That bland looking is the key to be the best selling car in Europe for a long, long time, since is targeted to a wider range of clients. VW knows pretty well what is doing, and since the Golf is not the cheapest alternative, they target a older and wealthier clients, and the numbers have been giving them the reason. But yes, this Leon looks better (but for me the old one looked better), even in the interior, and is going to be cheaper, so is definitely going to sell tons of cars, specially in Spain.
The moment you are the first one to vote which car looks better and you change it by 100%. Never believed that I would be the one to get that chance. I thank all of you for always believing in me and a special thanks to my family and friends. They always believed in me being able to fulfill my dreams.
Sadly....that same thing happened to me too, several minutes after you. I fear therefore...that you are NOT the chosen one......I'm sorry to give you this bad news.
You watch it because you are interested in all the new cars y'all with all these why am I watching this it's just because you are interested in the new car
But don’t you like your rear fog lamps coming on randomly? ;-). How long before they go back to the push/pull rotary switch after people keep turning the heated rear window on by mistake as unlike the new Golf this set of switches is out of the drivers eyeline?
Challenge, get in the car on a cold frosty morning and see how long it takes to turn on the heated windscreen, the rear heated windscreen, the heated seats and switch from media to radio, before taking it out of Sport / Cupra mode and putting it in comfort I can do that in 10 or so seconds in my current car as it has dedicated switches. I am guessing around 2 minutes in these new all integrated touch screen things.
@@L8ugh1ngm8n1 I have the Leon Plug in Hybrid... So you have to wait 5-10s until the system is up, then like 45s until i changed everything. I could also use my smartphone to preheat the vehicle and defrost the windows before i get in, then i sign in with my profile, so car is in comfort/individual and have set my audio source, ambient light etc... In my case spotify over Android Auto wireless. It is not all that bad when you adopted this system and used it for a while, in the beginning it is a bit confusing. Android auto wireless is so genius, put your smartphone in the wireless charger and after 10s the smartphone is connected ready to start with google maps and spotify, simple and it works. You can put your seat heating on with 2 finger on the climate slider and steering wheel heating with a button. Also i dont get why all people hate these sliders, dont fucking slide just tap on the cold/warm side and it will change in 0,5° steps everything else in the climate is auto. i didnt had to change it since i have this car. The audio you have on the wheel with a rotary nop and buttons to skip or change stations, so no complaints either. The only thing wich is a bit frustrating is to change the driving modes, wich i rarely do and to change from electric into hybrid mode. For these two features there should be shortcut button.
Manufactures are turning cars into mobile computers, I hate this trend, I imagine not too far down the road many of these cars features will fail and be too expensive to repair. For instance the door lock modules on VW Mk4 when they go out it's a major PITA to fix and not cheap (that's just a old example of electronic failure). Wonder how much that tail light will cost on this Seat Leon, probably a few dollars more than a light bulb same for those LED headlights...will they last the life of the car? Removing the buttons/controls for touch sensitive switches is ok as long as the car isn't moving...oh wait moving is what cars do. Headlight (bulbs) used to cost around $10 now what's that LED headlight going to cost when it fails AFTER warranty $1000-2000 each?
Well said. I'm still looking at Brera's interior and think it's better than most of the new cars with those lovely indicators above the screen. If I wanted an ipod I'd buy one. I just want a real car. And of course I hate all those lane keeping assist and sign recognition features. ABS and ESP are enough. I am the driver, not the car's software.
I think it's a safety hazard. With a dial that provides haptic feedback, I can use the systems almost blindly once I know it and know where I am in the menus. With a touchscreen I need to coordinate hand and eyes and can't look onto traffic. Not to mention that the touch buttons in VW are not very responsive
Saves money. But I hate it too. Look at the Tesla, one screen and nothing else. If they have to design an entire dash with all the usual button and dials it will cost a fortune.
@@lettuceatter_9956 If you think about it the fact that a brand is national or not does not guarantee the spaniards will buy or will have in mind more Seat cars than other cars. But when a car brand starts doing things right, the quality raises hence they'll get more sales. You can see Mazda in the last year has made huge steps in sales, and if you at least understand something (not much is required) is that quality and in general a "good" car takes time.
