Free stuff and money off make the Seat Toledo even more astonishing value
The Seat Toledo was already a car with unquestionable value for money on its side – but it’s just got even better. That’s because Seat has added a load of extra equipment to the spacious five-door hatchback for no extra cost.
In fact it costs less, thanks to the decision to chop £2,500 off the price of every Toledo until at least the end of 2013. That means the starting point of the Toledo range is now just £10,000, for a Toledo E 1.2 12V, while a top-of-the-range Toledo SE 1.6 TDI Ecomotive costs just £15,340.
The specification upgrades apply to S and SE models, with the former gaining a leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel, rear electric windows, rear parking sensors and a centre-rear headrest. This is in addition to the already standard Bluetooth, a six-speaker stereo with USB port, air conditioning, and electric heated door mirrors.
SE cars gain Seat Media System 2.2, formerly a £700 option, which is a colour touch-screen system including satellite navigation, DAB digital radio and Bluetooth audio streaming. And as well as the rear parking sensors and centre rear headrest offered with S, the SE also gains dark tinted rear windows. In addition, SE comes with 16-inch alloy wheels, front fog lights, cruise control and automatic climate control.
All told, the added equipment value for S cars is £430, and for SE £1,080.
The Seat Toledo remains one of the most practical-per-pound cars on the market, with a huge 550-litre boot accessed via a large hatchback tailgate, and Seating for five adults. Across the range it’s extremely economical too, with the Ecomotive S version returning 104 g/km CO2 and 72.4 mpg combined, while even the 1.2 TSI 105 PS petrol model is rated at 56.5 mpg.
Seat model year 2014 improvements
As part of the process of constantly refining the product and increasing value for the customer, Seat has implemented a number of improvements across its model line-up for the 2014 model year.
Mii
Seat’s city car will, from the beginning of 2014, sport the new Seat logo first worn on the new Leon, and will for the first time be available with DAB digital radio and a Seat Sound premium audio system, which includes a boot-mounted subwoofer. Those options are for the Ecomotive trim level and above. A new colour, Night Blue, comes to the range, while there are various trim and wheel changes to refresh the line-up. Please ask the Seat Press & PR office for details.
Ibiza
As per the Mii, the Ibiza range will also wear the new Seat badge from the turn of 2014, and will be available with a DAB digital radio for the first time. The Seat Portable System Live is improved across the range, with the standard unit now including ‘Seat Call’, for faster communication with emergency services in the event of an accident. In addition, Cupra models will have a ‘Performance Display’ application added to the system, which shows attributes including turbo boost pressure and G-force.
Leon
A DSG transmission option has been added to the range-topping Leon FR TDI 184 PS, which brings the convenience of an automatic transmission but with no loss of performance. Equipped with DSG, the Leon FR TDI 184 PS retains the manual’s 7.5-second 0-62 mph time, while its CO2 rating is raised only slightly, to 119 g/km for SC and five-door versions and 122 g/km for the ST.
Seat has introduced Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Front Assist as a Leon option, available with SE and FR versions, and a new ‘Dynamic Multi’ alloy wheel design is available. Tow bar pre-installation is now available across the range.
Seat sales success
Seat UK recently celebrated its best ever month for sales, with the 8,498 new car registrations made in September 2013 the most that the company has enjoyed in a 23-year history; Seat was established in the UK in September 1985. In fact, the September sales tally capped off Seat’s best quarter ever, which follows its best half-year ever, between January and June 2013. All told, Seat is on course for a record-breaking year.
