Seat LEON SC

Inside the cabin, you get a well designed cockpit with features required to deliver you a comfortable ride. The premium upholstery gives an elegance to this cabin along with the well organized intelligently crafted dashboard. The instrument panel and dials have a dash of red to give contrast and make it look more sporty. A boot space measuring 380-litres make it easy and convenient for the occupants to pack their luggage bags in this trunk. This is not all what you get inside Leon. There is a decent infotainment system which adds more entertainment to your drives with family and friends. You get AM/FM radio, MP3, CD player, USB, AUX and Bluetooth all of it along with 6/8 speakers. A 5-inch (in base trims) or 5.8-inch (in top notch trims) touchscreen for navigation is also provided on the dashboard.

This vehicle carries a sparp and appealing design at its exterior, which is very easy to notice. Also, you can notice that while designing the new Leon, its wheels are pushed further towards the corners giving an extension to the wheelbase. The front is designed as usual keeping up the standards of Seat hatch. You can see that cris cross front grille with angular headlamps and LED daytime lights. The rear has high mounted stop light for the convenience of the rear running vehicle. The exterior measurements across the Leon variants vary from each other. The wheelbase of these trims fall between 2596 mm and 2631 mm. Wheels and tires in these variants also measure differently. The Style trim has 16-inch alloy wheels with 205/55 R16 tires, FR is packed with 17-inch alloy wheels along with 225/45 R17 tires and Cupra R has 19-inch alloy wheels and 225/35 R19 tires to complement them.

This vehicle is made available in 7 different trims across UAE automobile markets like Reference Copa, Style, Style Copa Plus, FR, Cupra R and Ecomotive labels. All these trims carry diesel and petrol engines with different capacities and assorted technologies, which make them deliver the desired power and efficiency. The petrol engine in this hatch range between 1.2-litre to 2.0-litre with various technologies like MPI, TSI, Ecomotive and DSG making them deliver a maximum power output clocking between the range of 85 hp and 265 hp. Talking about the diesel powe houses, these engines range between 1.2-litre and 2.0-litre with TDI CR, Ecomotive, DSG and E-Ecomotive technologies. These diesel engines churn out a peak power clocking between 75 hp and 170 hp. The combination of these engines and technologies make it a desireable vehicle.

Seat is a brand, which keeps safety at its priority and the same is reflected in its hatch. This car is loaded with dual front, curtain and driver's knee airbags apart from airbags, you also get Electronic differential lock system, Electronic Stability Control, Emergency Brake Assist, Anti-Lock Braking System and Traction Control System for stability and firm control on this hatch. The hill hold control and tyre pressure monitoring systems make it convenient for the driver to uphill and keep a track on the tire pressure for safe driving. Ventilated disc brakes at front wheels and disc brakes at rear wheels maximize this safety. This hatch also packs independent McPherson type along with coil springs and hydraulic dampers front suspension and semi-rigid axle along with coil springs and hydraulic dampers rear suspension for safe handling of this Seat drive.

Verdict:

This is a beautifully designed hatchback, which anyone would love to own. Its exterior, interior and safety features all make it a comfortable and safe family vehicle. To make this car more appealing, options of various petrol and diesel engines are provided. Overall, this is a good buy if you are looking for a family car with sporty look.