2012 Seat Exeo Ecomotive review and pictures
Now the new Seat Exeo Ecomotive is available for the British customers. The model has as base the German Audi A4. Under the hood it hides a 2.0-liter TDI common rail diesel engine capable of developing 118 horsepower and 141 horsepower. It has these two variants because the 6-speed manual transmission is available in two states of tune. Even if the model can develop different outputs, the CO2 emissions have the same level, 117 g/km and the fuel consumption reaches 62.8 mpg on the combined cycle. These numbers brings the model into VED Band C for the first time. This means the annual tax will be decreased from GBP100 / year to GBP30.
The BIK rating is being reduced to 17%. To reduce fuel consumption, Seat engineers equipped the new Seat Exeo Ecomotive with different elements to make sure it does not fail. Some of them include a start / stop engine technology, an Energy Recovery system, Goodyear low rolling resistance tires and also, to improve aerodynamics, a lowered suspension. The carmaker is offering the Ecomotive in two body styles, saloon and estate (ST). Both come with the full range of Exeo trim levels including: S, SE, SE Tech, Sport and Sport Tech. for the ones interested in purchasing one of these models should know that the most cost effective is the 120 PS Seat Exeo Ecomotive in S trim level which has a starting price of GBP20.040 OTR.
The carmaker offers as standard dual zone climate control, cruise control, a multi-function steering wheel, voice-activated Bluetooth and it sends all the output to the road through 16-inch Morfeo alloy wheels. Now you know which the most cost effective variant is and so all you have to do is make your pick and enjoy.
