Having covered just under a couple of thousand miles across England and France in the space of a month in the Leon, I’ve had plenty of time to play with the eco settings.
There’s a noticeable difference in power delivery when you switch from eco mode to normal, with the latter being a more rewarding driving experience, and the former for delivering fuel savings when you’re not in a rush as well as a sense of moral well-being.
It basically feels like switching from the smaller 110hp diesel in lesser Leons than our X-perience model, back to the 184hp when you take it out of the eco set-up. Deciding between economy and power is a fluid arrangemen
| Mileage 4172 miles | |
| Official consumption 57.6mpg | |
| Our average consumption | 38.8mpg |
| Forecast/actual CPM | 64.9p/68.5p |
| P11D price | £30,030 |
| Model price range (X-perience) | £24,385 – £28,870 |
| Residual value | 29.1% |
| Depreciation | £20,440 |
| Fuel cost | £5519 |
| SMR cost | £2543 |
| VED | £220 |
| CO2 tax (tax) 129g/km (23%) | |
| BIK 20/40% per month | £115/£310 |