@@BodhiLF right but my point is that a national brand motivates people from that country to buy it plus theres the price, usually govermments want national brands to creat jobs and when they do that they get incentives such as lower taxes and so on, things that are attractive to the costomer, thats one of the reasons why many companies get big, of course theres the quality side to it, but when youre a native car brand in one of the biggest markets in Europe with decent quality and an overall good price of course your going to grow not only in popularity but also in size, thats what i was trying to say
Think that's the same in any Android auto set up. There is a plus. Your phone gets charged when using. If your phone is using GPS and Bluetooth the battery will drop fast!
Had my mk3 for a couple of years, been a perfect car, love the looks and very cheap to run, and being the 1.4tsi also fun to drive, will definitely go for Seat again and glad to say I like the look of the new mk4, inside is a big improvement.👍
I still miss my mk 11 Leon 2.0 tdi sport, not a single problem in 8 years of ownership, still had the original discs and pads at 55k miles and the original Bridgstone tyres lasted 30k miles.
@Jack njones Its not the maintenance costs I worry about - its the far too high purchase price for this type of cars I'm not willing to pay, waste of money...
The exterior looks amazing but the interior just feels thrown together last minute just like in the golf. What happened to the built in screen like in the old version
toaster even if they look better they are actually not that good. When they sit on top of your dash they are in your field of view. If you take the new Audis for example, like the A6,7,8, Q8. There you have to look always away from the street to look where you touch with your fingers.... In the Leon for example you can even see what happens on the street, even when you look at the screen.
250Bhp hybrid that's weaker and no doubt heavier than the current 300Bhp version you can buy with the full fat 2.5ltr petrol (300+BHP) being reserved for what is currently consider the limited edition R versions.
I don't even live in the UK, but I still have the Carwow app to read the reviews. Might seem trivial, but I live in Australia and need any little glimmer of fun after the summer we had.
This car looks great both interior nd exterior i saw it while ago before it was reviewed nd instantly it became the only car to make me consider buying a hot hatch
It’s a cool car and if I had the change to own one, I would, but I still think the golf looks better. It’s like Matt said in a previous video, the Siat is boringly perfect on the inside. Whereas the golf has more of a wow factor and excitement to it. And I mean it’s a golf
got a 2006 leon 1.9 tdi engine sounds a little rough on tickover but its got a stage 1 map and is a great car pulls really well handles well a cracking car
In Germany there is a word called " verschlimmbessern ". It means you change something that was good before and make it worse. I think this happened with the new Golf, the Seat Leon and also will happen with the new Audi A3. All those cars share the same evolved platform which changed their proportions unfortunately. The Leon had a really nice and dynamic looking side profile before. Now they added 4,5 cm more frontal overhang ( same with Golf and Audi ) and the nose is way too long suddenly. I thought the front end of the current model was the best looking one amongst competitors ...
Old shape luks better. If old shape slightly bigger Seat Leon had all the new features inc engine and led lights would be perfect car for its category.
The rear is a bit too round somehow. Makes it look even higher from the ground than it already is. Otherwise nice but the I like a bit more aggressive styling on the old one a bit more.
I am not sure whether we can say that it has to look similar to Golf, because it is built on a same platform. In the past, Volkswagen Group has used the same platform for very different cars.
Never thought I would ever consider a SEAT, but this car has me. Stylish yet practical, emotional yet solid, attractive yet affordable (probably). Well played SEAT, you‘re the new toy to buy in the Volkswagen world.
I have the current Leon in the FR variant and for me I can’t get away with the new model. I like the current one for it’s more angular and sporty design but this new model seems to have lost that a little.
Extra bright lights are a real pain at night,coming towards you they virtually blind you which isn’t nice, if they’re auto dipping then fine because some drivers just don’t bother.
The last question I haven’t found an answer yet: does it have a torsion beam in all trims? or a multi-link rear suspension with more powerful (more than 150hp) versions similar to Octavia? Talking about styling it reminds me first gen. Mazda 3 which I owned years ago.
