Seat Leon III

Seat
Leon III (type 5F)
Sales designation:	Leon
Production period:	2012-2020
Class :	Compact class
Body versions :	Station wagon , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : ; 1.0–2.0 liters ; (63–228 kW) ; Diesel engines : ; 1.6–2.0 liters ; (66–135 kW)
Length:	4263-4549 mm
Width:	1816 mm
Height:	1431-1459 mm
Wheelbase :	2636 mm
Empty weight :	1188-1453 kg
Previous model	Seat Leon II
successor	Seat Leon IV

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

The Seat Leon III (Type 5F) is a compact class vehicle from Seat .

The model presented at the Paris Motor Show reached dealers on November 24, 2012. Like the VW Golf VII , the Audi A3 8V and the Škoda Octavia III, it is based on the modular transverse matrix .

The Leon III is around 5 cm shorter than its predecessor, but has a wheelbase that is 6 cm larger. This created a trunk volume of 380 liters (40 liters more than in the predecessor). The weight was reduced by about 90 kilograms.

Seat offers gasoline and diesel engines with turbochargers (TSI and TDI) as well as a natural gas variant (TGI) for the Leon III. The previous entry-level engine, the 1.4 16V with 63 kW (85 PS), is no longer available in favor of the 1.2 TFSI (TSI) with 63 kW, which is already known in the Volkswagen Group. The Leon III is available with halogen or full LED headlights . Xenon headlights are not available.

Seat is also introducing its new Easy Connect multimedia system in the Leon III. The new assistance systems include a drowsiness detection system , a lane departure warning , an automatic distance control , a traffic sign recognition and a high-beam assistant .

Over a million vehicles of the Leon III had been sold by 2020.

variants

Seat Leon Style as a patrol car of the Italian police

In addition to the five-door hatchback, the third generation of the Seat Leon is also available as a three-door variant (SC) for the first time since mid-2013. In September 2013, Seat presented the Leon ST station wagon at the 65th IAA in Frankfurt am Main . Its trunk has a volume of 587 to 1470 liters. It has been available since 2014. The station wagon has also been available with all-wheel drive (4Drive) since April 2014. This makes it the first Seat Leon - after the 1.8T, 1.9 TDI 110 kW and the first generation Cupra V6 - to be equipped with all-wheel drive.

Cupra

Leon ST Cupra R

The Leon Cupra has been on sale since March 2014.

Since March 2015 the Leon ST has also been available as a Cupra variant with the 265 and 206 kW / 280 PS known from the Leon SC Cupra and Leon Cupra.

The Seat Leon SC Cupra and Leon Cupra as well as the Leon ST with 290 HP (instead of 280 HP) have been available since August 2015.

Since February 2017, all Seat Leon Cupra versions have only been offered with a 300 hp engine - the ST version (station wagon) is also available with all-wheel drive (4Drive).

At the IAA in September 2017, Seat presented the Leon Cupra R. The special model, limited to 799 copies, has only been offered as a five-door model since November 2017. The performance has been increased by 10 hp to 310 hp compared to the Cupra.

The Seat Leon Cupra ST 370 special model with 370 PS has been available exclusively in Switzerland since mid-2018. The special model has an exclusive special equipment, including a sports exhaust system with 4-way tailpipe, 19 ″ aluminum rims CUPRA R, rear diffuser, side skirts and front spoiler lip with carbon fiber accents. There are also bucket seats in Alcantara and a Brembo brake system with black-painted brake calipers, available at an additional cost.

Since the beginning of 2019 the Seat Leon Cupra (5-door) and the Seat Leon Cupra ST (station wagon) are only offered with 290 hp. The Seat Leon Cupra SC (3-door) is no longer available. The reason for the reduction in performance is the gasoline particle filter, which has to be installed due to the WLTP test cycle. Only the Seat Leon Cupra ST 4Drive (station wagon with all-wheel drive) is still available with 300 hp and a gasoline particulate filter.

