The Seat Leon 1.8 20V is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
The Seat Leon 1.8 20V's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
With a stated kerb weight of 1222 kg, the Seat Leon 1.8 20V manages to cover the 0-100 km/h sprint in 10.3 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 31.7 seconds.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.8/6.4/8.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2513 mm | 98.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4184 mm | 164.7 inches | |
| Width | 1742 mm | 68.6 inches | |
| Height | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1222 kg | 2694 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.5 kW/litre 70 ps/litre 69.1 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.45 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.5 kPa (174 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.32 kg/kW 22.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.8/6.4/8.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/6.4/8.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/15.6/11.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.9/44.1/33.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.9/36.8/28.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TB.LongArms.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 102047 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Seat Leon 1.8 20V added 2002-11-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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