Deleting functional psychical buttons and adding that ugly tablet there does not seem a step forward for me honestly. I still like the mk3 interior more, and if we talk about the external design mk3 eats the mk4 everyday.
I think that's my biggest gripe with Seats, they just look so generic. They're like tesco own brand hatchbacks. Perfectly good cars, but they just look like an amalgamation of every other manafacturer
Seat, Peugeot, Renault, KIA... All of them makes such gorgeous cars now... I truly do believe that VW is actively trying to kill the Golf so the ID.3 can take its place, and theyre killing with the Leon and ID.3... (which will happen in 2026 anyways when mk8 golf ends production, they just want it to be more of a natural change in the line up by having the golf sell less.)
I said this when the golf 8 dropped. The problem is Peugeot went minimalist. And got criticised for it. VW went away with the physical buttons and although I know people will hate that. I can bet the reviews wo t be harsh on it. I think Peugeot tend to be early to something new where people are not ready for the changes going forward. When Mercedes dropped their new dashboard. People began to accept it. It’s partly badge snobbery and bias. Strangely enough. I’ve just dropped my seat Leon FR for a Peugeot 308 two weeks ago. This Leon is better than the one I had. Actually it’s probably better all round than my 308. But no manual in the 190hp leaves me feeling very satisfied (that I can’t want it having just had a new car)
@@theplug4981 the steering wheel has the exact same shape and the airconditioning has the same position. Put in the ambient led lighting as well and you have a 2008. And do not forget peugeot used ro work with bmw up until very recently
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Imagine how the Cupra version will look like. The Golf looks totally bland in comparison.
Imagine saying the Golf looks bland for 40 years. That's the way it's always been and continues to be.
That bland looking is the key to be the best selling car in Europe for a long, long time, since is targeted to a wider range of clients. VW knows pretty well what is doing, and since the Golf is not the cheapest alternative, they target a older and wealthier clients, and the numbers have been giving them the reason.
But yes, this Leon looks better (but for me the old one looked better), even in the interior, and is going to be cheaper, so is definitely going to sell tons of cars, specially in Spain.
This car looks bland too. Looks like a Focus or an i30.
At least the golf looks like a golf, this thing looks like it doesn't know what it is.
But probs the interior better quality in the Golf
Seat is a good brand. driving my leon since 2013, no problems and still nice
Seat and Skoda any day over Golf.. Nicer, cheaper and
bigger
Wish I could say the same. My clutch broke after 5 months and 4k miles on a brand new car and I had to pay over £1000 to have it fixes
Had old Seat let us down, despite ıts milage and Age,my wıfe stıll drıves the old car
@@TJ-eo2qf guarantee?
Been driving SEAT cars since 2003. All 7 cars have never let me down.
The moment you are the first one to vote which car looks better and you change it by 100%. Never believed that I would be the one to get that chance. I thank all of you for always believing in me and a special thanks to my family and friends. They always believed in me being able to fulfill my dreams.
The pure sarcasm here is worth a heart.
Sadly....that same thing happened to me too, several minutes after you. I fear therefore...that you are NOT the chosen one......I'm sorry to give you this bad news.
@@drawwithdan5821 well done you on ruining someone's day
I knew you could do it, never give up on your dreams!
Well, unfortunately everyone else who clicked on the video within 50 seconds of its release had the same privelege.
The new Leon badge reminds me of that “carrera” logo on Porsche’s. Also, they’re missing the ó in León.
Gerardo Salas they officially changed the name from León to Leon sometime last year iirc.
Why am I even watching this, I can't even afford a bicycle 😞😞😂
Younes BENOSMAN too much “even”, you can still modify it by just removing the first one, nice try tough 👍
@@karzem1 l'anglais n'est pas la langue que je maîtrise le plus, لكن شكرا على الملاحظة 😇😇
Because you dream about it but who knows, one day you will have yours. Just remember that most of us had not even a bycicle.
