Leon ECOmotive

[phil3012]

Just seen this in Auto Express...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/216840/seat_leon.html

Looks like it also has the dreaded DPF...

 

[JonoUK]

"At worst, buyers will have to cover at least 30,000 miles a year to recoup the cost."

Heh, with that sort of milage I don't think the DPF would be a problem.
THAT said, the sort of person who would be conned (yes, conned) into buying this car would probably also be the sort of person to never take the revs above 1750.

Low resistance tyres? No thanks! I prefer to have some stopping power - ditchfinders do nothing for me.

So basically, it's still slow, costs more and to get any benefit out of it you have to drive it more anyway?

I hope no one buys it. I can't see how anyone could justify spending ~£5000 to save £200 a year on fuel. (or something).

 

[Al]

But the all important question is, how much does it remap to?!

 

[PhilYerBoots]

Rumours are it may come with the incentive of a year's free subscription to Tree-Huggers weekly....

 

[flakmunky]

I still say that the gov should abolish fuel duty - the sooner all the oil is used up the sooner we will have some real innovation in the motor industry. This sort of car is prolonging the problem - so in that respect its a bit like Nicotine patches...

With my 28mpg I am doing the planet a favour.

 

[coggie]

I'd like to see one drive from London to Barcelona on a single tank...

Does it give you priority over all other road users?