SEAT Tarraco

Generations: one generation, two later versions

The Tarraco has 1 generation, from 2019-01-01, stop not measured, body SUV 5-doors, 10 versions. There is no second generation to compare, so “what changed later” is two additions dated 2020-08-01: the 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline and the 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG. Both are AWD, Robotic 7, 245 hp / 180 kW. The 2019 set already covered 150–200 hp, FWD and AWD, Gasoline and Diesel, Manual and Robotic.

The Tarraco has 1 generation, from 2019-01-01, stop not measured, body SUV 5-doors, 10 versions. There is no second generation to compare, so “what changed later” is two additions dated 2020-08-01: the 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline and the 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG. Both are AWD, Robotic 7, 245 hp / 180 kW. The 2019 set already covered 150–200 hp, FWD and AWD, Gasoline and Diesel, Manual and Robotic.

Specs: all 10 versions (distinguish same names by power and fuel)

Every version is named exactly as in the data. Six entries are all called 2.0 DSG; they are not the same car.

Gasoline 1.5 and 2.0 190/245 use Combined injection (direct-distributed). Diesel fuel-system type is not measured. Compression: 10.5 on both 1.5 versions; 11.65 on 2.0 DSG 190 hp Gasoline; 9.6 on 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline; 10 on 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG; 16.2 on 150 hp Diesels and 2.0 MT; 15.5 on 2.0 DSG 190 hp and 200 hp Diesel. Bore × stroke: 74.5 × 85.9 (1.5), 82.5 × 92.8 (1984 Gasoline), 81 × 95.5 (1968 Diesel), 74.5 × 80 (hybrid).

Power per litre (hp / litres): 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG 175.6; 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline 123.5; 2.0 DSG 200 hp Diesel 101.6; 1.5 MT / 1.5 DSG 100.1; 2.0 DSG 190 hp Diesel 96.5; 2.0 DSG 190 hp Gasoline 95.8; all 150 hp Diesels and 2.0 MT 76.2. The hybrid’s figure uses system 245 hp over 1.395 litres of petrol displacement.

Performance and mpg: what the extra power actually buys

1.5 MT vs 1.5 DSG: same 150 hp and 250 Nm. Robotic 7 on 1.5 DSG is 0.2 s quicker to 100 km/h (9.5 vs 9.7) and 2 km/h slower on top speed (199 vs 201). Mixed mpg is measured only on the DSG: 8.1 l/100 km.

Same 150 hp, Gasoline vs Diesel (FWD manuals): 1.5 MT 9.7 s / 201 km/h / 250 Nm vs 2.0 MT 9.8 s / 202 km/h / 340 Nm. The Diesel buys 90 Nm (36% more torque) for 0.1 s more to 100 km/h. Mixed consumption is not measured on either.

AWD tax at 150 hp Diesel: 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel FWD is 10.1 s / 196 km/h at 1728 kg. The AWD twin is 9.8 s / 198 km/h at 1803 kg — 75 kg heavier, 0.3 s quicker, +2 km/h. Mixed mpg is measured only on FWD (6.0 l/100 km), 2.1 l/100 km below 1.5 DSG. That is the only measured economy gap in the catalogue.

190 hp Gasoline vs 190 hp Diesel, both 2.0 DSG AWD: both 8.0 s to 100 km/h. Gasoline 211 km/h and 320 Nm; Diesel 210 km/h and 400 Nm (+80 Nm). Kerb: Gasoline 1773 kg, Diesel 1816 kg (+43 kg). Same 0–100, so the extra torque does not show in that sprint; it shows as 80 Nm.

190 vs 200 hp Diesel 2.0 DSG AWD: +10 hp, same 400 Nm. 8.0 s → 7.8 s (−0.2 s). Top speed both 210 km/h. Kerb 1816 → 1705 kg (−111 kg). The 200 hp car is the lighter of the two Diesels at this power band (8.53 kg/hp vs 9.56).

245 hp Gasoline 2.0 DSG vs 190 hp Gasoline 2.0 DSG: +55 hp, +50 Nm, 8.0 s → 6.2 s (−1.8 s), 211 → 229 km/h (+18). Kerb 1773 → 1698 kg (−75 kg). That is 6.93 kg/hp vs 9.33. The 2020 petrol is the lightest AWD Tarraco in the data.

245 hp Gasoline vs 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG (both 245 hp / 180 kW, both AWD Robotic 7, both from 2020-08): hybrid 400 Nm vs 370 Nm (+30). Sprint 7.5 s vs 6.2 s (hybrid 1.3 s slower). Top speed 205 vs 229 (−24 km/h). Kerb 1793 vs 1698 (+95 kg). Tank 45 vs 58 litres (−13). Mixed mpg and CO2 on the hybrid are not measured; Gasoline 245 has CO2 195, consumption not measured.