Loser
You watch it because you are interested in all the new cars y'all with all these why am I watching this it's just because you are interested in the new car
1:06 i like how they demonstrate how half the time a touch button is pressed it doesn’t respond the way it should
Its because the ones hes pressing are not buttons the ones below them are.
But don’t you like your rear fog lamps coming on randomly? ;-). How long before they go back to the push/pull rotary switch after people keep turning the heated rear window on by mistake as unlike the new Golf this set of switches is out of the drivers eyeline?
Challenge, get in the car on a cold frosty morning and see how long it takes to turn on the heated windscreen, the rear heated windscreen, the heated seats and switch from media to radio, before taking it out of Sport / Cupra mode and putting it in comfort I can do that in 10 or so seconds in my current car as it has dedicated switches. I am guessing around 2 minutes in these new all integrated touch screen things.
@@L8ugh1ngm8n1 I have the Leon Plug in Hybrid... So you have to wait 5-10s until the system is up, then like 45s until i changed everything. I could also use my smartphone to preheat the vehicle and defrost the windows before i get in, then i sign in with my profile, so car is in comfort/individual and have set my audio source, ambient light etc... In my case spotify over Android Auto wireless. It is not all that bad when you adopted this system and used it for a while, in the beginning it is a bit confusing. Android auto wireless is so genius, put your smartphone in the wireless charger and after 10s the smartphone is connected ready to start with google maps and spotify, simple and it works.
You can put your seat heating on with 2 finger on the climate slider and steering wheel heating with a button. Also i dont get why all people hate these sliders, dont fucking slide just tap on the cold/warm side and it will change in 0,5° steps everything else in the climate is auto. i didnt had to change it since i have this car. The audio you have on the wheel with a rotary nop and buttons to skip or change stations, so no complaints either.
The only thing wich is a bit frustrating is to change the driving modes, wich i rarely do and to change from electric into hybrid mode. For these two features there should be shortcut button.
I wish VW still made the Scirocco R..😔
imagine scirroco R 4WD with a 2.5 liter 5 or 6 cylinders
it would be a dream
That thing looks like someone stepped on a golf
@@JC-nq9fb sporty cars should look flat anyways, that means lower center of gravity
Me too, i had one and still mis it. I wish i didnt sell it to get the Golf 7 GTI clubsport... Its a nice car but the scirocco looked better...
Yessssss please
I own the 1M, 1.8 20V Seat Leon. I can't leave it, I love it!
I thought it was a focus for a sec.
Agreed
same
Me too! not a bad thing tho.
Ford + Mazda = this beauty
Same here
I can't wait for the Cupra model. Damn I wish the Seat Cupras came to the U.S!
when you put Focus,I30,Mazda 3 into a mixer and result is new Léon 😂 (still far better than new golf)
Alican KIRICI could see the New mazda 3 straight away .
@J B nah problem with the megane is that its french.
@@hoen2009 and what exactly is wrong with French cars? I smell some badge snobbery here.
@J B the megane as a awful interior.
I see Focus, Astra, Mazda and some Subaru Impreza
It's about time Seat updated the LEON, I like it, so happy they have a hybrid version too.
The Cupra version of this will be 🔥, thanks for keeping us updated, great video like always.
tee -hee It will not be a Seat, it will be a Cupra Leon
@@eyeeyeoh yep and guess who own cupra? Seat. So yes. It will still be a seat. They are thinking of changing the whole company name to cupra though
The powertrim will be Plug-in hybrid with 250HP instead of the OLD ONE WITH 300HP.
@@henjoh69 that's not true, they are talking about using a new 2.5tsi 5cylinder
MERCADONO Oh for real? Then read this article www.motor1.com/news/373200/2021-cupra-leon-rendering/ and scroll down to the powertrim section
The exterior is amazing, but i really dislike that they removed all buttons from the car. Making everything touch is the cancer of cars.
