SEAT EXEO - Specs

HashSlinging

Specs for the UK Seat EXEO are very good.

Also there will be an estate version.

maidhc

A mere 18 months have gone by since the SEAT Exeo project was announced and, today, production of the vehicle is under way. This record time for the development of a new model was possible thanks to the exploitation of synergies within the Volkswagen Group.

Working around the clock, a total of 1,200 trucks shifted part of the new Exeo facilities from Ingolstadt in Germany to Martorell and the Zona Franca plant in Barcelona in eight weeks. This unique logistical triumph resulted from the perfect coordination among the various departments and external suppliers involved.

:pac:

HashSlinging

tis an amazing feat in itself.

Sean Quagmire

it is a gorgeous car - seat are going slightly more down the audi route with the interior with their new range.

cant wait to see the new leon.

Stevie Dakota

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

it is a gorgeous car - seat are going slightly more down the audi route with the interior with their new range.

Err, that is because it is an Audi interior.

HashSlinging

I agree, there's something that says 406 about the design, but at least it will have a good reputation build quality wise.. and bits wont fall off after 5 years.

alias no.9

maidhc wrote: »

A mere 18 months have gone by since the SEAT Exeo project was announced and, today, production of the vehicle is under way. This record time for the development of a new model was possible thanks to the exploitation of synergies within the Volkswagen Group.

This talk of record time for the development of a new model is marketing bullsh!t to distract from the fact that it is nothing more than warmed up leftovers. It was a quick fix solution to the abject failure of the strategy of launching a series of samey mini MPV's with slightly different rears (altea, toledo and altea XL) by the supposedly sporty brand of Seat. They needed something quick.

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

it is a gorgeous car - seat are going slightly more down the audi route with the interior with their new range.

It looks like an audi because it is an old A4 with lipstick.

Sean Quagmire

What i mean was Seat always tried to put its own design on the interior where VW/Audi are quite similar. This range so far looks closer to Audi's interior look.

It looks like an audi because it is an old A4 with lipstick

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:rolleyes::rolleyes:

maidhc

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

What i mean was Seat always tried to put its own design on the interior where VW/Audi are quite similar. This range so far looks closer to Audi's interior look.

Never!

Sean Quagmire

Cookie_Monster

Coming Home light function

What the feck is that

Stevie Dakota

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

What the feck is that

The car headlights can stay on for a minute after you leave the car so you can see your way to your door.

Sean Quagmire

Handy for when your smashed drunk and cant find the key hole

Cookie_Monster

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

The car headlights can stay on for a minute after you leave the car so you can see your way to your door.

:rolleyes:

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

Handy for when your smashed drunk and cant find the key hole

stj

i think somebody in the design dept. just photoshopped seat badges onto previous gen. a4 suprised it took them 8 weeks

L-M

That or a new Superb. Both fantastic cars. They're what i'd be spending someone elses money on

alias no.9

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

What i mean was Seat always tried to put its own design on the interior where VW/Audi are quite similar. This range so far looks closer to Audi's interior look.

The dashboards in the Mk1 Leon / Mk2 Toledo were lifted (sorry synergistically exploited) from the Mk1 Audi A3, albiet with cheaper plastics and more blanking plates.

b0bsquish

it looks like an old leon with a bit more of a boot?!

HashSlinging

The "new golf" is only a redesign of the old mark 5, yet the chassis remains the same as before.

Theres nothing exactly wrong with this, all the R&D work is done allowing manufacturing to concentrate on a very high quality interior. R&D costs a lot and in these times this is about making the company lean.

Same with the EXEO, the interior is very high quality and the level of standard equipment fantastic, when people are spending 56k plus on a 120bhp A4 I think its quite obvious where the smart money will be going.

maidhc

HashSlinging wrote: »

The "new golf" is only a redesign of the old mark 5, yet the chassis remains the same as before.

Theres nothing exactly wrong with this, all the R&D work is done allowing manufacturing to concentrate on a very high quality interior. R&D costs a lot and in these times this is about making the company lean.

Same with the EXEO, the interior is very high quality and the level of standard equipment fantastic, when people are spending 56k plus on a 120bhp A4 I think its quite obvious where the smart money will be going.

I think there are two problems:

1) It is nice to think "some" engineering went into a new model. Obviously the Golf Mk6 is an exception to this, but the Mk5 was an improvment, and even the new Superb has an interesting looking boot, even if it looks very odd.

2) It devalues Audi as a brand. I bought a 1990 Mercedes 190E recently, I probably wouldn't like the car as much if it was identical in all material respects to a 1999 Renault Megane.

alias no.9

HashSlinging wrote: »

The "new golf" is only a redesign of the old mark 5, yet the chassis remains the same as before.

