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SEAT
Exeo
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Overview
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Manufacturer
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SEAT
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Production
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December
2008–2013
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Assembly
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Martorell,
Spain
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Body and
chassis
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Class
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Compact
executive car
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Body style
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4-door
saloon
5-door
estate
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Layout
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Front-engine,
front-wheel-drive
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Platform
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Volkswagen
Group B7
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Related
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Audi
A4 (B7)
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Powertrain
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Engine
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petrol engines:
1.6
L I4
1.8
L I4 16v TSI
1.8
L I4 20v Turbo
1.8
L I4 16v TSI
2.0
L I4 16v TSI
diesel engines:
2.0
L I4 16v TDI CR
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Transmission
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6-speed
manual
6/7-speed
LuK multitronic CVT
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Dimensions
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Wheelbase
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2,642
mm (104.0 in)
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Length
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4,661
mm (183.5 in) (saloon)
4,666
mm (183.7 in) (estate)
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Width
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1,772
mm (69.8 in)
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Height
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1,430
mm (56.3 in) (saloon)
1,454
mm (57.2 in) (estate)
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Curb weight
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1,310–1,455
kg (2,888–3,208 lb)
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Chronology
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Predecessor
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SEAT
132
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Successor
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SEAT
Toledo
SEAT
León ST
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The SEAT Exeo (pronounced 'ex-AY-o') was a compact executive car, and flagship model, built by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT, subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
Previously codenamed Bolero (though not to be confused with SEAT's earlier concept car bearing the same name) and internally designated Typ3R, the name Exeo derives from the Latin word exire, meaning "to go beyond", breaking SEAT's recent tradition to name its cars after Spanish cities. This car was made available in four-door saloon or five-door estate styles only.
Production of the Exeo ended in 2013, and it was replaced by SEAT Toledo for the saloon, and the SEAT León ST for the estate.
Overview
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The Exeo is a D-segment model which is built on the Volkswagen Group B7 (PL46) platform. It is essentially are badged Audi A4 B7 generation, with styling changes to the front and rear by way of unique bonnet, front wings, boot lid, doors and exterior door mirrors. It incorporates interior trim from the A4 Cabriolet, and extensively uses A4 B6 and B7 interior equipment and electrical components. To this purpose, the entire Audi A4 B7 production and assembly lines from Ingolstadt were dismantled and installed in Volkswagen Group's related SEAT factory in Martorell, Spain.
The Exeo was officially revealed at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and at launch, it was confirmed to be available in just one car body style, as a four-door five-seat saloon (Typ 3R5). However, from August 2009, it also available as a five-door five-seat estate, called Exeo ST (Typ 3R9). ST is an abbreviation for Sport Tourer.
It became available for purchase in Western Europe in early 2009, with a model lineup which initially included three petrol engines and two diesel engines, with a third lower-powered 88 kilowatts (120 PS; 118 bhp) diesel engine being added from September 2009.
In 2010 three new petrol engines entered production, these were the 1.8 TFSI 88 kilowatts (120 PS; 118 bhp), the 1.8 TFSI 118 kilowatts (160 PS; 158 bhp) and the 2.0 TFSI 155 kilowatts (211 PS; 208 bhp).
It is available with three different trim levels: Reference, Stylance and Sport.
Awards
- Golden Steering Wheel 2009 award in Switzerland in the upper medium sedan category
- Company Car 2009 in Germany, for the SEAT Exeo ST
- Car of the Year 2010 in Finland, by the Finnish magazine Tuulilasi
- Novelty of the Year 2009 in Catalonia
Powertrain
Due to the Exeo being derived from the Audi B7 A4, it shares the same fundamental powertrain layout. It has engines mounted at the front, and they are oriented longitudinally, i.e.: "north-south", rather than the "east-west" transverse engine layout used in the remainder of the SEAT range. The gearboxes are of a transaxle type (containing the gearbox, along with the front final drive and differential), and are also mounted longitudinally at the rear of the engine. For the 1.8 litre 20 valve Turbo petrol engine, one side-mounted intercooler (SMIC) is fitted to the lower front left of the car, below the left headlamp. For the 2.0 TSI petrol, along with the 105 and 125 kilowatts (143 and 170 PS; 141 and 168 bhp) and 2.0 litre Turbocharged Direct Injection diesel engines, these utilise two SMICs, one below the left and right headlamps. All diesel engine variants are common rail (CR) Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) engines and includes an exhaust catalytic converter along with a diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Transmission options initially included only a six-speed manual gearbox. Shortly after launch, the LuK-originated multitronic continuously variable transmission (CVT), with selectable six- or seven-speeds, became available on models equipped with the 2.0 TSI petrol and 2.0 TDI diesel engines. Distribution of the engine torque to the driven roadwheels is only via the front wheels, and there is not a four-wheel drive offering - which the Audi A4 utilised as an option in its 'trademark' quattro (four wheel drive system).
