If you thought the SEAT Leon Cupra was quick, wait until you get a load of this thing. Welcome to the Leon Cupra R, also known as SEAT’s most powerful production road car ever. Under the bonnet is a higher output version of VW’s 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder, which is exactly […]
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SEAT planning potent 220kW-plus AWD Leon Cupra
Volkswagen Group’s spicy Spanish outpost SEAT will bring an all-wheel drive version of the Golf-based Leon Cupra to the European market. The Leon Cupra is the former front-drive Nurburgring record-holder. Presently the fastest Leon variant is the Cupra 290 (pictured), with 216kW fed through the front hoops. According to Autocar, […]
SEAT Leon ST Cupra sets wagon record at Nurburgring (video)
What’s the quickest wagon around the Nurburgring? It turns out the latest SEAT Leon ST Cupra estate is, setting a cracking time of 7:58.12 after its hatchback brother broke the front-wheel drive record last year. Based on the SEAT Leon Cupra hatch, the new model uses Volkswagen Group’s MQB platform […]
Seat Leon Cupra rally car falls off hoist
We all know rally cars are expensive to build, and this Seat Leon Cupra looks no exception. It’s expected they might get banged up in a race, but falling off a hoist? Someone’s obviously forgot to pull the handbrake up or secure the car down properly. You can bet your last […]
SEAT Leon Cupra 280 breaks Nurburgring FWD lap record
The new SEAT Leon Cupra 280 has posted a new world-record Nurburgring lap time for a front-wheel drive production car, with a cracking time of 7:58.4. It betters the previous record-holder, the Renault Megane R.S. (8:07.97), by over 9.0 seconds. Honda is aiming to break the lap record at the […]
Wicked SEAT Leon Cup Racer to debut at Worthersee
The Worthersee Volkswagen and Audi festival in Austria attracts some of the finest and most outrageous Volkswagen Group vehicles in the world. For this year’s event, SEAT (owned by Volkswagen), will be showing a wicked Leon Cup Racer. The company will also show off five other unique vehicles, including an […]