Just seen one in the Flesh

[m0rk]

On the A5 just south of Weedon (handbrake turn & chased)

looks nicer in the flesh than pics, but it's TALL.

M

[neeleyveeley]

I also saw my first one in the flesh at the weekend in Germany - looked nice I agree, these things are usually different in the flesh to the pictures we see of them. Guess we'll soon be seeing a lot more of them on the roads.

[m0rk]

hopefully

[ZBOYD]

Look forward to Tuesday can have a proper look round one. :)

[driveforward]

As I said to m0rk whilst I was on holiday, I popped into a spanish SEAT dealer trying to get info on a certain (undisclosed model), and they had a few Alteas there.. I said it looked better in the flesh than in the pictures -that is in blue.. the dark grey didn't look as nice

Agreed - very tall though

[m0rk]

this one was bright red - nice & sunny too, so it made it look bright

[Tom B]

I saw a grey one (could be silver, it was dark) on the A45 Westbound going past Barclaycard...looked tall, but not too shabby :)

[deezal]

Cant wait to see the new Leon , imagine it will look very like the Altea only lower. Think it comes out next year .

[Cenk Kose]

Sunday was the 3rd leg of Turkish SEAT CupraR championship..I was there and they demonstrated Alteas. They let people to test drive but I did not (because of time limitation)

Altea seems nicer than the photos. But it's certainly smaller than C-max, Touran and Scenic II. I think that Altea is an alternative to Golf V but not to the other MPVs. 1.6 reference is about 18,5 K euros here; which is 2-3K cheaper than touran 1.6 102 hp.

If they'd put 1.6 FSI, I would order one. But I think, in 2004, no civil person won't buy a 8V engine to this money and I think they must stop producing this engine..

1.9 105 hp Tdi stylance is just 25K euros which is expensive to me..C-max 1.6 TDci is 2K cheaper than altea 1.9 Tdi and C-max is better and bigger as well

[fedi]

for those who are interested in the final design of the new leon -> see attachments. the design ist from the year 2002 and the pictures are much to detailled to be fakes.

[andyb]

Attachements removed as we dont own the copyright on these.

However, there is already a thread on the next Leon here:-
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34606&highlight=gen
and this includes links to the pics which were attached.

[RobHardyUK]

i thnk they look bloody good!! much nicer than c-max!!!

[Thor]

I've seen one today, at a local exhibition. It was a 1.6 L Reference model. Unlike the other reference models of SEAT i've seen before, it was more luxurious. For instance, CD player with 8 speakers was installed and there was a small section for sunglasses. As far as i rememember, it had traction control as well. By the way, shifting the gear was esier and smoother than my Toledo. Overall, I do like the Altea. I will buy a Stylance 2.0 TDI DSG, if i find some money ;) it costs 28900 Euros. Reference model with 1.6 L petrol engine costs 18470 Euros. These numbers are for Turkey, including all taxes.

[m15try_1]

i aint seen them in the flesh, they look pretty nice they, have to wait till they come to the dealers.

[Wil-D]

I drove the 2.0 TDi last weekend, and it is a pleasure to drive... I have driven quite a few SPV style cars, and must say, this one handleed really well, and the seats were the best... Thsi was the Sport-UP, and it had better seats than my leather Leon Cupra from end last year... My girlfriend wants me to get one, but I think I'll wait till they finally decide to put a 3.2FSI (Bi-Turbo) in there... THEN IT's MINE!!!! Very nice ride though... Just not a boys-toy... and that's what I want... Not old enough for that yet...

[Cenk Kose]

I drove the 2.0 TDi last weekend, and it is a pleasure to drive...

Auto-express guys say both TDi engines are loudy, they also say SEAT's own engineers accept that Peugeot diesels are better than VW's TDis.Auto express guys offer 2.0 FSI petrol :clap: :clap: .