I chose Seat Leon as this month’s car as it’s a Spanish car and I really love it.

And the Car of the Month is… Seat Leon!

Seat Leon is a series of cars produced by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT, S. A.

Seat Leon I (1999-2005)

The first series of Seat Leon were produced in 1999, named as Seat Leon I. The firsts Leon were 5-door hatchback.

Depending on the variant, they could come with different engines:

Petrol:

  • 1.4L 16V
  • 1.6L 8V
  • 1.6L 16V
  • 1.8L 20V
  • 1.8L 20VT (Sport/FR)

Diesel:

  • 1.9L SDI
  • 1.9L TDI
  • 1.9L TDI (Last Edition)
  • 1.9L TDI (Sport/FR)

(Cupra engines not included)

Seat Leon I

Seat Leon II (2005-2012)

The Seat Leon II was presented in the Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra in 2005 as a prototype, and was starting to be produced months later. The only option available was 5-door hatchback.

These are the different engines they could come with:

Petrol:

  • 1.2L TSI 16V
  • 1.4L 16V
  • 1.4L TSI 16v
  • 1.6L 8VT
  • 1.8L TSI 16V
  • 2.0L FSI 16V
  • 2.0L TSI 16v
  • 2.0L TSI 16v (FR)

Diesel:

  • 1.6L TDI 16V
  • 1.9L TDI 8V
  • 2.0L TDI 16V
  • 2.0L TDI 8V (FR)

(Cupra engines not included)

Seat Leon II

Seat Leon III (2012-2020)

The third model of the Leon series was introduced to the market in 2012, now with 3 types of bodyworks:

  • The usual 5-door
  • 3-door version called Leon SC or SportCoupé
  • 5-door touring version called Leon ST or SportsTourer

Engines:

Petrol:

  • 1.0L EcoTSI 12V
  • 1.2L TSI 16V
  • 1.4L TSI 16V
  • 1.5L EcoTSI 16V
  • 1.8L TSI 16V
  • 2.0L EcoTSI 16V

Diesel:

  • 1.6L TDI 16V
  • 1.6L TDI 16V
  • 2.0L TDI 16V

(Cupra engines not included)

Seat Leon III

Seat Leon IV (2020-present)

Presented in Barcelona in 2020, the Seat Leon IV is the latest Leon model available. This time, only 2 bodyworks were available:

  • The usual 5-door hatchback
  • 5-door touring version called SportsTourer

Available engines:

Petrol:

  • 1.0L TSI
  • 1.5L TSI
  • 2.0L TSI

Diesel:

  • 2.0L TDI

Hybrid:

  • 1.4L TSI-E

Seat Leon IV