SEAT TOLEDO test drive since 2004 sedan
Image in real life
No, true! A very, very worthy car. Actually, in addition to the appearance and some details of the interior design (far from primary, by the way), TOLEDO is no different from the GOLF of the previous generation. As for the image, this Seat is not at all a lighter. How, say, is this car called? Fiat? What? Ah, Seat! Made in Korea?
All of the above is based on real events and quite accurately reflects the current state of affairs: in Russia, the Spanish Seat has long been in the shadow of other brands of the Volkswagen concern, and therefore far from this brand are not known to everyone. It is really strange: the brand belonging to the company so revered by the people is practically not promoted, and cars with a stylized letter S as the emblem are unrecognizable for these very people. Absolutely undeservedly, please notice. For Seat is part of the elite Volkswagen unit Audi Brand Group, in which all premium brands are hanging out: Audi, Lamborghini, Bugatti. All pronounced sports orientation. Therefore, SEAT cars also carry a fingerprint.
The image of the image, and let reality make its adjustments to the desired. Seat Toledo, 1.8 liters, 125 horses for golf class quite, albeit on the machine.
Signo equipment is quite worthy: alloy wheels, four pillows, siduches, a full electric package in general, all amenities. The cost of such toledo as in photographs is estimated at twenty -six thousand dollars. Yes, the prices of the CEATA are still purely image. However, for this money, the buyer actually receives a variation on the topic and on the VW Golf IV platform with a modern design and close to ideal running characteristics. But with all this, possessing an unexplored appearance (close your eyes, imagine the street, count all the fourth golfs on it and never get sure). No, true! A very, very worthy car. Actually, in addition to the appearance and some details of the interior design (far from primary, by the way), TOLEDO is no different from the GOLF of the previous generation. As for the image, this Seat is not at all a lighter. The engine itself is not bad, but the automatic machine seems ancient by modern standards: four steps and no hint of sequential mode. And it works accordingly: he thinks for a long time, slowly switches. True, the reverse side of slowness is also revealed. The box produces all actions gently and delicately, and only in Kick-Down mode, activated using a button under the gas pedal, loud at the top of the motor allows itself to shout out proper acceleration at once, sharply. By the way, the mediocre professional qualities of the machine can be judged according to official technical data in which the machine on the mechanics wins exactly two seconds on the hydrotransformer. This is subjectively not bad, but objectively a lot.
But the rest of Toledo is on top. The suspension is affectionate, but harsh at the same time, and it has. Because it is affectionate to passengers: all the irregularities and roughnesses are remarkably unnoticed, but at the same time you feel a very good stock for very serious pits. Because it is harsh to the rolls, which, thanks to her, are in sharp turns in a very limited number. And, of course, the brakes, like the golf, are ideal mechanisms.
We want to see Seat Toledo with this engine and a box in the city, where all its smooth-sparing qualities will allow you to ride their business daily. Calmly, not starting a powerful engine with multi-stage mechanics and a sports suspension a la Taburet. And let the image be the way it should. He is only all in sport.
Autography Seat Toledo
Predecessor: Seat Toledo (1991)
Premiere: October 1998
Modernization: not carried out
Engines: 1.6-2.3 l (90-204 hp)
Production: Spain
Expected replacement: 2005
The car is provided by RUSE-AUTO, the official dealer Audi and Seat.
During the test, the car is insured by LLC Nation Center.
Text: Kirill Brevdo
Photo: Roman Ostanin
Source: Wheel magazine [No. 83/2004]
