With the Toledo being absent for a few years, it was time for Seat to revive the nameplate with a good looking car wearing it.
Maybe the Toledo was not the most interesting vehicle in the class, however, it did offer great value for the money.

The new Toledo had the shape of a traditional saloon, even though it was rather a 5-door hatchback, and was a close sibling to the Skoda Rapid. Even if they shared most of the underpinnings, their outside looks were completely different. The Toledo came with a new front and rear styling, much alike the one that came with the refreshed Ibiza.

On top of that, the Toledo was the best looking among the VW Jetta and the Skoda Rapid, with its exterior design looking more like an Audi A4 combined with a Ford Mondeo - at least from the back. Basically, a cheaper version of an A4.

Although the Toledo was based on the same platform as the Ibiza, it was a bigger, more spacious car.

The quality of the materials used throughout the cabin was not very good, however, that helped keeping its price low. That didn’t necessarily mean they were not well put together, and the overall design resembled a cheaper version of an Audi interior.

Although not very refined, the Toledo could still offer a comfortable and safe ride on longer journeys.

The third and the last generation of SEAT Toledo was officially unveiled in 2004 when the 5-door hatchback was upgraded with an impressive line-up of features and engines.
If the first Toledos were designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the third generation was made by Walter de’Silva who also worked for Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Audi and Volkswagen. The design of the new Toledo follows the same line as the counterpart Ibiza and Toledo and comes with a more aggressive and modern look. Moreover, it could be found in multiple engine configurations, starting with 1.6-liter gasoline and ending with a 2.0-liter diesel.

The second generation of SEAT Toledo came with a more modern look than its predecessor, being designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also worked for Cadillac, Ferrari and BMW as well as for the first generation of Toledo.
Similar to many other SEAT models, the Toledo shared parts with Volkswagen and Skoda vehicles which were based on the same platform, in this case Bora and Octavia. The new Toledos came in multiple engine choices, ranging between 1.6- and 2.3-liter, powered by both gasoline and diesel. The most powerful engine, a 2.3-liter V5, is able to develop 170 horsepower and a maximum speed of 225 km/h with a 0 to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds.

Launched in 1991, the SEAT Toledo was a small family car built by the Spanish brand owned by Volkswagen Group.
The Toledo was a small family car built by the Spanish brand SEAT, a brand owned by Volkswagen Group. Based on the Volkswagen Golf MK2 platform, the Toledo received an update in 1995 and it brought small updates to the look but major improvements for the engine lineup.

On the exterior, the 1995 Toledo featured a new grille design, with a body-colored surrounding. The headlights were slightly reshaped by rounding-up their edges. A new bumper with a wider grille was introduced. In the back, the taillights and the bumper received a new design.

Since it was based on the old A2 platform, there was limited room for the rear passengers. The wheelbase was only 2.47 m (97.2”) and four average-sized adults were at the limit with the legroom. For the front occupants, the seats were flat and simple. Only some of the versions were fitted with bucket seats and better bolstering. The dashboard design featured a curved upper side that went over the instrument cluster and ran over the center stack as well. A stereo cassette player was installed under the central vents. For the side passenger, there was an option for an airbag, instead of a bigger glove-box.

The entire engine lineup was changed due to new pollution regulations. A new, sportier version, was fitted with an inline-four, 2.0-liter unit that offered 150 hp. The sportiest, non-facelifted, version of the Toledo offered only 133 hp. The diesel range was expanded from two to five units, ranged between 63 hp and 110 hp.

The first model designed under the patronage of Volkswagen, Toledo is a 5-door liftback first unveiled in 1991 and still in production this year.
The first generation of SEAT Toledo was entirely based on the Volkswagen A2 platform, similar to Volkswagen Corrado and Jetta and even shared some parts with these vehicles. These models could be found in multiple engine configurations, starting with a 1.6-liter gasoline-powered and ending with a 2.0-liter 16V which developed 150 horsepower. The first generation was kept in production until 1998 when the parent company rolled out the upgraded models, but it also received a facelift in 1995.