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Pricing and full specification
details for SEAT’s all-new Exeo
saloon, released today, confirm
that the Spanish upper medium
segment contender will be a
class leader when it arrives in
showrooms next spring.
Available from £17,740 RRP, the
elegant five-seat saloon
promises premium quality and
exceptional levels of standard
equipment, alongside a healthy
dose of SEAT’s trademark
sporting character.
The firm has confirmed that its
luxurious Latin newcomer, due to
go on sale here in April, will
be offered in S, SE, Sport and
range-topping SE Lux trim
levels, with an initial choice
of three outstanding engines.
All Euro V-compliant, the
powerplant selection include a
brace of hi-tech common rail
turbodiesels producing 143 PS or
170 PS, as well as a potent 200
PS turbocharged petrol. They
are all mated, as standard, to a
six-speed manual gearbox and all
endow the Exeo with spirited
performance.
At launch, the new SEAT saloon’s
0 to 62 mph times range from 9.2
seconds (for the 143 PS TDI)
through 8.4 seconds (170 PS TDI)
to a distinctly spirited 7.3
seconds for the 200 PS TSI
petrol-powered version. Maximum
speeds, where legal, are 133
mph, 142 mph and 149 mph
respectively.
Fuel economy and exhaust
emissions, both important
considerations for private and
business buyers alike in today’s
straitened circumstances, are
commendable. Depending on
engine, the Exeo is capable of
up to 51.4 mpg (on the combined
cycle) with an official CO2
emissions figure of as little as
143 g/km.
Head of SEAT UK, Peter Wyhinny,
is understandably keen for the
showroom debut of this top notch
offering. He said: ‘The arrival
of the new Exeo saloon in
showrooms is sure to be one of
the highlights of the year for
SEAT.
‘I’ve experienced at first hand
the quality, luxury and sporting
performance of this new saloon
and I’m convinced that private
and business buyers alike will
be quick to spot the fabulous
value offered by our newcomer.’
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