I was having a look round my work car park and noticed that there is at least one of every era of Leon represented.
What struck me though was how good they look so many years after initial development. This just shows how good the design team behind them must be.
Here's my personal take on all of them.
MK1: now 25 years old and has such a mean and aggressive stance particularly in the Cupra/FR face-lift models. The rear let's it down a little but overall still a striking looking car.
Mk2 now 17 years old, the front let's the car down but from the front windscreen back, the car looks great and easily looks better than a 4/5 year old Astra/Focus/Ceed etc.
MK3 now 10 years old and the car looks as fresh today as the day the first one rolled off the production line. IMO this is probably the best looking Leon from every angle and the higher spec models still turn heads.
MK4: current model the most 'premium' looking Leon on the market, it very much gives luxury hatch vibes and looks a lot more striking than the A3/Golf/Focus/1 Series competition. This Leon may age quicker than previous models if the coast to coast light bar is a short lived trend but IMO is currently one of the best looking cars currently in its class.
What does everyone else think?
What struck me though was how good they look so many years after initial development. This just shows how good the design team behind them must be.
Here's my personal take on all of them.
MK1: now 25 years old and has such a mean and aggressive stance particularly in the Cupra/FR face-lift models. The rear let's it down a little but overall still a striking looking car.
Mk2 now 17 years old, the front let's the car down but from the front windscreen back, the car looks great and easily looks better than a 4/5 year old Astra/Focus/Ceed etc.
MK3 now 10 years old and the car looks as fresh today as the day the first one rolled off the production line. IMO this is probably the best looking Leon from every angle and the higher spec models still turn heads.
MK4: current model the most 'premium' looking Leon on the market, it very much gives luxury hatch vibes and looks a lot more striking than the A3/Golf/Focus/1 Series competition. This Leon may age quicker than previous models if the coast to coast light bar is a short lived trend but IMO is currently one of the best looking cars currently in its class.
What does everyone else think?
The mk2’s grill isn’t my cup of tea, so that puts me off. The mk3 is the best looking in my opinion, but I’m being biased; I have a 
Not much for the mk4 though. I think they tried a bit too hard. Too many sharp lines and creases, but I do like the rear light bar. If only the mk3 had had the rear light bar.
