That cabin is no more drab than a Golf cabin. What's he expecting, led lights around the dash. Looks great to me.

I picked a 2014 Leon FR Technology up last week. It doesn’t have the updated dash obviously but it’s great fun to drive. Pulls well and holds the roads through the bends. Genuinely no complaints yet. Coming from a mk6 Golf GT I’m really impressed with the Seat

Strange though, as a 'drab' cabin in a Seat gets portrayed as a negative thing, yet a 'drab' cabin in an Audi gets portrayed as a positive, functional, quality place to be!

12V socket? Come on Matt, 12V socket in Trunk you have to pay 200€ extra even in Mercedes C class...

I have a 2.0 tdi 184ps leon and it’s the best car I’ve ever had. Currently one year in got it remapped to 215ps and now it keeps up with golf gti’s with no trouble. Great economy average 40mpg fantastic car highly recommended, had issues with electric windows but that’s about it

My dad has this Leon and I love the car !! We're getting the new seat ateca!!

Hired this exact model (FR, 1.4) in Scotland and loved it - perfect for the twisty mountain roads, and hugs corners very well.

Finally The LEON's review !!!! I was waiting for this cars review by Matt!!! One of the best hatch's in the market at the moment !! Loved the review matt

Had my 1.5 tsi xcellence for a week now and I love it! Full leather, heated seats and yes! A rear seat armrest with cup holders too

I used to drive VW golf 13 in work but we switched to seat leon 18. Its a really nice car. Steering is excellent, quick and responsive. Good gear box. Easy to drive. Yes might be a bit bumpier then the older golf but it was kinda good u felt the road.

After I drove : new Megane, Auris, Golf 7, Peugeot 308, Leon and Focus I can say that Leon is far away the most sporty car in his class and fun to drive

I'm incredibly happy to log in and find an upload by Mat ! Keep it up good sir !

Looks better than a Golf

I love Seat Leon FR I’ve brought one a month ago I love it comfy, and nice drive for 1.5 evo Tsi

Good video. Personally I like the really clean simple design of the dash it’s really smart and not gaudy like other cars. I am loving these and might buy one!

leon is an amazing car, words from a leon fr owner

Great Review Mat, been thinking about a Leon for a while now and this has reslly helped!

I have the 1.2 TSI, amazed by this little gem! fun and quick! looks good too! good review!

Good car! Especially FR version!

Yes! Finally, just 3 weeks away from driving my own Leon. The wait for 1.4 eco tsi engine has been painful tho!

The cabin looks great! Neat and tidy, without any fireworks. Just what I need in my car, not some circus.

We had Seat Leon FR tourers as company cars and to this day it's my favourite car ever. Beats any car I've driven before or since. And then 2.0 diesel is AMAZING on MPG. Not to mention that the seat has low emissions compared to cars like Honda Civic.

By far the best car reviewer iv seen !

1:59 Leon the professional in storage compartment was hilarious

I’m actually driving one of these as a courtesy car due an idiot crashing into my corsa when I was parked with hazards on. The one I have is exactly the same as the Leon you just review except I have the DSG automatic gearbox and I have to say, it is an extremely good gearbox. Gear changes are smooth that you don’t even realise it’s changing gear. Though my only problem is the 7 gears, too many to track of with the paddles as it causes the car to rev far to soon.

Matt, i think you'll find that the black gloss around the Nav is the same as before and you've ignored the centre console design change and the new electric handbrake that has replaced the old manual. More time needed studying the interior and less time on researching sausages i think.

1:59 Those weird pictures on his mobile in almost any review. I like it. 😂👍

I'm definitely shortlisting this as one of my first car options

Glad to see that the 1.8 TSI is still offered, it's being phased out of most other VAG engine lineups.

Here is a very nice idea: do a comparison of german hot hatches, seat leon cupra 300, Golf R, Audi S3. Please make it happen

You pay £35.000 maybe more for a audi or BMW and you don't even get L.E.D headlights as standard, my seat leon didn't cost nowhere near that much and I only had to pay a thousand pound more to get the L.E.D headlights that included extra's as well. What some audi owner's seem to forget is seat is in the same VW group, I have also noticed they have been building some audi's at the seat factory, it is all about badge snobbery.

