The new SEAT Leon Cupra has been revealed, as well as it packs rather a punch.
Last year saw a bumper crop of new hot hatches, from the VW Golf GTI to the Ford Fiesta ST – however the SEAT Leon Cupra is set to strike them all away. based on similar mechanicals to the 217bhp Golf GTI, it delivers as much as 276bhp from its 2.0-litre turbo.
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The Cupra will make its public debut at March’s Geneva motor Show, as well as provides a option of power outputs. There’s 261bhp in the handbook three-door SC, or 276bhp in the three-door DSG auto plus the handbook as well as auto five-doors, all badged Cupra 280.
The 261bhp three-door covers 0-62mph in 5.9 seconds, while the Cupra 280s take 5.7 seconds. All versions hit an digitally restricted top speed of 155mph.
The three-door Cupra is £435 cheaper than the equivalent Golf GTI, at £25,690, however has a limited-slip front differential as well as adaptive dampers as standard. These work with the 44bhp power advantage to ensure the Leon is over half a second quicker from 0-62mph.
SEAT Leon Cupra performance
The 276bhp five-door includes bigger 19-inch alloys, high-performance Brembo brakes as well as a set of stickier, track-focused tyres. even with a six-speed DSG auto, the Cupra 280 undercuts the Golf GTI performance pack by £650, at just £28,525, as well as order books are open now.