200 hp Diesel vs 245 hp Gasoline: Diesel is 1.6 s slower (7.8 vs 6.2), 19 km/h slower (210 vs 229), +30 Nm (400 vs 370), +7 kg kerb (1705 vs 1698). Closest Diesel to the petrol flagship on the clock, still not matching 6.2 s.

Dimensions and weight: payload, tank, clearance

Ground clearance is not measured on any version. Wheels are the same four sizes on all ten. Tank is 58 litres on nine versions and 45 litres on 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG.

Lightest kerb: 1.5 MT 1599 kg. Heaviest: 2.0 DSG 190 hp Diesel 1816 kg (217 kg more). Highest payload: 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline 742 kg (gross 2440 is also the highest). Lowest payload: FWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel 542 kg. Lowest gross: 1.5 DSG 2180 kg. Heaviest kg/hp: AWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel 12.02. Lightest kg/hp: 245 hp Gasoline 6.93.

FWD vs AWD at 150 hp Diesel Robotic: +75 kg kerb, +140 kg gross, +65 kg payload on AWD (607 vs 542). Manual Diesel 2.0 MT sits between them on kerb (1687) with 603 kg payload.

Which version to choose

If you want the lowest mass and a Manual: 1.5 MT — 1599 kg, 150 hp, 250 Nm, FWD, 9.7 s, 201 km/h. Consumption not measured. It is 12 kg lighter than 1.5 DSG and 88 kg lighter than 2.0 MT.

If you want the same 1.5 Gasoline with Robotic 7: 1.5 DSG — 9.5 s (0.2 s quicker than the Manual), 199 km/h, mixed 8.1 l/100 km (the only measured Gasoline mpg). Payload 569 kg is 52 kg below the Manual.

If you want Diesel torque with a Manual and FWD: 2.0 MT — 340 Nm vs 250 on the 1.5s (+90), 9.8 s, 202 km/h, 1687 kg. Sprint is 0.1 s slower than 1.5 MT despite the extra torque.

If you want the only measured Diesel mpg: FWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel — 6.0 l/100 km mixed, 10.1 s, 196 km/h, 1728 kg. Slowest 0–100 and lowest top speed in the line. Versus 1.5 DSG, mixed use is 2.1 l/100 km lower; versus 2.0 MT, you lose 0.3 s and 6 km/h for Robotic 7 and the mpg figure.

If you need AWD at 150 hp: AWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel — same 340 Nm as the FWD Diesel DSG, 9.8 s (matches 2.0 MT), 198 km/h, 1803 kg. Mixed mpg not measured. You pay 75 kg versus the FWD DSG Diesel for AWD.

If you want 8.0 s and AWD without going to 245 hp: pick fuel. 2.0 DSG 190 hp Gasoline: 320 Nm, 211 km/h, 1773 kg. 2.0 DSG 190 hp Diesel: 400 Nm, 210 km/h, 1816 kg. Same sprint; Diesel +80 Nm and +43 kg.

If you want the strongest Diesel: 2.0 DSG 200 hp Diesel — 200 hp, 400 Nm, 7.8 s, 210 km/h, 1705 kg. Versus 190 hp Diesel: +10 hp, −0.2 s, −111 kg, same 210 km/h and 400 Nm. Versus 245 hp Gasoline: −45 hp, +1.6 s, −19 km/h, +7 kg.

If you want the fastest Tarraco in the data: 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline (from 2020-08) — 6.2 s, 229 km/h, 370 Nm, 1698 kg, payload 742 kg, CO2 195, consumption not measured. Versus 190 hp Gasoline: +55 hp, −1.8 s, +18 km/h, −75 kg.

If you want 245 hp as Plug-in: 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG (from 2020-08) — 245 hp, 400 Nm, 7.5 s, 205 km/h, 1793 kg, 45-litre tank, mixed mpg not measured. Versus the 245 hp Gasoline: +30 Nm, +1.3 s, −24 km/h, +95 kg, −13 litres tank. System specific output 175.6 hp/l is the highest; the sprint is not.

Problems / reliability: the data does not include failure rates, recalls, or ownership faults. Those topics are not measured here.

Short map: lightest FWD Gasoline Manual — 1.5 MT. Measured Gasoline mpg — 1.5 DSG. Diesel Manual — 2.0 MT. Measured Diesel mpg — FWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp. AWD without extra power — AWD 2.0 DSG 150 hp Diesel. Matched 8.0 s AWD — 2.0 DSG 190 hp Gasoline or 190 hp Diesel. Strongest Diesel — 2.0 DSG 200 hp. Fastest — 2.0 DSG 245 hp Gasoline. Plug-in 245 hp — 1.4 e-Hybrid DSG. There is no second generation to wait for.