Equipment lines

In Germany, the equipment lines Leon (basic equipment), Reference , Style , FR (Formula Racing), Xcellence , Connect and the sports variants Cupra 265 and Cupra 280 are offered. The two sports variants Cupra were initially only available for the Leon SC and Leon five-door, since March 7, 2015 they have also been available for the Kombi ST. In the X-Perience equipment line there is also the ST with all-wheel drive. Since the facelift at the beginning of 2017, the Xcellence equipment line, which is designed for comfort, has also been offered.

All vehicles are equipped as standard with safety systems such as seven airbags as well as ABS , ESC and ASR .

history

09/2012: Presentation of the Leon III at the Paris Motor Show
11/2012: Introduction of the Leon with five doors
06/2013: Introduction of the three-door Leon SC
11/2013: Introduction of the Leon ST
03/2014: Introduction of the Leon Cupra 265 / Cupra 280
10/2014: Introduction of the Leon ST X-Perience (4Drive)
03/2015: Introduction of the Leon ST Cupra
11/2015: Introduction of the Leon Cupra 290 (all variants)
10/2016: premiere of the facelift (delivery from 01/2017)
02/2017: Introduction of the Leon Cupra 300 (all variants)
11/2017: Introduction of the Leon Cupra R (only five-door)
12/2017: Introduction of the Leon Cupra R ST (only station wagon)
04/2020: Market launch of the Leon IV

Rear view
Seat Leon SC (since 2013)
Seat Leon ST (since 2013)
inner space
Instrument cluster
Seat Leon FR (since 2013)
Seat Leon X-Perience (since 2014)

Leon Cupra

Seat Leon Cupra 280 (2014-2015)
Seat Leon Cupra R (since 2017)
Rear view
Leon Cupra R ST (from 2018) rear view

Technical specifications

Otto engines (1.0 to 1.8 TSI)

All information relates to the five-door variant.

