The SEAT Leon mk4 FR PHEV

This is my car, my first car, I got it when I got my license at 36, three years ago.

I was very fortunate enough to have been able to get a slightly used example without financing.

205bhp with the petrol engine and electric motor running combined, it is heavy though, 1.6 tonnes...

It is the perfect car for me, I am not a car guy, I am an IT guy and hobby photographer who also enjoy driving.

Fuel economy highly depends on your driving, but on a long drive on the motorway, I tend to set it to hybrid mode so it uses both battery and petrol to get a good mix of performance and economy, and usually ends up at 3.5L/100km

It comes with the standard speaker system, it sounds perfectly fine, personally with my bad hearing, it sounds excellent.

I have driven it a LOT, I love finding small roads in the countryside and seeing where they go, I don't really focus on fast and hard driving.

That being said, I don't skimp on tires, just got a brand new set of excellent Pirellis as my old summer tires, Bridgestones, were worn out.

I have been in a small wildlife accident, I hit a hare or badger last summer, that was fun...

The car is mostly great, with two big downsides.

1. Too many controls in the infotainment!
2. Awkward touch buttons to control demisting!

Other than that, I love it, it is a brilliant car!

For those who have never heard about SEAT and Leon, think of it as a Spanish WV Golf.

SEAT as a brand is being retired and replaced with their sport brand, Cupra, not a super fan of that as it seems more of a lifestyle brand and less like a car brand.

Anyway, I just wanted to ramble on about my car.