The Seat 600 was the vehicle that motorized Spain. Furthermore, the history of our country could not be explained without the constant contribution of the Martorell firm. This 2020 should have celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding in style . The coronavirus crisis has not allowed us to pay a well-deserved tribute to a manufacturer but, not for this reason, we will miss its most important milestones. A tradition that has become part of the essence of Seat and its most avant-garde models, even years later. An example of this is the inherent union that exists between the familiar bodies of the brand with the past Seat 1430, a car that changed the way of traveling for the Spanish. Now, 50 years later, the new Seat León Sportstourer gathers all that experience in comfort and habitability to serve today’s families. A very different society, concerned about its impact on the environment, but with the same desire to live experiences behind the wheel.
This year the holidays are the old-fashioned way. Many Spaniards have chosen to take their car and head to a national destination to spend their days of disconnection, more necessary than ever. Before, airplanes weren’t so cheap and the other end of the world was too far away for a summer visit. For this reason, the only car in the family became a van that had to carry all its members and their luggage. It was then, in 1970, when Seat presented a familiar body of the Seat 1430 . It was a five-door version, not as big as the 1500, but with better dynamic capabilities to drive on difficult sections or the cities of that time. Some cities that have changed a lot, like their citizens. For this reason, the Seat León Sportstourer is a more efficient, safe and advanced model.
The differences are obvious, they are separated by fifty years of innovations and evolution in the automotive sector. However, the similarities between the Seat 1430 station wagon and the Leon Sportstourer are more than we would think at first. Do you want to know how cars have changed five decades apart?
