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 […]
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SEAT restores 1986 Ibiza for King Felipe VI of Spain, his first car
King Felipe VI of Spain was visiting SEAT’s main headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona province) recently when the automaker surprised the monarch with a gift that brought back memories. The Monarch was on an official visit to the factory in Martorell when workers showed him the gold-coloured Ibiza, with the original […]
SEAT Mii made entirely of lace celebrates new model launch
SEAT’s ‘Mii by MANGO’ city car has been officially launched in the UK, which prompted the Spanish car brand to find an adequate celebration. During a three-day manufacturing process in London, an eight strong team of specialists under supervision of visual artist Ashley Joiner created a full size copy of […]
SEAT Cupra 280 vs Volkswagen Golf R
The SEAT Cupra 280 was the quickest factory front-wheel drive car around the Nurburgring earlier this year, until it was superseded by the Renault Megane. However, there’s always been a bit of in-house rivalry between the SEAT and its older brother, the Volkswagen Golf R. So which is quickest? The […]
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 Ibiza Cupster concept to debut at Worthersee
SEAT has revealed a unique concept car it plans to unveil at the upcoming Worthersee festival, based on the Ibiza. Called the Ibiza Cupster, it’s a flamboyant chop-top with no roof. This year the SEAT Ibiza celebrates its 30th birthday, and to mark the occasion the Spanish Volkswagen-owned company wants to […]
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 […]