The official presentation of the new car took place at the Paris car dealership only in September of that year. According to Seat, the new hatchback was almost completely redone, the company used the MQB modular platform, which it borrowed from Volkswagen Group. In dimensions, the redone car has significantly decreased. The final length of the car was 426.3 cm, the width was 178.4 cm, and the height is 145.9 centimeters. But, despite the fact that the novelty decreased in length, the wheelbase has grown by only six cm and reached 263.6 cm. The clearance of the new Seat was 14.2 cm. The volume of the luggage compartment also increased and amounted to 380 liters, and with lowered seats it is 1210 liters. If we talk about the motor units of the new Leon 3, it is worth noting that the range of “engines” is quite extensive, but, unfortunately, the car will be supplied to Russia in a truncated version. Initially, Russian customers will be offered only two models of four -cylinder engines operating on gasoline, the volume of which will be 1.2 and 1.4 liters. The first will have a capacity of 105 horsepower, and the latter in 122 horsepower. It is also possible that the Seat Leon 3 modification with a power of 86 horsepower will appear on the Russian market.
And already closer to the end of this year, the company’s leaders promised to start supplying modifications with a 140-horsepower power unit, 1.4 liter volume. At the same time, a 1.8-liter modification capable of developing a power of 180 horsepower will begin to supply a 1.8-liter modification to Russia. And specifically for the European market, the company has provided the SEAT Leon diesel modifications, but at the moment the manufacturer is not going to supply them to Russia, but perhaps by the end of the year the management will change the decision. Today, the pricing policy of new cars for Russia is not known, although in Europe for more than six months the car has been sold, starting from fourteen thousand euros. The novelty will become available to Russians this year.