Our Fleet Test Drive: Seat Exeo ST - 7th Report
Date:
21 July 2010
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Author: Rachel Burgess
Dash
Maybe I'm sitting too far back, or suffer from short-arm syndrome, but reaching the Exeo's radio controls is a bit too far of a stretch to be comfortable.
The power/volume knob, for example, is almost entirely out of reach, although there is a steering wheel control to change volume. Not only that, but in a time of bigger displays and luxurious touchscreens, the radio system itself seems antiquated - there's no easy way to scroll through stations and the small digital-display isn't pleasing on the eye. Also, to get to a station of choice involves pressing a hard button numerous times with constant glances necessary to see what you're listening to. There is no mute option, either, a function I'm always a fan of, in case of sirens or other on-road diversions - the scroll-style volume control definitely takes longer to silence sound than a simple mute button would. Slight tweaking in these areas could help take this car, interior-wise, higher up the fleet estate agenda.
Seat Exeo ST 2.0 TDI 143hp | Mileage | 5079 | Claimed combined consumption | 51.4mpg | Our average consumption | 36.8mpg | P11D price | £21,215 | CO2 (tax) | 143g/km CO2 | BIK 20/40% per month | £71/£141 | Service interval | 10,000mls | Insurance | group 24 | Warranty | 3yrs/60,000mls | Boot space (min/max) | 442/1354 litres | Engine size/power | 1968cc/143hp | Top speed/0-62mph | 129mph/9.6secs | Why we’re running it | Seat’s first foray into estate market | Positive | Good value well-specced estate | Negative | Small, essentially an old-generation Audi |
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