SEAT TOLEDOTiming chain or Belt?

The Seat Toledo is a small family car (C-segment in Europe) by the Spanish brand Seat and manufactured by Volkswagen Group. It was first launched in 1991, replacing the Seat Malaga. The Seat Toledo is a vehicle that was produced exclusively in sedan/liftback bodystyles (with the exception of the third generation). It served as the germ of the Seat Leon, which was born in 1998 as the hatchback version of the Toledo. Ironically, the Leon was so successful that it remained in Seat’s portfolio, unlike the Toledo, which was discontinued in 2019 due to poor sales.

The first generation Toledo was produced in Martorell, Barcelona from 1991. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was a 5-door liftback vehicle. It was built on the Volkswagen Group A2 platform, shared with the Volkswagen Golf Mk2, the Volkswagen Jetta II, or the Volkswagen Corrado. It received a redesign in 1995, which gave the vehicle a modern look both externally and mechanically.

The second generation Toledo arrived in 1998. It was presented at the Paris Motor Show of the same year. It used the Volkswagen Group A4 platform (PQ34), shared with the Volkswagen Bora / Volkswagen Jetta, the first-generation Audi A3 and the Skoda Octavia among others.

The most different version of the Seat Toledo would arrive in 2004 with the arrival of the third generation. It became similar to a compact MPV instead of a notchback sedan or liftback. It had the front end of the Seat Leon II and the rear end was very similar to the Seat Altea. All 3 vehicles shared the same platform (Volkswagen Group A5 PQ35) and chassis.

The last generation of the Seat Toledo was the fourth, launched in 2012 on the Volkswagen Group A05+ platform. Its appearance was very similar to the Seat Exeo, a D-segment sedan launched years earlier by Seat based on the Audi A4 B7. It shared many elements with the Skoda Rapid. In 2019, VAG decided not to follow it up and started to withdraw it from some markets due to the poor sales figures of this compact.