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SEAT to race a diesel in the British Touring Car Championship

SEAT, the Spanish-based division of the Volkswagen group, started running the Leon TDI in Touring Car competition in mid-2007 and this weekend the hatchback will make its debut in Britain. At this weekend's British Touring Car Championship opener at Brands Hatch, veteran drivers Jason Plato and Darren Turner will run a pair of Leon TDIs. Since joining the BTCC in 2004, SEAT has won 33 out of 120 races and the new diesel-powered 2008 racers will be propelled by 270hp 2.0L engines. In the opening round of the World Touring Car Championship ... Read more →

Seat adds 1.4L TSI engine to their lineup Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen Group's Spanish branch Seat is adding their parent's 125 hp 1.4L TSI engine to some of their models. The León and Altea models will get the direct injected 1.4L four cylinder that ...

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Seat adds 1.4L TSI engine to their lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen Group's Spanish branch Seat is adding their parent's 125 hp 1.4L TSI engine to some of their models. The León and Altea models will get the direct injected 1.4L four cylinder that has been used in various Volkswagen and Audi models. The variant used in the Seats is equipped with a ...

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