Official SEAT Leon V2 pics & report now online

zboyd - spot on about regs/directives. Totally driven by Brussels and Geneva......the pedestrian protection stuff is a framework Directive based around a voluntary agreement that manufacturers proposed in an attempt to divert from even stricter proposals coming out of the EC. Packaging is pushing manufacturers towards the mini-MPV look as it's the cheapest/easiest route to get a good result in testing terms. You can do it without but you tend to need a longer car to do it efficiently.

By the way, the info I have is that right hand drive production of the new Leon will start in the 4th quarter of this year with deliveries expected March '06......Cupra quite a long time after that!

BX16V said:

zboyd - spot on about regs/directives. Totally driven by Brussels and Geneva......the pedestrian protection stuff is a framework Directive based around a voluntary agreement that manufacturers proposed in an attempt to divert from even stricter proposals coming out of the EC. Packaging is pushing manufacturers towards the mini-MPV look as it's the cheapest/easiest route to get a good result in testing terms. You can do it without but you tend to need a longer car to do it efficiently.

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Thanks guys, that was a good clear answer that even I could understand.

Still don't like the look of them though..

big ALI H said:

Does that mean to say that we'll see what a production ready (ie non concept) version will look like?

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read the article

BX16V said:

By the way, the info I have is that right hand drive production of the new Leon will start in the 4th quarter of this year with deliveries expected March '06......Cupra quite a long time after that!

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Really - as far a way as that?

Arrgghh..

What do i choose instead then?

Got to be powerfull .. (and probably diesel - company rules) TDCI engine in the focus is poo, the golf is only a 140 and a heavy car, astra don't like.. alfa doesn't have good reliablilty

This year i feel is not a good year to be changing cars... and i don't fancy going with an old shape Leon for 3 years (6 year old technology/design now isn't it?).

Tam said:

Really - as far a way as that?

Arrgghh..

What do i choose instead then?

Got to be powerfull .. (and probably diesel - company rules) TDCI engine in the focus is poo, the golf is only a 140 and a heavy car, astra don't like.. alfa doesn't have good reliablilty

This year i feel is not a good year to be changing cars... and i don't fancy going with an old shape Leon for 3 years (6 year old technology/design now isn't it?).

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Nothing wrong with current TDI Cupra! If your that bored with the idea, chip it, uprate the turbo, clutch and exhuast, then slap a JBS NOS kit in it! Then you'll like it!

Danny

LOL,

That was exactly me idea behind getting the Leon - Reevo (i live less than 1 mile from their HQ )

/think this is probably best for a sperate discussion though .. (don't want to spoil this New Leon thread. )

Added the technical specifications of the prototype to the article on the main site.

http://www.seatcupra.net/leon_prototype2005_geneva.htm

I like it allot! Some slightly more aggressive styling needed on the front maybe as I think this is a one reason why people choose the Leon over the Golf. Hope they keep that colour coded interior! Think the front nose should be alittle more sharp rather then rounded to match the headlights better. Love the steering wheel!

A contact from SEAT in Spain has hinted at a 150bhp 1.9TDi and 180bhp 1.8 20VT for the FR model.

do u think the bits will be interchangeable

want the seats n steering wheel look nice in my LCR

I think the steering wheel is from the new RS4

The Steering wheel is also in use on the golf GTI.

Brill car & shape all round. You must love it surely !!!
What style, modern lines & a much better chassis. That is what lets the R
down, really poor & a shame.

I want the full top 250 bhp version prob badged as
a Cupra i guess !

Wonder what the top model will cast though compared to my R's new price ???

Pictures of it look better with scantily clad women around it here

m0rk said:

most new cars will have 'similar' shapes to them to conform to pedestrian safety ruling

it's a shame that rules dictated by stupidity have to come about, but there's only so muc you can do with a given shape

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Couldn't agree more, that's why i will keep buying older cars now until we run out of decent old cars - like in 10 years time when that's an old car, bet it will be barely road worthy - same as a lot of modern cars (just my opinion)



P.S. it's just like a tarty mk V

as a current owner of the MkII Toledo, i must say that the new tody sucks big time........ looks like an MPV but isn't .........

the Leon looks promising but i must say it reminds me of the new Mazda 3 (or am i the only one?)

my god, that's one ugly car!

i'd rather drive a french car than that - now that IS bad!

rhumber said:

Pictures of it look better with scantily clad women around it here

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Hmmm scantily clad women

I like the car anyway! That just makes it sweeter

Sie

Poll Posted

I have started a poll thread here.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?p=543750#post543750

But just use it to vote. Carry on using this thread to post your comments.

ta

TDT said:

my god, that's one ugly car!

i'd rather drive a french car than that - now that IS bad!

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Perhaps one of these would be more to your taste?



Nice & sensible, with none of that new-fangled 'design' nonsense.