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SEAT Leon Cupra in-depth review - Carbuyer

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On sale since 2014, the fearsome Leon Cupra hot hatchback was updated for 2017 in line with the rest of the Leon range. But are the changes enough to keep it competitive with rivals?
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@Jon1Surf1Lim 6 лет назад

SEAT are only just starting to get the recognition they deserve, overall fantastic value compared to equivalent VW’s.

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

Jon Limer "fantastic valve" NOT these days back in 01-10 yes ,Seat have simply recognised the popularity of their cars and up the price level with VW .

@Jon1Surf1Lim 6 лет назад

Well I am about to take delivery of a new Leon FR Estate, to replace my current FR estate, and at time of ordering a comparable Golf with the same level of toys and kit is nearly £4K more, when you consider build quality is as good on the SEAT and reliability as good too I think you must agree that represents great value?

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

Jon Limer I was talking Cupra r v Golf r v Audi S3 the seat isn't good valve .... but other lower seat models are good valve vs the equivalent Audi VW & yes are still great motors .

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

Jon Limer that car you are about to buy is a much better option than the equivalent VW or Audi A4.

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

Jon Limer so my point was from the start that SEAT have always been recognised and always have been a cheaper alternative to vw/Audi . But this new SEAT Cupra R in the video doesn't make sense it's Miles too much money.

@Matt-gm4sk 6 лет назад

I want one so bad, it just looks so good

@nervsouly 6 лет назад

Thumbsup if you never had potato chips in your glovebox before.

@MICHGO1 6 лет назад

YEAH POTATO CHIPS AREN'T THE BEST SNACK IN A CAR. GREASE, CRUMBS.

@thfreakin 4 года назад

Crisps u mean

@nervsouly 3 года назад

I don't know what you guys are doing here out of the sudden, but I strongly recommend not to google what that one guy Abdulla Sincere suggests and not to attack anyone's social media. You will either get maleware from the download, or commit a cyber crime.

@alittlehuskyasvartpilendia222 3 года назад

@Abdullah Sincere you are right. No one cares.

@cannonball9478 3 года назад

Crisps

@Blacksmith574 6 лет назад

Seat is such an underrated brand, I bought the Ateca a couple of months ago and I LOVE(!!!) it.

@Dahliaman1 6 лет назад

I've driven a 2015 Leon for 2.5 years and think its fantastic in all regards

@nixxxon18 5 лет назад

Its so true, underrated is a good word to describe it. As a brand, the name itself sounds a bit weird, it doesnt have the history, nor the glamour, but the products are very good and great value.

@ChrisplayThrough64 2 года назад

@@nixxxon18 fan boy?

@nixxxon18 2 года назад

@@ChrisplayThrough64 fan boy to say the truth? Try to prove me wrong: German quality with lower price and better style

@Zunimassa97 4 года назад

For some reason I can never get over the voice of this guy.

@franctippach7701 6 лет назад

I own the 2015 280 one. Would buy the Leon again? Yes. Enough said.

@TheKiing81 6 лет назад

They should bring this to the USA

@petersothern2909 6 лет назад

Marcel Iamthatiam Jones nah my friend Americans don't like classy European cars

@TheKiing81 6 лет назад

Unfortunately...but i digg this so much

@petersothern2909 6 лет назад

just buy a golf R

@lapamful 6 лет назад

America doesn't have the roads for this car, what they call in Britain 'B Roads', where this car comes alive (okay, maybe Mulholland Drive is the nearest but still not close).

@IReahpZz 6 лет назад

Marcel Iamthatiam Jones they should. Would be a great car to own. Just don't like the golf basic styling

@driversseat659 6 лет назад

Got to love the Cupra James, especially the 4Drive ST we tested. Epic fun with tenacious grip.

@craighandley4915 6 лет назад

I imagine James car has a tweed interior 😂

@andyclacey2980 3 года назад

purchased a cupra 300 in oct 20, fantastic very fast car, lovely interior, very happy with it.

@MikeLego89 6 лет назад

I don't care about the type R. No matter how good a car is, you can't buy one that makes you throw up every time you see it

@neilooo1998 4 года назад

🤣🤣 hilarious!!!

@t5jerry 6 лет назад

I like your comments james, if it aint right, you say so , UNLIKE your predecessor, a car needs a PROPER handbrake, not a switch, ignore the haters, keep em coming.......................

@JustinAbroad 6 лет назад

Isn't this just a front wheel drive golf r? Or basically a tuned GTi

@johnnym6132 6 лет назад

Anyone who buys one of these new is off their head. I got a cupra 290 last year with every optional extra including the bucket seats for £22k and it had 1.5k miles. It’s pretty much a fwd golf r but better looking imo. Plus nearly new ones are a hell of a lot cheaper.

@benjyyy 6 лет назад

Johnny M you can pick one of these up brand new for under 24k

@ResevoirGod 4 года назад

No one buys new, they lease new.

@robinmarples5198 5 лет назад

This car is the fastest on earth. Why? Nobody (non car people) knows how fast it is.

@nelc2399 6 лет назад

how reliable is the engine and gearbox?

@zynan 6 лет назад

Another good review. Nice spotty socks.

