Seat has developed a taste for SUVs
and is reportedly looking into adding yet another one. Citing the brand's chief
Luca de Meo, Autocar states that a flagship 'sports car-like crossover' could
launch around 2020.
A bigger SUV than the Ateca, with more power than
the upcoming Ateca Cupra, was also confirmed to be in the pipeline by Alejandro
Mesonero, Seat's design boss. It will probably come as a five-seater or
five-plus-two, and it's favored by the automaker over a new large saloon, as
global sales in this segment are falling.
Seat's officials are also planning the development
of a fully electric vehicle. This is expected to go on sale in 2019, followed
by a second model a year later, which could be a PHEV. Instead of
being based on the VW Group's new MEB EV platform, these cars are said to use
the existing electric technology, which is why the Leon, which shares its
underpinnings with the VW e-Golf and Audi A3 e-tron, is a good contender.
Dropping the Toledo from their range is also part of
Seat's long-term product plant, which is positioned below
the Leon, is faced with slow sales, and so is the Skoda Rapid, which uses the
same platform.