Engine specifications
All available internal combustion engines are inline-four-cylinder four-stroke designs and are based on existing units capable to be fitted longitudinally in the Exeo's PL46 platform and have also been used in other marques of the Volkswagen Group. They all comply with the European Euro 5 emissions standard, and offer the following performance statistics (for the saloon version in standard configuration):|
Engine
design |
Displacement, valvetrain,
fuel system |
ID code
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Max. motive power
at rpm |
Max. torque
at rpm |
0–100 km/h (0–62 mph)
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Top
speed km/h (mph) |
CO2
(g/100 km) |
Prod.
dates |
Trim level (saloon)
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Reference
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Stylance
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Sport
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Petrol engines
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1.6 SRE
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1595 cc, 8v SOHC
multi-point fuel injection |
ALZ
(EA113) |
75 kW (102 PS; 101 bhp)
at 5,600 rpm |
148 Nm (109 lbft)
at 3,800 rpm |
12.6
sec. |
190 (118.1)
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179
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03/2009–
present |
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1.8 SRE T
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1781 cc, 20v DOHC
Turbocharged multi-point fuel injection |
CFMA
(EA113) |
110 kW (150 PS;
148 bhp)
at 5,700 rpm |
220 Nm (162 lbft)
at 1,800 rpm |
9.3
sec. |
217 (134.8)
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184
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12/2008–
05/2010 |
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1.8 TSI
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1798 cc, 16v DOHC
Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection |
CDH
(EA888) |
88 kW (120 PS;
118 bhp)
at 4,000-6,200 rpm |
230 Nm (170 lbft)
at 1,500-3,650 rpm |
10.7
sec. |
202 (125.5)
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166
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09/2010–
present |
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1.8 TSI
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1798 cc, 16v DOHC
Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection |
CDH
(EA888) |
118 kW (160 PS;
158 bhp)
at 4,500-6,200 rpm |
250 Nm (184 lbft)
at 1,500-4,500 rpm |
8.6
sec. |
225 (139.8)
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166
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05/2010–
present |
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2.0 TSI
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1984 cc, 16v DOHC
Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection |
BWE
(EA113) |
147 kW (200 PS;
197 bhp)
at 6,000 rpm |
280 Nm (207 lbft)
at 1,800-5,000 rpm |
7.3
sec. |
241 (149.8)
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179
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03/2009–
present |
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2.0 TSI
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1984 cc, 16v DOHC
Turbocharged Fuel Stratified Injection |
CDN
(EA888) |
155 kW (211 PS;
208 bhp)
at 4,300-6,000 rpm |
320 Nm (236 lbft)
at 1,500-4,600 rpm |
7.1
sec. |
244 (151.6)
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159
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05/2010–
present |
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Diesel engines
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2.0 TDI CR
+ DPF |
1968 cc, 16v DOHC
common rail |
CAGC
(EA827) |
88 kW (120 PS; 118 bhp)
at 4,000 rpm |
290 Nm (214 lbft)
at 1,750-2,500 rpm |
10.5
sec. |
204 (126.8)
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139
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09/2009–
present |
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2.0 TDI CR
+ DPF |
1968 cc, 16v DOHC
common rail |
CAGA
(EA827) |
105 kW (143 PS;
141 bhp)
at 4,200 rpm |
320 Nm (236 lbft)
at 1,750-2,500 rpm |
9.2
sec. |
214 (133.0)
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143
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12/2008–
present |
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2.0 TDI CR
+ DPF |
1968 cc, 16v DOHC
common rail |
CAHA
(EA827) |
125 kW (170 PS;
168 bhp)
at 4,200 rpm |
350 Nm (258 lbft)
at 1,750-2,500 rpm |
8.4
sec. |
229 (142.3)
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153
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02/2009–
present |
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Other features
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| SEAT Exeo ST, front view |
The Exeo also features the same multi-link fully independent front and rear suspension as used on the Audi A4, again with light-weight cast aluminium alloyfront suspension arms and virtual steering-axis uprights. All models are equipped with ZF-supplied power steering, with some models having speed-sensitive 'servotronic' variable assistance.
Disc brakes are fitted front and rear, with the radially ventilated fronts ranging in diameter from 280 millimetres (11.0 in) by 22 millimetres (0.87 in) thick, to 320 millimetres (12.6 in) by 30 millimetres (1.18 in). At the rear are solid (un-ventilated) discs ranging from 245 millimetres (9.6 in) by 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 288 millimetres (11.3 in) by 12 millimetres (0.47 in). All discs, front and rear, utilise a single-piston sliding brake caliper.
Chassis electronics feature as standard the Bosch ESP 8.0 Electronic Stability Programme, which also includes Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), and emergency Brake Assist (BA). This ESP system also includes Anti Slip Regulation (ASR - or traction control), and Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) traction aids.
Roadwheel options vary from a basic 7Jx16 steel wheel with plastic wheel covers, to a number of variants of alloy wheels, from 16" to 18" in diameter.
Conventional halogen dual-bulb (H7 dip and H1 main) headlamps are standard, with self-leveling single-source Bi-Xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights available as an option.
Luggage capacity in the saloon variant, measured according to the VDA 'block' method, is 460 litres (16.2 cu ft). On the other hand in the estate Exeo ST variant the boot size starts from 442 litres (15.6 cu ft) (or 564 litres (19.9 cu ft) when loaded up to roof) and after folding rear seats it rises to 882 litres (31.1 cu ft) (or 1,354 litres (47.8 cu ft) when loaded up to roof with rear seats down).
Sales and production figures
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| SEAT Exeo ST, rear view |
In the year 2009, the total annual retail sales number of SEAT Exeo cars was 21,013 vehicles (12,837 units for the Exeo and 8,176 for the Exeo ST version), while the annual production came up to 22,981 cars made in SEAT's Martorell plant.
The total production per year of SEAT Exeo and Exeo ST cars is shown in the following table:
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Model
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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SEAT Exeo
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348
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13,952
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SEAT Exeo ST
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21
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9,029
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Total annual production
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369
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22,981
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23,108
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19,559
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10,854
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