation£9,633£11,029£11,453
Annual tax liability std/higher rate£516/£1,032£572/£1,145£547/£1,094.4
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)£1,671/£2,785£1,643/£2,739£1,733/£2,889
Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost13/£350/A/£011/£330/A/£013/£350/A/£0
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service£169/£189/£129£329 (3yrs/30k)£329 (3yrs/30k)
Length/wheelbase4,263/2,636mm4,349/2,637mm4,310/2,650mm
Height/width1,459/1,816mm1,452/1,799mm1,470/1,780mm
Engine4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,598cc4cyl in-line/1,582cc
Peak power104/3,000 bhp/rpm104/3,000 bhp/rpm126/4,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque250/1,500 Nm/rpm250/1,500 Nm/rpm260/1,900 Nm/rpm
Transmission5-spd man/fwd5-spd man/fwd6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel50 litres/foam50 litres/foam53 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down)380/1,210 litres380/1,270 litres380/1,318 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight1,286/534/1,500kg1,295/580/1,500kg1,375/435/1,500kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient10.2 metres/N/A10.9 metres/0.27Cd10.6 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery3yrs (60,000)/2yrs3yrs (60,000)/1yr7yrs (100,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers10,000 miles (1yr)/128Variable (1yr)/22320,000 miles (1yr)/170
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos.24th/28th18th/25th12th/17th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars94/92/70/594/89/65/589/88/61/5
0-60/30-70mph10.9/11.0 secs10.9/10.9 secs11.0/10.6 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th5.0/7.7 secs4.8/8.1 secs5.2/9.8 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th11.3 secs/N/A10.7 secs/N/A10.8/15.1 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph119mph/2,000rpm119mph/2,000rpm122mph/1,900rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph48.4/34.6/9.3m52.8/37.2/9.5m49.1/36.2/10.0m
Auto Express econ. (mpg/mpl)/range47.3/10.5/520 miles45.6/10.1/532 miles45.6/10.1/532 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined61.4/85.6/74.3mpg61.4/85.6/74.3mpg67.3/78.5/74.3mpg
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined13.5/18.8/16.3mpl13.5/18.8/16.3mpl14.8/17.3/16.3mpl
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket160/99g/km/14%157/99g/km/14%166/100g/km/15%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensorsSeven/yes/£265Seven/yes/£445**Six/yes/yes
Air-con/leather/heated seatsYes/£1,370/£350^Yes/£2,050/£370^Yes/no/no
Auto box/stability/cruise control£1,250/yes/yes£1,415/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go£475/£995*/no£500/£785/£350£465/no/no
Sat-nav/USB input/Bluetooth£745/yes/yes£735/yes/yesNo/yes/yes
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