Manufactures are turning cars into mobile computers, I hate this trend, I imagine not too far down the road many of these cars features will fail and be too expensive to repair. For instance the door lock modules on VW Mk4 when they go out it's a major PITA to fix and not cheap (that's just a old example of electronic failure). Wonder how much that tail light will cost on this Seat Leon, probably a few dollars more than a light bulb same for those LED headlights...will they last the life of the car? Removing the buttons/controls for touch sensitive switches is ok as long as the car isn't moving...oh wait moving is what cars do. Headlight (bulbs) used to cost around $10 now what's that LED headlight going to cost when it fails AFTER warranty $1000-2000 each?
Well said. I'm still looking at Brera's interior and think it's better than most of the new cars with those lovely indicators above the screen. If I wanted an ipod I'd buy one. I just want a real car. And of course I hate all those lane keeping assist and sign recognition features. ABS and ESP are enough. I am the driver, not the car's software.
I think it's a safety hazard. With a dial that provides haptic feedback, I can use the systems almost blindly once I know it and know where I am in the menus. With a touchscreen I need to coordinate hand and eyes and can't look onto traffic. Not to mention that the touch buttons in VW are not very responsive
Knobs will be missed but voice commands are improved so perhaps it'll be a matter of getting used to.
Saves money. But I hate it too. Look at the Tesla, one screen and nothing else. If they have to design an entire dash with all the usual button and dials it will cost a fortune.
This looks much, much nicer than the new Golf!
Golf 8 is totally rubbish considering the front!
Looks like copycat of genesis..
The Scirocco R looks much better
@@mhdfrb9971 and the Scirocco is an olddd platform... and still looks the best of them all...
They have RUINED the new golf. Looks like some kind of melted mess 🤢
Vw Golf:Who are you?
Seat Leon:Im you,but stronger
I find the exterior much nicer than Golf 🙂
VW and Golf have always been a bit stiff and "German" in their design. Seat has a smoother and more sensual design language, closer to Alfa Romeo.
Sam Bab- SVD
Lol even an Audi A2 has a better exterior than the new Golf
Golfs are just boring af
Not that rear. Lol. To me it look too similar with the new focus or Mazda 3.
I'd describe the new Golfs as _bland_ 🙃
Never thought seat would have such good cars
Actually they do. In Spain it is a really appreciate car brand, specially for it's quality and the price the bring in the car industry.
@@BodhiLF and also you can see people with seat of 30 and 40 years old sometimes.
@@BodhiLF no its just cause its a national brand lol
@@lettuceatter_9956 If you think about it the fact that a brand is national or not does not guarantee the spaniards will buy or will have in mind more Seat cars than other cars. But when a car brand starts doing things right, the quality raises hence they'll get more sales. You can see Mazda in the last year has made huge steps in sales, and if you at least understand something (not much is required) is that quality and in general a "good" car takes time.
@@BodhiLF right but my point is that a national brand motivates people from that country to buy it plus theres the price, usually govermments want national brands to creat jobs and when they do that they get incentives such as lower taxes and so on, things that are attractive to the costomer, thats one of the reasons why many companies get big, of course theres the quality side to it, but when youre a native car brand in one of the biggest markets in Europe with decent quality and an overall good price of course your going to grow not only in popularity but also in size, thats what i was trying to say
I'll choose this one over the new golf
Yep, the new headlights on the new Golf are absolutely horrendous in my opinion
Looking forward to the cupra version
Youre stil buying a car from VW
@@keinname1192 And?
@@ZikoMario just a funny fact
“If you’re an android user like me, you’ll still have to use a cable... gah damnit” Hahahaha 2:10
Think that's the same in any Android auto set up. There is a plus. Your phone gets charged when using. If your phone is using GPS and Bluetooth the battery will drop fast!
@@paultasker7788 There's no plus, cause the car also has wireless charging. Just face it, it sucks!
Drag race against golf
Yes.
They'll have the same engines and transmissions and will also weigh about the same.
@@JGreen444 that way we can see wich one has better aerodynamics
@@gonzalogil5604 I think the answer is easy
@@KrusssH is it?? Wich one do you think??