	1.0 TSI		1.2 TSI			1.4 TGI	1.4 TSI			1.4 TSI ACT	1.5 TSI		1.5 TGI	1.8 TSI
Construction period	11/2018–05/2019	since 05/2015	11 / 2012–05 / 2018	11 / 2012-04 / 2014	03 / 2014-08 / 2018		11 / 2012–03 / 2014	04/2014–08/2018	11 / 2012–03 / 2014	04/2014–08/2018	since 09/2018		since 12/2018	03/2013–08/2018
Engine characteristics
Engine code	DKLB	CHZD, DKRF	CJZB	CJZA	CYVB	CPWA	CMBA	CZCA	CHPA, CPTA	CZEA	DACA	DADA	DHFA	CJSA, CJSB
Motor series	VW EA211										VW EA211 evo			VW EA888
Engine type and number of cylinders	R3 petrol engine		R4 petrol engine
Valves	12		16
Mixture preparation	Direct injection
Engine charging	turbocharger
Displacement	999 cm³		1197 cc			1395 cc					1498 cc			1798 cc
Max. power	63 kW (86 PS) at 5000-5500 rpm	85 kW (115 PS) at 5000-5500 rpm	63 kW (86 hp) at 4300-5300 rpm	77 kW (105 PS) at 4500-5500 rpm	81 kW (110 hp) at 4600-5600 rpm	81 kW (110 hp) at 4800-6000 rpm	90 kW (122 hp) at 5000–6000 rpm	92 kW (125 PS) at 5000–6000 rpm	103 kW (140 PS) at 5000 rpm	110 kW (150 PS) at 5000–6000 rpm	96 kW (130 PS) at 5000–6000 rpm	110 kW (150 PS) at 5000–6000 rpm	96 kW (130 PS) at 5000–6000 rpm	132 kW (180 hp) at 5100-6200 rpm
Max. Torque	175 Nm at 1500-3000 rpm	200 Nm at 2000-3500 rpm	160 Nm at 1400-3500 rpm	175 Nm at 1400-4000 rpm	175 Nm at 1400-4000 rpm	200 Nm at 1500-3500 rpm	200 Nm at 1400-4000 rpm		250 Nm at 1500-3500 rpm		200 Nm at 1400-4000 rpm	250 Nm at 1500-3500 rpm	200 Nm at 1400-4000 rpm	250 Nm at 1250-5000 rpm
Power transmission
Drive, as standard	Front wheel drive
Drive, optional	-													All-wheel drive (only X-PERIENCE)
Rear axle	Twist beam axle													Multi-link axle
Gearbox, as standard	5-speed manual transmission	6-speed manual transmission	5-speed manual transmission	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-	7-speed DSG	-	7-speed DSG	-	7-speed DSG	-		7-speed DSG		-	7-speed DSG
Readings
Top speed	176 km / h	195 km / h [195 km / h]	179 km / h	192 km / h [191 km / h]	191 km / h [191 km / h]	194 km / h	202 km / h	203 km / h	212 km / h	215 km / h [215 km / h]	207 km / h	215 km / h [213 km / h]	206 km / h [206 km / h]	226 km / h [224 km / h] (221 km / h)
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	11.9 s	9.8 s [10.0 s]	11.8-12.1 s	10.1 s [10.0 s]	9.8-10.2 s [10.0 s]	10.9 s	9.3 s	8.9-9.4 s	8.2 s	7.9-8.2 s	9.4 s	8.2 s [8.3 s]	10.1 s [9.9-10.0 s]	7.1–7.8 s (7.2 s)
Empty weight (EU) in kg	1191	1197-1224 {1180-1203}	1188-1247 {1168-1193}			1359-1421	1269	1233-1263 {1213}	1241-1297 {1223-1243}	1241-1297 {1223-1243}	1239	1243 {1258}	1301-1374	1310-1372 {1290-1307}
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	4.8 l super	4.8–4.9 l super [4.8 l super]	5.2 l super	4.9 l super [4.8 l super]	4.9 l super [4.8 l super]	5.3 l super [3.5 kg gas]	5.2 l super		5.2 l super	4.7 l super [4.7 l super]	4.9-5.1 l super	5.0-5.3 l super [5.0-5.2 l super]	3.5-3.7 kg of gas	5.9 l super [5.7 l super] (6.5 l super)
CO ₂ emissions (combined)	109-110 g / km	109–112 g / km [109 g / km]	114 g / km	114 g / km [112 g / km]	114 g / km [112 g / km]	124 g / km [94 g / km]	120 g / km		119 g / km	109 g / km [109 g / km]	111-116 g / km	113–120 g / km [113–117 g / km]	95-100 g / km	137 g / km [132 g / km]
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 5 / Euro 6 / Euro 6d-TEMP		Euro 5 / Euro 6						Euro 6	Euro 6d-TEMP			Euro 5 / Euro 6

Values in square [..] brackets apply to vehicles with DSG.
Values in round (..) brackets apply to vehicles with 4Drive (all-wheel drive).
Values in curly {..} brackets apply to vehicles with three doors.

Otto engines (2.0 TSI)

All information relates to the five-door variant. The Cupra ST 370 is excluded from this.

