SEAT Prototypes Come Out at Night, New SUV and Facelifted Leon Spied

This past week our friends at CarPix spied two SEAT prototypes testing on public roads, one being their upcoming SUV model, and the other believed to be a ‘facelift’ version of the Leon. As the images were taken after dark and during a rainstorm when the vehicles were wearing heavy camouflage, there honestly isn’t a whole lot that you can tell from the images.

Starting with the Leon, we’re going to say that if it is indeed a facelift, the camo points to it being a significant one. We can see a revised front bumper, allowing for additional cooling which points to a new powertrain lurking under hood. Large sensors at all four axles and a computer on the dash also backs up this claim.

Moving on to the SUV, we know that it will be based on the MQB platform and use engines shared across the Volkswagen Group family. Our spies also tell us that the SEAT SUV is rumored to be eventually built alongside the Skoda Yeti, although it will retain SEAT design elements. At this time, a hybrid and Cupra version is still very much in the cards.

Check out additional images below, and keep an eye out for the debut of these models later this year.

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