This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 286 bhp (290 PS/213 kW) at 5900-6400 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 1700-5800 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1421 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 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 | 2631 mm | 103.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4271 mm | 168.1 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1421 kg | 3133 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 290 PS (286 bhp) (213 kW) at 5900-6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1700-5800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 107.5 kW/litre 146.2 ps/litre 144.2 bhp/litre 2.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
176.41 Nm/litre
2.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2216.8 kPa (321.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 204.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 150.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 201.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.66 kg/kW 11.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 154.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 524623 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Seat Leon Cupra 290 DSG added 2017-07-08. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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