Mat be like see my triseps on 6:30 xD

Thanks Mat entertaining as ever. About time to sell my 2005 FR and this is looking a good upgrade.

Rather have a neat boring interior than an ugly one

Thanx for the review Matt, pick my new Leon up on the 15September!! Can't Wait!!

Thanks for a great review! I will get my Leon ST in a month :)

Been debating getting the estate version, the Leon is by far the best looking hatchback available at the moment.

That Leon easter egg though xD I love low seating positions though, specially when you get surrounded by the instruments aircraft cockpit style, makes the car feel a lot sportier...

Great Video Review. I would recommend the Samsug S8 as your next new phone as I think looks smart

Couldn't agree more with the road noise, having owned both my current car is a 2017 Leon 3dr, it's noisy at speed but the chassis is a absolute blast, very responsive and nimble

Just ordered the St Xcellence Lux 2.0 with a 7 speed DSG auto in magnetic grey. 12 weeks and counting, can't wait.

Just bought the 2017 2.0 184 fr love it feels fast comfortable and sporty

Leon Cupra 300 would be an interesting vid!

thank you mat for the review 😀

Just about to pick up 2.0 TDI Technology pack 184 cannot wait great review with pros and cons

Mat I am ur fan from China who lives in Australia. Ur comment is very humorous and I like ur English accent. Ignore people who is rude and not even decent. U r the best. In China we call u Ma brother which is nickname for Mat brother. Keep good works

had the 3 door sport fr version 16 plate on the uk roads for about a week and i must say the car is a blast defo worth buying !

do head2head between facelifted MQB cars

Great review, I own one too and I just love it! I'm just curious, where do you actually change the background lighting in the menu? Thank you, have a great day!

I have the pre facelift model of this Seat and it is an amazing car. Drives so nice and is a lot cheaper than Golf or Audi, with lots of Spec included in the FR Trim

cool review thx. Leon Cupra 300 as a few have mentioned would be a great review but even better would be to review the new Leon Cupra 300 ST mostly because of the 4 wheel drive that Seat have never had before and obviously different practicality aspects due to it being an estate

Hey just want to point out about the rear seatbelts. The two outer ones have a plastic clip next to the seat so you can "lock" them in place.

Ohhh, Jean Reno as Leon in Luc Besson's fantastic film.

Hahah cool picture with Leon The professional from one of the storage compartments

I have an fc sc 1.4tsi and love it!

Hi Matt! For years I've seen you stick with that HTC One M9, i have it too! I switched to last year's HTC 10 - it's great! Reliable, built like a tank and now at a reduced price. Alternatives are the Samsung S8 (which is admittedly better in every way) and the unavoidable iPhone. Good luck choosing!

Most important thing for me was to know whether this model has the adaptive cruise control like golf; shame the reviewer missed that important bit!!!

I have armrest in back seats in my FR Leon 2018 (including two bottle holder) , and I have 12v plug in the boot, too. (Leon ST Fr)

Seat > VW

1:59 haha, love the pun of the film Leon.....brilliant!

I haven't watched the sub rate go up in a long time and they had almost 100k and then when i went to the channel banner for the first timw in a while they now has 270k sub! Very nice!

The ST version ( Station Wagon) has an armrest in the backseats. In the rest I am totally agree with the observations. Myself I am owner of a Seat Leon ST- FR 2016.

Good review as always. Personally, the Leon would be my pick in this segment. It's better value than the Golf, it looks better and the interior quality is good enough. I drive a Leon SC so I am bit biased perhaps.

Great video! Please do a review for Mazda 3 2017 Sedan also.

Hey Matt, nice car review ! as for the mobile thing you should get the Lg G6 or the S8

Matt could you do a review on the BMW m140i? Its quite an understated hot hatch that has entered the market and there don't seem to be many reviews on it, once again great vid!

Go for the HTC U11. You'll love it as I Do.

Galaxy s8+... absolutely LOVE mine!!!