	2.0 TSI (OPF)	2.0 TSI Cupra 265	2.0 TSI Cupra 280	2.0 TSI Cupra 290	2.0 TSI Cupra 290 (OPF)	2.0 TSI Cupra 300	2.0 TSI Cupra ST 300 4Drive	2.0 TSI Cupra R	2.0 TSI Cupra ST 370 ¹
Construction period	09 / 2018–05 / 2019	03/2014–02/2017	03/2014–11/2015	11/2015–02/2017	since 11/2018	02/2017-06 / 2018	since 10/2018	11/2017–06/2018	since 05/2018
Engine characteristics
Engine code	DKZA	CJXE	CJXA	CJXH	DNUC	CJXC	DNUE	CJXG
Motor series	VW EA888
Engine type and number of cylinders	R4 petrol engine
Valves	16
Mixture preparation	Direct injection
Engine charging	turbocharger
Displacement	1984 cc
Max. power	140 kW (190 hp) at 4200-6000 rpm	195 kW (265 hp) at 5350-6600 rpm	206 kW (280 hp) at 5600-6500 rpm	213 kW (290 hp) at 5900-6400 rpm	213 kW (290 hp) at 5400-6500 rpm	221 kW (300 hp) at 5500-6200 rpm	221 kW (300 hp) at 5300-6500 rpm	228 kW (310 hp) at 5800-6500 rpm	272 kW (370 hp)
Max. Torque	320 Nm at 1500-4100 rpm	350 Nm at 1700-5300 rpm	350 Nm at 1700-5600 rpm	350 Nm at 1700-5800 rpm	380 Nm at 1950-5300 rpm	380 Nm at 1800-5500 rpm	400 Nm at 2000-5200 rpm	380 Nm at 1800-5700 rpm	460 Nm at 1800-5500 rpm
Power transmission
Drive, as standard	Front wheel drive						All-wheel drive	Front wheel drive	All-wheel drive
Drive, optional	-					All-wheel drive (only ST)	-	-	-
Rear axle	Multi-link axle
Gearbox, as standard	7-speed DSG	6-speed manual transmission			7-speed DSG	6-speed manual transmission	7-speed DSG	6-speed manual transmission	6-speed DSG
Gearbox, optional		6-speed DSG			-	6-speed DSG	-	-	-
Readings
Top speed	232 km / h	250 km / h							265 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	7.2 s	5.9 s [5.8 s]	5.8 s [5.7 s]	5.7 s [5.6 s]	6.0 s	5.7 s [5.6 s] (4.9 s)	4.9 s	5.8 s	4.5 s
Empty weight (EU) in kg	1344	1395-1466 {1375-1395}	1395-1466 {1375-1395}	1395-1466 {1375-1395}	1431	1395-1545 {1375-1395}	1557	1453	1582
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	5.7–6.3 l super	6.7 l Super Plus [6.6 l Super Plus]			6.5 l super plus	6.9 l Super Plus [6.8 l Super Plus] (7.2 l Super Plus)	7.1 l super plus	7.3 l super plus	7.2 l super plus
CO ₂ emissions (combined)	132-144 g / km	152 g / km [149 g / km]			149 g / km	158 g / km [156 g / km] (164 g / km)	161 g / km	170 g / km	164 g / km
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 5 / Euro 6		Euro 6	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6 / Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 6

Values in square [..] brackets apply to vehicles with DSG.
Values in round (..) brackets apply to vehicles with 4Drive (all-wheel drive).
Values in curly {..} brackets apply to vehicles with three doors.

¹ only for Switzerland

Diesel engines

All information relates to the five-door variant.

