The 'test mules' as they like to call them, tend to be very run of the mill. Stock steel wheels is the norm in most cases, but they sometimes run with alloys on too.
I cant say I follow many other manufacturers pre development testing, but all the hot audi's always tested with the alloy size they were going to be sold on, except when snow/winter testing!
If you look closely at the bottom under the numberplate you can see what appears a rear diffuser on the lower bumper where the cover has been cut out.
Scott
But isn't the new Golf GTI being released later than the normal facelifted Golf?
Don't hit me, but I believe that this could actually be a future Leon Wagon........
And you get this idea froooom?
I keep looking at all these spy photos and one question that comes to my mind is this: has anyone verified when they were actually taken?
First of all the test mule in the photos taken during the night is different to that in the photo above.
Second, the front bumper of the test mule in the daytime photo is the same as the front bumper of the aerodynamic kit (or K1 or Linea R). Take a look at the bottom edge and compare to any Linea R or K1 picture.
Third, the front headlamp of the car in the photo below is the same as the current Leon (curvy). It does not form the angle that the headlamps of the new Ibiza or Exeo have. Also note the different front bumper, which looks like the current standard front bumper fitted to all models other than the FR and Cupra.
http://www.autovandaag.nl/upl/Seat_Leon_2009_9421.jpg
And finally, what are all these sensors for? If we are talking about a facelift, there is no point to go back to the basics.
I get the feeling that these are spyshots of the tests performed prior to the release of the Mk2 Leon, back in 2004 or 2005 and they have wrongly been presented as spyshots of the upcoming facelift.