I have a leon style 1.0 eco tsi dsg with media system and led lights. I really recommend this car. My old car was again a 1.2 tsi leon, 2016

Far better then the golf and better looking.The ride is perfect and steering is great. I've had 63mpg pit of mine and that 1.4tsi engine is a peach.

best car reviewer on utube

The vw group really saved seat from death!

you got me .... at leon the prof. phone wallpaper

Yes it shares its parts with other MQB cars, but you should compare it to other rival cars also

Got a Leon 1.4tsi dsg 150bhp lovely car

Others have said it already but I've never understood the "drab interior" complaint. I don't want it to be exciting, I want it to feel solid and plush with everything laid out logically. Which this is by the looks of it.

I've been driving a 1.6 TDI for the last three years and loved it. I managed to get 600 miles out of a single tank on a few occasions before I stopped playing chicken with the fuel meter. I loved it so much I'm now waiting for my new Leon FR 1.4 EcoTSI to be built in 2 weeks time. You really cannot beat this car on value for money, style and just plain fun. Also I really quite like the door handles. Maybe it's just me?

Seat is really stepping up their game

Had one since April great motor , and fast

I had the old style Leon and it sounds like this one has the same pro's and con's. Mine had a firm ride but it was more enjoyable than a Golf. The old one was also a bit dull inside but that didn't really bother me. I like Leons.

4 years later, after watching the £1m zenvo video which shares parts with the seat leon, you do have to congratulate the exterior designers

It has a new electric brake and auto-hold before it was manuel and also it has a new digital display on the dash and also led ambien lighting on the cabin

1:58 Leon profesional on mobile in storage compartmnet was hillarius. :D

Get the new Oneplus 5. Good review btw of a car I've been waiting for you to do. Would like a comparison between this, the Golf and the Octavia as they all share the same technology but are priced differently.

love the car. Drove the brand new Toledeo (same thing basically as the Leon) and I thought it was a pretty good bit of kit. the 1.2 TSI engine is a gem, much faster than my 1.4 206. In terms of phones, get the Samsung Galaxy S8.

I have one and i love it.

Also - the Golf's volume/power button rotates like the Leon.

Bit biased by hating this car when it’s actually one of the best cars in the market and better than the Golf even tho they are both very similar

Good video as always. I drive the FR in that exact colour (albeit prefacelift and with the titanium pack and 2.0tdi 150hp). Love the car to bits but I agree my infotainment isn't the best. I'm surprised you didn't mention the different driver settings as Sport makes a noticeable difference to the throttle response and steering weight which makes driving so much better

My Leon fr should be arriving next week exciting times

Mat! Google Pixel (XL) - best camera on the market, pure stock Android, the most fluid Android experience, however new Pixel is on the horizon, in second half of the year, OnePlus 5 (releases on 20th of June), Samsung S8 or S8+, LG G6, HTC U11, iPhone 7 Plus.

Thank you for doing a review on this car! Purchased this car with the 184 PS engine via Carwow and I'm loving it. I never use the stereo on/off button for volume control for that same reason. #oneplus5

i really like that led rdl

Please could you do a review of either the Mazda 6 saloon, or the new Honda Civic in the U.K.

In white with black rims and fr version looks the best

Just brought one on a 67 plate myself beauty in white

When I bought my current car I test drove the Leon with regular suspension (not the stiffer FR) and 16" rims as well as the Golf with regular suspension and 16" rims. The Leon is much more fun to drive. The Golf just took more time to react to steering input, and doesn't give much feedback. Yes, the ride is a bit harsher on the Leon, but it's a small difference. My Golf now sits on 17" rims, which worsened the ride, obviously, I'd say to Leon levels (or a bit worse), but help with handling. Now it reacts more direct. HOWEVER: It's still nowhere near as fun to drive as the Leon was. There's something about that steering. Oh yeah, and unlike the Leon with its light steering my Golf has the optional driving profile selection thing, which let me set the wheel to heavy, the way I prefer it. Still, the Leon was more fun to drive. I'd almost compare it to the 1 series BMW, though that manages to be comfy as well. Also that interior looks a bit like older Audis, and anyway, I think while not as exciting as the exterior it does look rather nice.

start video with: this are my biceps they begin with just under 39 cm

The looks have me sold! The quality of the interior could've been better though. Also, an S8, LG G6, or iPhone 7 are the latest and greatest to get your hands on.

Was gonna get one of these BUT chose the new MX5!! Lucky!!