Seat offers up ‘Candy White’ Leon

Sexy Spanish carmaker Seat is looking to top the fashion polls with this – the new ‘Candy White’ Seat Leon.

Industry experts have predicted white to take over as the most popular car colour – thanks to the storming successes of the Apple iPod and Nintendo Wii – and Seat is offering this special ‘Candy White’ paint option on its Leon hatchback.

And to complete the hatchback’s stunning looks, the range-topping Seat Leon Cupra will get the additional option of black or white 18-inch alloy wheels.

Leading paint supplier DuPont has tracked global car colours for more than 50 years and in its latest survey is tipping white as a ‘trend shifting colour’.

Karen Surcina of DuPont said: “The rise in popularity of white and the long reign of silver suggest we can expect a more dramatic shift in the top colour choice.”

There has been a ‘gentle’ rise in the number of white cars sold in the UK over the past twelve months – more than 16,500 were sold, up from 15,792 in the previous 12 months.

And there is a history of successful sales of white cars – including hot-hatches of the 1980s such as the Volkswagen Golf GTi.

Steve Robertson of Seat said: “White really could be the new silver – when it comes to fashionable car colours at least.

“Buyers increasingly want a car which stands out on the road, giving them instant recognition and differentiation from ‘me too’ shades such as grey and silver”.

The Seat Leon – with Candy White paintwork – is available from £12,645.