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 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Rover (Austin-Morris) Mini (MK VI) 1.3i (XN ), which is
8 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.
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (1P) from 2005 and last generation (Leon KL) from 2020 is 1 m.