Looks great but I just hope the Cupra hatchback will finally have AWD
Cant see it othwrwise no one would get the golf r lol
Since 2017 it always had 4drive cupra hatchback but only in the 300hp version
@@davidbalajti708 well my 300bph one hasnt lol the ST has the option unless its just europe that doesnt have it witch is possible
I don't know... I feel like the previous generation was better looking, Same for the golf. It's still beautiful! But the previous is better
Had my mk3 for a couple of years, been a perfect car, love the looks and very cheap to run, and being the 1.4tsi also fun to drive, will definitely go for Seat again and glad to say I like the look of the new mk4, inside is a big improvement.👍
Would buy this over standard 1 series
The new 1 series is a mess mate
Front wheel drive BMW... that’s for shameless people :)
I still miss my mk 11 Leon 2.0 tdi sport, not a single problem in 8 years of ownership, still had the original discs and pads at 55k miles and the original Bridgstone tyres lasted 30k miles.
I like the name.
Leon really is a great name for everything
I don't like it
Leyon? :D
Joe Bose I’m pretty sure it has a bose sound system
Fr Leon
Thinking about getting the estate as plugin hybrid for my family - depending on discounts available. Let's see...
@Jack njones Its not the maintenance costs I worry about - its the far too high purchase price for this type of cars I'm not willing to pay, waste of money...
The front grille reminds me of the superman logo
TaffPlays can't unsee it now 😭
Was thinking the same 😂 its just very stretched out with a small "S"
True, it also Looks like a Suzuki logo as well lol
Looks like a Ford Focus or Hyundai i30. So much for unique design
Exactly
The exterior looks amazing but the interior just feels thrown together last minute just like in the golf.
What happened to the built in screen like in the old version
toaster even if they look better they are actually not that good. When they sit on top of your dash they are in your field of view. If you take the new Audis for example, like the A6,7,8, Q8. There you have to look always away from the street to look where you touch with your fingers....
In the Leon for example you can even see what happens on the street, even when you look at the screen.
Like always
@@marcoquinten2030 just like the old one 🤷♀️
my problem is that the new sreen just looks tacked on there
toaster completely understandable. It looks much smoother :)
toaster it does, it would have looked better integrated with cockpit.
The Cupra version might actually become my next car...looking forward to hear some infos about that.
250Bhp hybrid that's weaker and no doubt heavier than the current 300Bhp version you can buy with the full fat 2.5ltr petrol (300+BHP) being reserved for what is currently consider the limited edition R versions.
“The car the new golf wishes it was” that is a bold statement!!
You had me on that wrap-around ambient lighting! Shut up and take my money!
Am I the only one who think that the wagon looks even better than hatch?
I don't even live in the UK, but I still have the Carwow app to read the reviews. Might seem trivial, but I live in Australia and need any little glimmer of fun after the summer we had.
Hell Nah - who could blame you? Feel for you guys!
This car looks great both interior nd exterior i saw it while ago before it was reviewed nd instantly it became the only car to make me consider buying a hot hatch
I have a Seat Leon FR 150hp 2015, and I love it!
I like the old one more
rear on the old one and the interior, the front looks better imo, especially the new lights design
Why can't GTI/R look this exciting? Instead all they give us brick by boring brick one generation after another.
Can't wait to see the cupra version my dad has the 2015 cupra and it abseloutly amazing @carwow
I've had a Cupra 300 and now I want this new Leon! Such a good looking car
leon , much nicer then the new Golf on exterior
Nooo! Golf is better
Adel gam3r haha you're funny
That might be. But the interior in the Golf is not made of cheap plastic..
@@Evil_Alpaca Its not made of the same cheap plastic, but its still cheap like every other compact shit
Its very odd for a new Leon to have 2.0 TDI with 115hp in todays world of downsizing, thumbs up for that, i didnt expect that
When a focus and an Astra have an illegitimate love child
Too bad we dont get Seats here, really sad seeing cool cars get poor sales because they aren't sold in many countries
Annnnd lost me at touch sensitive buttons. I hope some manufacturers wake up to proper interior design!
