Comparison: Turning circle Seat Leon vs. competitors 2025

Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the SEAT Leon 1.0 TSI are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 4368 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the Leon 1.0 TSI to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 4368 mm and wheelbase of 2686 mm, the SEAT Leon 1.0 TSI has a turning circle of 11.2 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Rover (Austin-Morris) Mini (MK VI) 1.3i (XN ), which is 8.6 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the (Austin-Morris) Mini (MK VI) 1.3i is 2035 mm and the length is 4368 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 12 m belongs to the Renault R25 2.9 V6 . It’s wheelbase is 2723 mm and width is 1806 mm.

Seat Leon - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?

Seat Leon generations

(Turning circle)
Seat Leon generations
Generation yearTurning circle
Leon, Model year 2005 (1P)10.7 m
Leon, Model year 2009 (1P (1. Facelift))10.7 m
Leon, Model year 2012 (Leon 5F)10.2 m
Leon, Model year 2016 (Leon 5F (1. Facelift))10.2 m
Leon, Model year 2020 (Leon KL)11.2 m
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (1P) from 2005 and last generation (Leon KL) from 2020 is 0.5 m.
The turning circle of the current generation of Leon is 11.2 m.

Variants

Seat Leon variants: Leon vs. Leon Sportstourer

(Turning circle)
Turning circle: Seat Leon variants
Variant nameTurning circle
Leon11.2 m
Leon Sportstourer11.2 m

The turning circle compared to other Seat models

How does the turning circle of the Seat Leon compare to it's nearest competitors?

Seat Leon vs. similar cars

(Turning circle)
Turning circle: Seat Leon vs. similar cars
Car modelTurning circle
Rover (Austin-Morris) Mini 19848.6 m
Suzuki Celerio 20149.4 m
Citroen LN 19789.4 m
SEAT Marbella 19879.6 m
SEAT Ibiza 19999.8 m
Citroen Visa 19799.8 m
Renault R4 19769.8 m
SEAT Arosa 200010.1 m
Citroen BX 198310.2 m
Hyundai i30 200710.2 m
Nissan Pulsar 201410.2 m
KIA cee´d 200710.3 m
Citroen GS/GSA 197910.3 m
Volvo C30 200610.6 m
Lancia Delta 200810.6 m
Renault R30 197610.9 m
Mazda 3 200610.9 m
Alfa Romeo Giulietta 201010.9 m
Opel Insignia 200810.9 m
Lancia Gamma 198011 m
Citroen Ami Super 197311 m
Rover 800 198711.1 m
SEAT Leon 202011.2 m
Infiniti Q30 201511.4 m
Renault R25 198812 m

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