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Surprise: CUPRA Unveils New Authenticity Pack for Owners of Second-Gen SEAT Leon CUPRA K1
Surprise: CUPRA Unveils New Authenticity Pack for Owners of Second-Gen SEAT Leon CUPRA K1

29 Sep 2022, 12:11 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / SEAT built just 450 units of the K1 edition second-generation Leon Cupra between 2008 and 2009, all of which were for the UK market

 
Innocent-Looking Hatch Is Perfect Sleeper Thanks to Big Turbo, Loads of Mods
Innocent-Looking Hatch Is Perfect Sleeper Thanks to Big Turbo, Loads of Mods

17 Feb 2022, 20:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If you have 280 horsepower on a front wheel drive hatchback, you have rather quick car. This is what you get if you nearly double its stock power

 
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity

18 Mar 2021, 14:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Three hot hatches (one is actually a wagon, but it could have been a hatchback just as well) from the VW Group and not even two of them are remotely the same

 
SEAT Leon Cupra Drag Races Audi RS3, Anyone Ordered Gapperoni Pizza?
SEAT Leon Cupra Drag Races Audi RS3, Anyone Ordered Gapperoni Pizza?

13 Jan 2021, 19:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Things couldn't have lined up any worse for the SEAT Leon Cupra: it's wet and it has a manual and front-wheel-drive; and an AWD dual-clutch RS3 as an opponent

 
Lit Cigarette and Air Freshener Transformed This Hot Hatch Into a Hot Hatch
Lit Cigarette and Air Freshener Transformed This Hot Hatch Into a Hot Hatch

17 Dec 2019, 09:24 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A man did the silly mistake of lighting a cigarette in his car after spraying its interior with air freshener and the result is simply outstanding

 
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Hunts Down Seat Leon Cupra on Nurburgring, Chase Is Savage
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Hunts Down Seat Leon Cupra on Nurburgring, Chase Is Savage

26 Jul 2019, 17:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the driver of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS was completing his warmup lap, it's clear that this track-prepped SEAT Leon Cupra is a beast

 
589 HP SEAT Leon Cupra Has AWD and RS3 Gearbox, Does 11s Quarter-Mile
589 HP SEAT Leon Cupra Has AWD and RS3 Gearbox, Does 11s Quarter-Mile

19 Jul 2019, 19:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Making almost 600 horsepower from a 2-liter is amazing, but this is also the first Cupra we've seen with the RS3 gearbox and an AWD upgrade for the normal hatch

 
JE Design Introduces Widebody Kit For SEAT Leon Cupra
JE Design Introduces Widebody Kit For SEAT Leon Cupra

25 Nov 2018, 22:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / How can you make the SEAT Leon Cupra stand out from the crowd? Fit it with a widebody kit from German tuner JE Design, of course!

 
SEAT Leon Cupra Now Has 290 PS, WLTP To Blame
SEAT Leon Cupra Now Has 290 PS, WLTP To Blame

29 Jun 2018, 12:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of 300 metric horsepower, the Leon Cupra hot hatchback has been downgraded to 290 PS as Europe prepares to welcome the WLTP

 
SEAT Leon Cupra Races Competition Horse on Obstacle Course
SEAT Leon Cupra Races Competition Horse on Obstacle Course

28 Jun 2018, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SEAT challenges a competition show jumping horse named Calgary to a very unlikely competition, the car wins both trials.

 
SEAT Leon Cupra Blows Tire while Lapping Nurburgring at 145 MPH/234 KPH
SEAT Leon Cupra Blows Tire while Lapping Nurburgring at 145 MPH/234 KPH

3 Jun 2018, 06:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the driver of the Nurburgring-lapping SEAT Leon Cupra put it, this is how you turn a semi-slick into a slick in a matter of seconds

 
Mad SEAT Leon Cupra Chases Porsche 911 GT2 RS and GT3 RS in Nurburgring Traffic
Mad SEAT Leon Cupra Chases Porsche 911 GT2 RS and GT3 RS in Nurburgring Traffic

27 Mar 2018, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a brilliant example of what we call a Ring Wolf, namely an aficionado pushing his budget go-fast tool to the limit while pursuing track specials

 
SEAT Leon Cupra Is On Sale, DSG Now Free and Digital Cockpit Is Available
SEAT Leon Cupra Is On Sale, DSG Now Free and Digital Cockpit Is Available

3 Feb 2018, 17:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Leon Cupra is playing to its streangths with lower price, a free DSG and the addition of Digital Cockpit technology from VW

 
Seat Cupra Loses 1 Race Out of 3 Against Javelin Throw
Seat Cupra Loses 1 Race Out of 3 Against Javelin Throw

25 Jan 2018, 15:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seat Cupra challenges Olympic javelin champion Barbora Spotakova in a publicity stunt, loses one of three races, wins the other two

 
SEAT Leon ST Cupra vs. Leon X-Perience Comparison Includes Snow Drifting
SEAT Leon ST Cupra vs. Leon X-Perience Comparison Includes Snow Drifting

23 Jan 2018, 19:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The AWD system feels about the same on the Cupra and X-Perience. However, only the hot hatch lets you turn ESC off completely

 
Guy Crashes His Leon Cupra, Says He Loved the 200 Nurburgring Laps of 2017
Guy Crashes His Leon Cupra, Says He Loved the 200 Nurburgring Laps of 2017

20 Dec 2017, 21:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've seen plenty of SEAT Leon Cupra crashes but never though what it's like for the driver and what he did before he crashed

 
The Craziest SEAT Leon Cupra Tuning: 380 HP With JE Design Kit
The Craziest SEAT Leon Cupra Tuning: 380 HP With JE Design Kit

10 Nov 2017, 15:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 300 horsepower isn't enough for your front-wheel drive Spanish hot hatch? Then go to JE Design and also ask for their widebody kit

 
Old Leon Cupra R and Golf 6 R Put to the Test by Tiff Needell
Old Leon Cupra R and Golf 6 R Put to the Test by Tiff Needell

3 Aug 2017, 19:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, the Leon Cupra is a viable alternative to the Golf R, but that wasn't always the case. Check out this 7-year old Fifth Gear review

 
Audi SQ7 Chased by Leon Cupra Proves Diesel SUV Can Be a Great Nurburgring Toy
Audi SQ7 Chased by Leon Cupra Proves Diesel SUV Can Be a Great Nurburgring Toy

25 Jul 2017, 12:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After showing it's surprisingly fast in the Tesla Model X drag race, the Audi SQ7 is back to prove that it's a great track car too. What?

 
Porsche 918 Spyder Tries to Lose Tuned Leon Cupra in Brutal Nurburgring Chase
Porsche 918 Spyder Tries to Lose Tuned Leon Cupra in Brutal Nurburgring Chase

15 Jul 2017, 10:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One should never understimate the determination of a Ring Wolf, not even when the so-called prey of such an animal happens to be a Porsche 918 Spyder