Theres nothing exactly wrong with this, all the R&D work is done allowing manufacturing to concentrate on a very high quality interior. R&D costs a lot and in these times this is about making the company lean.

Same with the EXEO, the interior is very high quality and the level of standard equipment fantastic, when people are spending 56k plus on a 120bhp A4 I think its quite obvious where the smart money will be going.

To be honest, the smart money would go on a low mileage B6 model A4 from the UK. The Exeo will depreciate like a stone, definitely not the place for smart money.

Bluefoam

maidhc wrote: »

It devalues Audi as a brand.

+ 1

It makes A4 drivers look foolish...

mickdw

Bluefoam wrote: »

+ 1

It makes A4 drivers look foolish...

No I think its will make its drivers look like cheapskates. Even worse than octavia drivers.

Runs for cover.

HashSlinging

I still fail to see this issue, the uk will love this, theres a lot less badge snobbery over there. Maybe the 'session will make people over here wake up.

Why would you buy a second hand Audi with inferior spec, Audi ridicules car buyers into thinking they are getting something special ffs..

56k for a 120bhp A4...4500 for a DVD based sat nav... come on..

HashSlinging

mickdw wrote: »

No I think its will make its drivers look like cheapskates. Even worse than octavia drivers.

Runs for cover.

Oh rich coming from someone who drives a re badged focus... you own a mazda right...

mickdw

HashSlinging wrote: »

56k for a 120bhp A4...4500k for a DVD based sat nav... come on..

56K? Where are you getting this figure? you must be picking every option on the list. I think the 120 bhp A4 is nearer 36k

mickdw

HashSlinging wrote: »

Oh rich coming from someone who drives a re badged focus... you own a mazda right...

Ah no. Audi A5:D

HashSlinging

mickdw wrote: »

Ah no. Audi A5:D

LOL my bad.. Are you protecting your interests by spreading negativity about the exeo !

HashSlinging

mickdw wrote: »

56K? Where are you getting this figure? you must be picking every option on the list. I think the 120 bhp A4 is nearer 36k

That price was quoted in one other thread and with full options to UK spec.

mickdw

HashSlinging wrote: »

LOL my bad.. Are you protecting your interests by spreading negativity about the exeo !

Might be! I think they ruined the car anyway making a SEAT out of it externally. No doubt people will get a good car in the exeo but a slightly used A4 of that model can be had for a serious price reduction.

mickdw

HashSlinging wrote: »

That price was quoted in one other thread and with full options to UK spec.

Im sure you could spend 45k on an exeo if ya went mad on the options too. You cannot be quoting prices based on silly spec levels. The new A4 is good value now. Its only marginally more than a comfortline passat diesel used to be and it now has room in the back too

alias no.9

HashSlinging wrote: »

I still fail to see this issue, the uk will love this, theres a lot less badge snobbery over there. Maybe the 'session will make people over here wake up.

Why would you buy a second hand Audi with inferior spec, Audi ridicules car buyers into thinking they are getting something special ffs..

56k for a 120bhp A4...4500 for a DVD based sat nav... come on..

This will not sell well in the UK. Pitched against a mondeo, it's very short on interior space and has no hatchback option. It's a modern day Daewoo Espero, based on the popular, highly regarded but discontiniued vauxhall cavallier, loaded with equipment and sold as a value for money alternative to the mainstream.

HashSlinging

Yeah I agree, but i think it was a business decision rather than a hand me down, there nothing wrong with that car and it makes sense for a lot of people and sneering isnt very nice..

I like the A5 myself couldnt have a poverty spec entry level 1.8T though. cough cough

HashSlinging

alias no.9 wrote: »

This will not sell well in the UK. Pitched against a mondeo, it's very short on interior space and has no hatchback option. It's a modern day Daewoo Espero, based on the popular, highly regarded but discontiniued vauxhall cavallier, loaded with equipment and sold as a value for money alternative to the mainstream.

How do you know it wont sell well, are you mystic meg..

I dont think its pitched against the Mondeo, probably against the Korean makes/models..

mickdw

HashSlinging wrote: »

Yeah I agree, but i think it was a business decision rather than a hand me down, there nothing wrong with that car and it makes sense for a lot of people and sneering isnt very nice..

I like the A5 myself couldnt have a poverty spec entry level 1.8T though. cough cough

nothing wrong with the 1.8T apart from the absense of quattro. Had a 1.8T Quattro TT previously and the 4 wheel drive was nice.

If the old 1.8T 180bhp & 225bhp was good enough for the TT (It was actually the engine to have. 3.2 was too front heavy and not hugely faster) then the newly designed & improved 1.8Tfsi is a very good engine indeed.

alias no.9

HashSlinging wrote: »

How do you know it wont sell well, are you mystic meg..

