Seat Toledo goes sexy: In a bid to sexy the Toledo up a bit, Seat developed this 2.0 litre TDi sport edition.
While it’s not going to make it onto too many Athena posters adorning teenage bedroom walls, it’s now at least got a bit of attitude missing from the mainstream models, not to mention an absolutely cracking diesel engine.
Seat pulled no punches with the Toledo sport, offering it with their best engine and their best gearbox, the 140bhp TDi diesel unit is pretty quick off the mark but through the midrange, it pulls as fast as Enrique Englasias on a speed dating.
This Toledo will hit 60 mph in 9.6 seconds but this in no way demonstrates how muscular this engine feels when it really gets into its stride.
A clearer picture is provided by the cars 329 NM torque figure which is better than an Audi TT 3.2 litre V6 and gives that addictive surge when the turbocharger comes into play.
All that beef is directed by the DSG Direct Shift Gearbox which uses two clutches to punch through gearchanges with amazing speed.
The Toledo Sport is identifieable on the outside by those 18ins five-spoke alloys and a subtle body styling kit, and is only available in one body colour, Black Magic metallic.
If you expect your hot Seats in eyeball scorching yellow, heres one thats a little more stylish and less WAG'ish, latest figures show that black is catching up with silver as the most popular colour for new cars in the UK.
For some rather unpromising origins, Seat has created a car that while not conventionally pretty, certainly makes a convincing case for itself as a outside contender with a whole bagful of appealing attributes
Extremely well kitted out the Toledo 2.0 litre TDi Sport is well built, drives well, it is betraying its origins very practical and looks stealthy in a classey Black Magic coat.
Cost: Seat Toledo 2-0 litre TDi Sport - prices £18,995 on the road