The Leon 1.8 20VT is an automobile from Seat, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 5 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) at 5500 rpm and 235 Nm (173 lbft/24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
Its stated kerb weight is 1247 kg.
The Seat Leon 1.8 20VT is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 229 km/h (142 mph), official fuel consumption is 11.9/6.5/8.5 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 | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged 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 | 179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 1950-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.1 kW/litre 100.8 ps/litre 99.4 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.95 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1658.1 kPa (240.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.45 kg/kW 15.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.4/15.4/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.7/43.5/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.8/36.2/27.7 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 | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101948 | ||
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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 20VT added 2002-11-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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