You're a growing family and that supermini or hatchback you're currently driving doesn't quite cut it when trying to squeeze in all your paraphernalia. Or you're heading regularly out on longer trips, and you need something more luxurious and refined. Either way, our Medium Family Car Award winner, the SEAT Leon Estate, will take this in its stride.
Written by Tom WiltshirePublished: 27 September 2021
As any family knows, the one thing you can never have too much of is space – and the SEAT Leon Estate has it in abundance. Though it’s based on the relatively compact Leon hatch, the Estate model packs a mighty 620-litre boot that will swallow buggies, suitcases, shopping, the odd building or two, all without breaking a sweat.
A spacious back seat provides plenty of room for adults or child seats alike, and interior storage is plentiful. Better yet, the price for this practicality isn’t driving an ugly bus – the Leon’s a lean, attractive estate car that drives as sharply as it looks and offers everything from cost-effective petrol and diesel models right up to a plug-in hybrid. No matter what you need from a family car, you ought to be able to find it in the SEAT Leon Estate – it’s a very worthy winner.
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