Seat have been constantly revising their range these
past few weeks, and the latest model to have been updated is the Toledo. The fourth-generation car has
been around since 2012, and it’s the company’s only saloon after the Audi A4
B7-based Exeo was dropped from the lineup in 2013.
It shares the A05+ platform with the Skoda Rapid
and, from now on, can only be had with petrol engines in the UK market,
according to Autocar. This means that the 1.6-liter TDI units, with 90 PS and 105 PS, have been completely dropped from the family.
In the United Kingdom, the Toledo is offered in a
choice of two trim levels. Called SE and Xcellence, they are powered by the
same turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder unit rated at 110 PS and mated to either a manual or an automatic transmission.
The base Toledo starts from £ 17,330 in the UK, or some £ 1,600 less than the
5-door Leon hatchback, or approximately £ 400 more than the
entry-level Arona subcompact SUV.
In other markets such as Spain and Germany, the
Toledo is also powered by a detuned version of the same engine. Available for
lesser versions of the car, it pushes out 95 PS and it’s said to
burn 4.7 l/100 km (60.1 mpg UK / 50 mpg US) on average.
Seat’s compact sedan costs between € 12,460 and € 18,140 in its home market, and € 18,640 and € 23,255 in Germany in the FR-Line grade, complete with 17-inch alloy wheels,
Alcantara trim and more.
The Spanish automaker’s decision to axe diesel
versions of the Toledo comes after dropping the three-door Leon SC from its UK
range last week, and the three-door Mii at the beginning of August.
