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Seat Toledo Mk3 alternative design & Leon Mk2 SW

Do you remember the Seat's small sedan, named Toledo? It was first introduced in 1991, but its production ended in 2019, after 4 generations. In its first 2 generations, this model was a compact sedan in the same category with the VW Golf/Jetta and the Seat Leon (C-Segment).
But in 2004, the Spanish brand decided to do an experiment: They took the Altea (which was a compact MPV) and turned it into a liftback, by making its rear design similar to Renault Vel Satis. This new model became the third generation of Toledo and it was the only MPV-liftback mixture that was mass-produced ever! Awful, huh? However, the final generation of the model became again a sedan, but this time as a rebadged Skoda Rapid and until 2019.
This situation made me wonder what would happen if the 3rd generation of Toledo was also a sedan, as the other ones. For sure it would share the same platform as the Leon and it would have the brand's design language of that era. So, I tried to sedan-ize the Leon Mk2, but the final result looks more like a fastback. However, it looks more satisfying than the real-life 3rd gen Toledo. As a bonus, I spawned from this alternative Toledo a 2nd gen Leon station wagon (the SW version of the Leon was normally introduced in 2013, in its 3rd gen)

An alternative design of the 3rd gen Seat Toledo, if it was a Leon-based fastback, instead of an Altea with tail

An alternative design of the 3rd gen Seat Toledo, if it was a Leon-based fastback, instead of an Altea with tail

From the alternative Toledo, a Leon SW could come up as well, to fill the brand's lineup

From the alternative Toledo, a Leon SW could come up as well, to fill the brand's lineup

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The original third generation of Seat Toledo, which was Seat's biggest mistake

The original third generation of Seat Toledo, which was Seat's biggest mistake