It’s a cool car and if I had the change to own one, I would, but I still think the golf looks better. It’s like Matt said in a previous video, the Siat is boringly perfect on the inside. Whereas the golf has more of a wow factor and excitement to it. And I mean it’s a golf
Basically a Seat version of the Mazda 3 sport from the front and sides
Someone also said Mazda 3 resembled the old Leon...
got a 2006 leon 1.9 tdi engine sounds a little rough on tickover but its got a stage 1 map and is a great car pulls really well handles well a cracking car
Thank you carwow for uploading video everyday 💚
In Germany there is a word called " verschlimmbessern ".
It means you change something that was good before and make it worse.
I think this happened with the new Golf, the Seat Leon and also will happen with the new Audi A3.
All those cars share the same evolved platform which changed their proportions unfortunately.
The Leon had a really nice and dynamic looking side profile before.
Now they added 4,5 cm more frontal overhang ( same with Golf and Audi ) and the nose is way too long suddenly.
I thought the front end of the current model was the best looking one amongst competitors ...
Awesome video, I love the look of this car and am sad Seat isn’t in the U.S!😸😻😸
Currently the present model of Seat Leon FR costs about S$106,000.00 here in Singapore.
Nice front, just a bit Vauxhall Astra for the rest of it though.
ST version looks good.
T O'Neill my thoughts too. That rear is a straight Vauxhall Astra copy. And personally I can’t stand the latest Astra.
Old shape luks better. If old shape slightly bigger Seat Leon had all the new features inc engine and led lights would be perfect car for its category.
The rear is a bit too round somehow. Makes it look even higher from the ground than it already is. Otherwise nice but the I like a bit more aggressive styling on the old one a bit more.
I like it, I still prefer the old gen golf and Leon, but these new gens aren't terrible.
Starts from around £20k for a 1.0 litre engine? Car prices are insane
Well at least it is economic
Good news! The Dacia Sandero is here!
Just wait till you see how much it'll cost with taxes...
In Denmark the FR version cost 40k€
They would have to pay me to have a 1 litre
I am not sure whether we can say that it has to look similar to Golf, because it is built on a same platform. In the past, Volkswagen Group has used the same platform for very different cars.
comparing it to the new golf is like comparing your appearance to burn victims
Proud owner of a Leon Cupra 290 from 2016 and i only have one thing to say.. apart from the new technology, i wouldn’t trade it for the new one.
Got a 280sc and pretty much in the same boat, especially since their won't be an SC version of the new car either.
Can’t wait for the Cupra R 😍
The Leon really does look more classy than the humdrum Golf. It knocks the Octavia for six, too. Well done SEAT. Now, what about a new Alhambra?
Ohh my that interior lighting looks moody. Love it!
Never thought I would ever consider a SEAT, but this car has me. Stylish yet practical, emotional yet solid, attractive yet affordable (probably). Well played SEAT, you‘re the new toy to buy in the Volkswagen world.
I have the current Leon in the FR variant and for me I can’t get away with the new model.
I like the current one for it’s more angular and sporty design but this new model seems to have lost that a little.
I bet you'll love it when you see it in the flesh. Write back when you do and tell me how right I am :P
The current Leon is pretty good looking, but I just can't get over the front headlights. They're so ugly. This one looks to improve that by miles.
@@Jeroenneman Im telling ya, I thought the same about the Terraco headlights. But when I seen them in the flesh it changed my mind.
Totally agree. Current model is just bit more aggressive. This is step backwards for me.
I have the current Leon FR as well and the new one is UGLYYYY :/ front looks bad but the back is just teribble.
Seems like so many new cars are released every other week, but i'm still stuck with the same car from 2014.🤦♂️
I think the old Seats and Volkswagens looked better
And Audis too, they are too squarish.
This looks better than the golf. I hope comfort also will be better. I had a leon but it was very uncomfortable.
Looks like a cross between the ford focus and Vauxhall astra.
The replacement for my Leon ST FR, which was a replacement for my Leon Cupra.
Front: Leon
Back: Golf
Front volvo... back bmw series 1
Extra bright lights are a real pain at night,coming towards you they virtually blind you which isn’t nice, if they’re auto dipping then fine because some drivers just don’t bother.
