A belief in taking driving to the limit does not equate to a belief in taking safety there as well. 

The Leon has been fitted with an impressive arsenal of technologies that act as your virtual co-pilot and take care of safety when you're concentrating on the drive: active safety means informed, advised, aware and equipped with the ability to make better decisions, faster ... no belief in driving should be put into practise without it.

The ABS is designed to prevent the wheels from locking up during braking.

Even under emergency braking conditions, the car remains in control, which means the driver can avoid an obstacle without having to release the brakes first.

The Leon's ABS system is further enhanced with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD).

EBD ensures maximum braking performance and under normal conditions it prevents the rear-end from sliding out due to over-braking.

It also eliminates 'brake fading', which often results from overheating.

When you start driving around demanding curves or if driving conditions become challenging, the Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) (Stylance, FR and Cupra) kicks in. If an unexpected object crosses your path, the Emergency Brake Assistant (EBA - only with ESP) and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) work together by actively intervening to create the shortest possible brake path that still maintains steering agility. The journey continues. 

Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) monitors information from the steering wheel, tyres, brakes and accelerator, then makes tiny adjustments to keep you on the perfect arc. 

Emergency Brake Assistant (EBA) (standard with ESP) interprets the speed and pressure that the brake pedal is pushed to detect a critical braking situation. Brake assist works until the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) kicks in to prevent the wheels from locking.

Taking a belief in safety to new levels, this innovative piece of standard kit gives you more confidence than ever in pushing the Leon to its limits. The tyre pressure monitoring system informs you as soon as tyre pressure drops below a certain level.

If you're a believer in pushing the limits, you need to be a huge believer in knowing what's going on around you.

We've covered this off in the Leon by making it the first vehicle in our stables to be offered with this high-performance illumination system.

Xenon lamps create light by sending an arch of current between two tungsten electrodes, fitted inside a glass chamber filled with xenon gas and halogenised metal salts.

The beam of light this produces has a characteristic blue/green colour and is twice as intense as that of the halogen lamp. This give you extended reach and clarity of illumination, meaning better vision, less strain and safer driving in challenging conditions.