Previous examples of spec'd up saloons that aren't quite as big as their mainstream d-segment rivals which mostly sell in hatchback form. Think Mk2 Seat Toledo, Fiat Marea, Daewoo Nuberia, Hyundai Lantra and Elantra.

HashSlinging wrote: »

I dont think its pitched against the Mondeo, probably against the Korean makes/models..

Well all the press to date mention the Mondeo as the prime competitor, some mention others too but most stop at the Mondeo...
Carmagazine
Autoexpress
Autocar
Whatcar
sky

maidhc

alias no.9 wrote: »

Well all the press to date mention the Mondeo as the prime competitor, some mention others too but most stop at the Mondeo...

Well most people wont know what a Kia Magentis is (actually I don't either!)

Terrible for a "premium car" to be competing with far eastern "value for money" stuff. How can a car be one minute a class above the mondeo and the next a class below it? Which PR dept is fooling who?

alias no.9

maidhc wrote: »

Well most people wont know what a Kia Magentis is (actually I don't either!)

Terrible for a "premium car" to be competing with far eastern "value for money" stuff. How can a car be one minute a class above the mondeo and the next a class below it? Which PR dept is fooling who?

vectra

I dont know what you lot are hyped up about it being an A4 in SEAT Guise..
Great car for small money
I cant wait for when my time comes to change .
Currently a 08 Cordoba 1.4 TDiS
Next stop is going to be the 170BHP Exeo :cool:

Badge snobs are pocket foolish

bazz26

I wonder if this car wasn't a previouse generation Audi A4 with the Seat corporate face grafted on to it would some people still be in a hurry to buy one?

Or are Seat cleverly playing the "it's the Audi you can now afford" trump card? Remember the last three generations of it's predecessor, the Toledo, were hardly a sales success for Seat.

HashSlinging

Agreed, and for good reason, but for what it is its still a decent car. The design has softened over a couple of years.. but the previous Toledo MK2 was a relative success. Seat never sold a lot of cars anyway, the stable-mate altea has been a huge success in comparison.

"Terrible for a "premium car" to be competing with far eastern "value for money" stuff. How can a car be one minute a class above the mondeo and the next a class below it? Which PR dept is fooling who?"

There is a big chance that SEAT will have a presence in China, and other "emerging markets" VAG would be crazy not to. It remains to be seen if they will do this. I'm fairly confident this will be excepted further afield and theres no doubt a huge market for this car elsewhere not including badge snob island.

Cookie_Monster

Anyone want to place a bet that the ROI spec will be nowhere near the UK one?:p

One dealer has already said to me (a while ago now) that the 2l petrol will not be available over here:(

2L from £19,500 STG up to £21,340 sounds pretty good, wonder what that translate to over here though

From 22,000 EUR seemingly but who knows where this relates to

Sean Quagmire

Id imagine the 2l diesel would be the prefered choice. The one with the higher BHP would do nicely.

Cookie_Monster

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

Id imagine the 2l diesel would be the prefered choice. The one with the higher BHP would do nicely.

yeah but 170 v 200...

I'd rather petrol aslo

I see a big sales for A4 grilles, bonnets, lights, boot lids :-)

EPM

samih wrote: »

I see a big sales for A4 grilles, bonnets, lights, boot lids :-)

How long before we wind up with diesel Exeo RS4's:D

HashSlinging

Seen one the other day! Black RS4 Avant W/Tinted window, big exhaust system With black soot out the back... I laughed. Sad people in this country.

bazz26

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Anyone want to place a bet that the ROI spec will be nowhere near the UK one?:p

One dealer has already said to me (a while ago now) that the 2l petrol will not be available over here:(

2L from £19,500 STG up to £21,340 sounds pretty good, wonder what that translate to over here though

From 22,000 EUR seemingly but who knows where this relates to

There is limited appeal in buying a 2.0 litre non executive car in this country, even more so given the higher Co2 ratings for VRT and motor tax they suffer. Given the plight distributers/dealers have at the moment in selling anything new it doesn't make sense for them to bring in a car that there simply is little or no demand for. How many 2.0 litre petrol new shape Mondeos or Passats do we see around? And the few that are for sale are heavily discounted to try and shift them.

vectra

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Anyone want to place a bet that the ROI spec will be nowhere near the UK one?:p

One dealer has already said to me (a while ago now) that the 2l petrol will not be available over here:(

2L from £19,500 STG up to £21,340 sounds pretty good, wonder what that translate to over here though

From 22,000 EUR seemingly but who knows where this relates to

Heard they will be around 27k for the 140bhp diesel

Cookie_Monster

vectra wrote: »

Heard they will be around 27k for the 140bhp diesel

:mad:
Aw-boo, stupid VRT

L-M

EPM wrote: »

How long before we wind up with diesel Exeo RS4's:D

Hahaha:rolleyes: