SEAT León

The SEAT León is a small family car built by SEAT since October 1999 and named after the city of León, which also means lion in Spanish. The first two generations used two variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform and shared many components with other Volkswagen Group cars, while the third and fourth generations use the MQB platform that also underlies the Audi A3, the Volkswagen Golf and the Škoda Octavia. The first generation hatchback, type 1M, launched in 1999 and was produced at Martorell, with 13,401 cars assembled in Belgium. It was marketed as a sportier and cheaper alternative to the Golf Mk4, with a fastback design inspired by the Alfa Romeo Alfasud and firmer suspension. The saloon version was called the SEAT Toledo. A Cupra 4 with a 2.8-litre VR6 and four-wheel drive was sold in some countries.