SEAT Leon vs Smart Roadster
The Leon costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,659
- Australia
- $1,367 (better)
- $1,376
- United Kingdom
- £1,002 (better)
- £1,008
- United States
- $1,274 (better)
- $1,282
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.1 L/100km (better)
- 5.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 882 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 380 L
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- Length
- 4,368 mm
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- Weight
- 1,230 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 81 kW
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- Torque
- 200 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 7
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A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Leon or Roadster?
Which is cheaper to run, the SEAT Leon or the Smart Roadster?
The SEAT Leon: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Smart Roadster at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the SEAT Leon or the Smart Roadster?
The SEAT Leon, at 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US) to the Smart Roadster's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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