At first it reminded me of the Astra
The last question I haven’t found an answer yet: does it have a torsion beam in all trims? or a multi-link rear suspension with more powerful (more than 150hp) versions similar to Octavia?
Talking about styling it reminds me first gen. Mazda 3 which I owned years ago.
Like Octavia, multi link in top spec models
I actually think it doesnt look that good at all. The current gen leon looks a lot nicer than this does, if you ask me.
I wish we had this in the North American market, it looks great!
Been waiting months for this beast
Why do golfs cost so much in the UK? They are around $26,000 USD if I’m not mistaken while golfs are $22,000 in the US! Crazy!
reminds me like a sharper designed Alfa Giulietta on the side and back view
Why do the latin speaking countries of Europe make such stylish cars? You'd never call a German car sexy.
Love the wrap around LED lighting on the dash board. Simple things😉
The tech is impressive but the Mk3 is far nicer looking imo🤷♂️
It looks like the new focus at the front and the current Vauxhall Astra from the back, especially if you pause at 17 seconds.
It looks nice on the outside...but guys, the interior is too bad in my eyes :D
Deleting functional psychical buttons and adding that ugly tablet there does not seem a step forward for me honestly. I still like the mk3 interior more, and if we talk about the external design mk3 eats the mk4 everyday.
the Leon is definitely the golfs quirky alternative cousin
Viva España❤🇪🇸
One thing is certain. It looks much nicer than a golf. And more sporty too.
The name of perfection
I go with the Leon all the way.
I had Leon Cupra Performance 301 bhp and it was awesome!
It looks a bit like a 2019 Ford Focus ST
Shawn Shawn except for the back. It’s hideous
It looks better
Hyundai i30
Nah, the Focus looks better and more original.
No info about HUD or ventilated seats? I did not find a single mention in neither of car magazines.
The rear end looks like a Kia Sportage 😳😳😳
Or kia looks like audi (VAG).Btw all cars looks like VAG...
COMET nope vags just started copying
my opinion is that Skoda is the best of all of the, especially considering latest renders of VRS version. Front bumpers just look amazing.
Lack of imagination from the designers....think focus...Mazda...bit of BMW in there....had the chance to create something unique....blew it
Oh and back end they took inspiration from the Audi /Porsche with the full width lighting
I think that's my biggest gripe with Seats, they just look so generic. They're like tesco own brand hatchbacks. Perfectly good cars, but they just look like an amalgamation of every other manafacturer
Seat, Peugeot, Renault, KIA... All of them makes such gorgeous cars now...
I truly do believe that VW is actively trying to kill the Golf so the ID.3 can take its place, and theyre killing with the Leon and ID.3... (which will happen in 2026 anyways when mk8 golf ends production, they just want it to be more of a natural change in the line up by having the golf sell less.)
Lots of peugeot interior design influence am i right?
No.
I said this when the golf 8 dropped. The problem is Peugeot went minimalist. And got criticised for it. VW went away with the physical buttons and although I know people will hate that. I can bet the reviews wo t be harsh on it.
I think Peugeot tend to be early to something new where people are not ready for the changes going forward. When Mercedes dropped their new dashboard. People began to accept it. It’s partly badge snobbery and bias.
Strangely enough. I’ve just dropped my seat Leon FR for a Peugeot 308 two weeks ago.
This Leon is better than the one I had. Actually it’s probably better all round than my 308. But no manual in the 190hp leaves me feeling very satisfied (that I can’t want it having just had a new car)
@@KING0SISQO imagine owning a 308 when German cars exist.
@@theplug4981 the steering wheel has the exact same shape and the airconditioning has the same position. Put in the ambient led lighting as well and you have a 2008. And do not forget peugeot used ro work with bmw up until very recently
The most famous brummy in the motor industry 👍🏻 matt "chips and gravy" Watson 😂😂😂😂
Cupra is gonna be a bargain by the looks of this
The 2020 Golf is an evolution, a Mammoth also thinks an Elephant is ugly