New Seat Leon SC

nichorob · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:26

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/seat-leon-sc-fr-18-tsi-180ps-dsg-first-drive-review

Seat onto a winner here in my opinion, take away the badge and you basically have the new A3. Most importantly is the interior is vastly improved from the old Leon. The 1.8 TSI seems to be a bit of a halfway house though, 4x4 Cupra due to be announced soon. Opinions?

stulid · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:29

Looks very "audi" to me.

peterattheboro · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:31

Can't believe how dull that looks.

The MK1 and MK2 Leon, although made of cheese at least looked interesting.

Buchanan0204 · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:32

I like it. Interiors definitely a big improvement.

Chris1712 · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:33

Looks horribly dated before it's even come out. Smacks of 80's to me, and not in a good way.

nichorob · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:35

peterintheghetto said:
Can't believe how dull that looks.

The MK1 and MK2 Leon, although made of cheese at least looked interesting.

It looks much more VAG.

VAG's platforms seem to be losing their identities slightly and morphing into one.

King4aDay · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:41

Don't see the stylistic appeal really. Crass yet simultaneously dull interior, needlessly pointy yet simultaneously dull exterior.

[TW]Fox · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:42

Looks absolutely miles better than the horrific thing that was the Mk2 Leon, but then frankly the Number 8 bus looked better than that so thats not exactly saying much I guess.

G|mp · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:42

I had a sit in one the other day, lovely interior and vastly improved. I used to drive a Scirroco with work and the interior on the Leon had a similar look/build quality.

When I first saw them I thought they just looked like a bigger Ibiza but they look different enough when they are sat next to eachother. Would like to see the Cupra.

nichorob · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:44

The Cupra will be interesting, should use the same lump as the S3 and quattro as well.

dacads · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:46

hmm doesn't look too good but then again which modern car does

Jez · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:50

peterintheghetto said:
The MK1 and MK2 Leon, although made of cheese at least looked interesting.

I had a new Leon Mk1 in 2005, my brother still (!) drives it, its absolutely bombproof. I don't think bar things I caused myself, it has ever gone wrong in its life. Its only done 145k now, but that's enough to say that I don't think its built at all badly. The interior was all previous gen audi stuff anyway, very solid if pretty boring.

Lashout_UK · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:02

I'd definitely go for a manual one. Looks pretty sharp in the flesh, otherwise.

PAz · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:04

Looks good. Can't wait to see how the Cupra fairs up.

Clarkey · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:11

Not bad, the previous generation Seats were all offensively ugly.

leon4112 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:15

nichorob said:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/first-drives/seat-leon-sc-fr-18-tsi-180ps-dsg-first-drive-review

Seat onto a winner here in my opinion, take away the badge and you basically have the new A3. Most importantly is the interior is vastly improved from the old Leon. The 1.8 TSI seems to be a bit of a halfway house though, 4x4 Cupra due to be announced soon. Opinions?

That looks nothing like the new A3 interior its a lot better than the last Leon interior mind!

G|mp · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:54

Mmmmmm tasty.

Steve_bullockuk · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:57

Love the front of these however it looks dated from the side as said. Best shape is the mk1 in my opinion (not that i'm biased

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cuke2u · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:57

Errr, that A3 interior looks horrible like it something from the past. There is no doubt that Seat have upped the anti from the old Leon tho...

Blackhawk47 · 11 Apr 2013 at 20:09

I think the new A3 interior looks great, quite like the exterior too, though it's definitely grown on me and the xenon lights really finish the front end off nicely. It is expensive though when you start speccing it up.