Diesel Free: Seat Axes Oil Burners From Toledo’s UK Range

Seat have been constantly revising their range these past few weeks, and the latest model to have been updated is the Toledo.

The fourth-generation car has been around since 2012, and it’s the company’s only saloon after the Audi A4 B7-based Exeo was dropped from the lineup in 2013.

It shares the A05+ platform with the Skoda Rapid and, from now on, can only be had with petrol engines in the UK market, according to Autocar. This means that the 1.6-liter TDI units, with 90PS (89hp / 66kW) and 105PS (104hp / 77kW), have been completely dropped from the family.

In the United Kingdom, the Toledo is offered in a choice of two trim levels. Called SE and Xcellence, they are powered by the same turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder unit rated at 110PS (108hp / 81kW) and mated to either a manual or an automatic transmission.

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The base Toledo starts from £17,330 ($22,124/€19,387) in the UK, or some £1,600 ($2,043/€1,790) less than the 5-door Leon hatchback, or approximately £400 ($511/€447) more than the entry-level Arona subcompact SUV.

In other markets such as Spain and Germany, the Toledo is also powered by a detuned version of the same engine. Available for lesser versions of the car, it pushes out 95PS (94hp / 70kW) and it’s said to burn 4.7 l/100 km (60.1 mpg UK / 50 mpg US) on average.

Seat’s compact sedan costs between €12,460 ($14,211) and €18,140 ($20,690) in its home market, and €18,640 ($21,260) and €23,255 ($26,524) in Germany in the FR-Line grade, complete with 17-inch alloy wheels, Alcantara trim and more.

The Spanish automaker’s decision to axe diesel versions of the Toledo comes after dropping the three-door Leon SC from its UK range last week, and the three-door Mii at the beginning of August.