Launched some three years ago, when the Ateca was
still a mere drawing, the Seat Leon X-Perience should have been the brand's
temporary answer to their SUV problem. However, despite now having a Nissan
Qashqai rival, the Spanish are not exactly ready to let go of their rugged
compact estate just yet.
And to prove that it's more than capable of tackling
some seriously harsh environments, they took it to the Sahara Desert and drove
it on one of the most well-known dunes, 22 km long and 5 km wide, with heights of over 150 meters, between Errachida, Morocco,
and Maadid, Algeria.
Seat documented their latest road trip, as
they did back in 2015, when they took this hairy-chested vehicle to New
Zealand, in a spectacular landscape that included just about everything from
coastal rides to mountain roads, and from broad plains to volcanic landscape.
Shining the spotlight on the Leon X-Perience is no
coincidence, as Seat are planning additional jacked-up versions of their cars,
which could include the Mii city car, Ibiza supermini, and upcoming Arona.
