The Seat Altea 1.9 TDI is a 5 door hatchback-bodied car with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.9 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 103 bhp (104 PS/77 kW) at 4000 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 1900 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1405 kg, the Seat Altea 1.9 TDI covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 12.3 seconds and the standing kilometre in 34 seconds.
Maximum stated speed is 183 km/h, or 114 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 6.7/4.5/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 146.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2578 mm | 101.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1523 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1568 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1896 cc (115.701 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.5 × 95.5 mm
3.13 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 104 PS (103 bhp) (77 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.5 kW/litre 55.1 ps/litre 54.3 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.86 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1657 kPa (240.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 34 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 73.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.29 kg/kW 30.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.7/4.5/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.7/4.5/5.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.9/22.2/18.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 42.2/62.8/52.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 35.1/52.3/43.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 146.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119779 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Seat Altea 1.9 TDI added 2004-05-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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