	1.6 TDI			1.6 TDI ECOMOTIVE	1.6 TDI	2.0 TDI
Construction period	11 / 2012–05 / 2015		05 / 2015–11 / 2016	09 / 2013–11 / 2016	since 11/2016	11 / 2012–03 / 2015	since 03/2015	03/2013–08/2019
Engine characteristics
Engine code	CLHB	CLHA	CXXB	CRKB, DBKA	DDYA	CRBC	CKFC, CRMB	CUPA, CUNA
Motor series	VW EA288
Engine type	Series design, common rail, diesel soot particle filter
Cylinders / valves	4/16
Mixture preparation	Direct injection
Engine charging	turbocharger
Displacement	1598 cc					1968 cc
Max. power	66 kW (90 hp) at 2750-4800 rpm	77 kW (105 PS) at 3000-4000 rpm	81 kW (110 hp) at 3250–4000 rpm	81 kW (110 hp) at 3200-4000 rpm	85 kW (115 hp) at 3250–4000 rpm	110 kW (150 hp) at 3500-4000 rpm		135 kW (184 hp) at 3500-4000 rpm
Max. Torque	230 Nm at 1400-2750 rpm	250 Nm at 1500-2750 rpm	250 Nm at 1500-3000 rpm	250 Nm at 1500-3000 rpm	250 Nm at 1500-3250 rpm	320 Nm at 1750-3000 rpm	340 Nm at 1750-3000 rpm	380 Nm at 1750-3000 rpm
Power transmission
Drive, as standard	Front wheel drive
Drive, optional	-		All-wheel drive ⁽¹⁾		-	All-wheel drive
Rear axle	Twist beam axle							Multi-link axle
Gearbox, as standard	5-speed manual transmission			6-speed manual transmission	5-speed manual transmission	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-	7-speed DSG		-	7-speed DSG	6-speed DSG	6-speed DSG since 2018: 7-speed DSG	6-speed DSG since 2018: 7-speed DSG
Readings
Top speed	178 km / h	192 km / h [191 km / h]	194 km / h [194 km / h]	197 km / h	197 km / h [197 km / h]	215 km / h [211 km / h] (208 km / h)		228 km / h [226 km / h] (224 km / h)
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	12.6 s	10.7 s [10.7 s]	10.5 s [10.5 s]	10.5 s	9.8 s [9.8 s]	8.4 s		7.5 s (7.1 s)
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	4.1 l diesel	3.8 l diesel [3.9 l diesel]	3.8 l diesel [3.8 l diesel]	3.3 l diesel	4.0 l diesel [4.1 l diesel]	4.3 l diesel [4.5 l diesel]		4.5 l diesel [4.6 l diesel]
CO ₂ emissions (combined)	108 g / km	99 g / km [102 g / km]	99 g / km [99 g / km]	87 g / km	105 g / km [108 g / km]	110 g / km [117 g / km]		118 g / km [120 g / km]
Emission standard according to EU classification	5 euro		Euro 6	Euro 5 / Euro 6	Euro 6 / Euro 6d-TEMP	5 euro	Euro 6 / Euro 6d-TEMP	Euro 5 / Euro 6

Values in square [..] brackets apply to vehicles with DSG.
Values in round (..) brackets apply to vehicles with 4Drive (all-wheel drive).

⁽¹⁾ 4Drive all-wheel drive only available in the ST station wagon.

literature

Seat Leon owner's manual . SEAT, SA, December 2012 (Danish)

Web links

Commons : Seat Leon III - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ The Seat Leon III (2012) in the Euro NCAP crash test . November 2012.
^ Sebastian Viehmann: New Seat Leon: So comes the new Flamenco Golf. In: Focus Online . July 16, 2012, accessed October 14, 2018 .
↑ auto-motor-und-sport.de from January 30, 2020, Where will the compact one get better? , accessed on February 7, 2020.
↑ faz.net from February 7, 2020, Fescher Löwe im Golf-Revier , accessed on February 7, 2020.
↑ https://www.adac.de/infotestrat/autodatenbank/autokatalog/baureihe.aspx?steller=SEAT
↑ https://www.adac.de/infotestrat/autodatenbank/autokatalog/baureihe.aspx?steller=SEAT

[1] The Seat Leon III (2012) in the Euro NCAP crash test . November 2012.

[focus-782550-2] Sebastian Viehmann: New Seat Leon: So comes the new Flamenco Golf. In: Focus Online . July 16, 2012, accessed October 14, 2018 .

[3] uto-motor-und-sport.de from January 30, 2020, Where will the compact one get better? , accessed on February 7, 2020.

[faz-2020-02-4] z.net from February 7, 2020, Fescher Löwe im Golf-Revier , accessed on February 7, 2020.

[5] ttps://www.adac.de/infotestrat/autodatenbank/autokatalog/baureihe.aspx?steller=SEAT

[6] ttps://www.adac.de/infotestrat/autodatenbank/autokatalog/baureihe.aspx?steller=SEAT