@magooccna 6 лет назад

The electronic handbrake is the best invention since sliced bread. Why people say they prefer manual handbrake.

@zorpio6469 6 лет назад

What’s the performance specs tho?

@blueg8731 6 лет назад

2:34 The first that's gonna date this car five years from now is this screen.

@ThexMJT 6 лет назад

I think seat make all the car you would want really. stepping on the vw in turms of looks, feel etc. Seat and jump straight into the audi and just miss the VW golf all together, exact same with the Ibiza

@seb. 6 лет назад

Manual handbrake prevents the car from holding itself in traffic with ACC... Definitely won't miss it

@rocketraccoon77 6 лет назад

Excellent review James. 👍

@cmal90 6 лет назад

Ffs how is Bluetooth, cruise control, park assist, auto headlight, auto lights, DAB a good range of included equipment, my 4 year old works panel van has all this plus more. Items like these should just be standard items on cars now.

@matthewbell9664 5 лет назад

This comes with digital drivers display which should be mentioned.

@renerios1056 6 лет назад

Wish we had Seat in the States

@rasherbasher8203 Год назад

I always carry me Walkers in the glovebox🤔

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

back in the day 02/03 when the Mark 1 Audi S3 225 was on the market and the seat Leon cupra r finally came out with the flagship 1.8t Bam engine the cars were roughly £8,000 apart now 15 years later the new models are the same price.

@anitagoodsleep5330 Год назад

The police in my area are drinking these so they must be fast

@aholesen 6 лет назад

Big bottle test makes no sense. Nobody uses big bottles. Why not have a "does it hold a normal and often used bottle well" - And I can tell you that it does. 0,5 liter bottle makes sense. 1,5 or 2 liter makes none at all.

@CryptoChangingTheWorld 6 лет назад

Andreas Gylling Hammershøj Olesen its to give an idea of scale juat like the large packet od crisps.

@aholesen 6 лет назад

Danny Ward i understand but it still makes no sense. It gives the idea that it is better if it passes but then what happens is that all the regularly used bottles will rattle around. I have a Leon and am very happy with the size. On my Citroen C3 they fit a larger bottle but not the standard bottles and it sucks (+it’s french).

@CryptoChangingTheWorld 6 лет назад

Andreas Gylling Hammershøj Olesen long journey businessmen or a bottle whiskey!

@MrArj7 6 лет назад

totally agree, whos going to not buy a car because their is no space for a big bottle!

@CryptoChangingTheWorld 6 лет назад

Arj Naik taking it too far. Its just an indicator

@subratakumardas6532 4 года назад

Launch this Seat Leon Cupra in Indian Automobile Industry 🇮🇳 Tata Altroz best hatchback of India 🇮🇳

@garymac7075 2 года назад

It rides on a golf platform !!!

@v_alexiadis 6 лет назад

Uhm, mate, the previous Cupra had an identical suspension :p

@dj331 6 лет назад

What colour blue is this

@user-tv7by2nw4t 6 лет назад

How much doesn't cost????

@lindalovesmusic9091 4 года назад

I want to ship one of these over!

@OscarLeeMX 6 лет назад

Of course it has a 'decent' amount of legroom. You seat so damn close to the steering wheel! Very few people do that.

@garymac7075 3 года назад

Why get a golf this is the same underpinnings and a lot cheaper I might get a second hand one which are a lot cheaper !!!!!

@chakawhyte5753 6 лет назад

Look at my f**king plum TROUSERS plebs!🤣

@proalexking 6 лет назад

Thanks for the review, struggling to see a UK review so far, my Cupra gets delivered in April 2018x not seen one in the flesh yet so the review is welcome! 👍🏼

@FreestyleCrazy12345 5 лет назад

Alex Sellers what do you think of it? I’m looking at one

@B-J981 4 года назад

Freestye_. Did u get one I pick up my 2017 cupra 300 tomorrow!!

@grantmarshall3026 6 лет назад

I'll make do with my soon to arrive 1.6 TDI Leon st with dsg gearbox,and maybe a big,big remap 😉

@ignae 6 лет назад

you can tell there are mostly hard plastics all over the car, id go for a GTI anyday

@ResevoirGod 4 года назад

Awful, awful choice

@magooccna 6 лет назад

Why do reviewers always complain about plastic material at the lower part of the interior.

@MICHGO1 6 лет назад

JUST A DETAIL THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO SOME BUYERS.

@sharpy39 6 лет назад

Try and find a review where James doesn't say "I'm just over 5 foot 10..."

@Alanphuphalee 6 лет назад

Isn’t this basically a Golf R?

@bobomavlea33 6 лет назад

No... the Golf R is 4wd, while this is fwd, therefore they can't really be put in the same category. The Cupra is considerably faster than a Golf GTI, so there is no comparison here either, but you can compare the two as being the top of the range hatchbacks for each brand.

@nervsouly 6 лет назад

In addition to what bobomavlea said, the Cupra is also a lot lighter in weight. Meaning the Golf outaccelerates the Cupra from the start but on higher speeds, when grip is not the issue anymore, the Cupra raises speed faster.

@andrewscoular 6 лет назад

I guess it depends on which country you live in but it has the same engine as a Golf R and where I live that means it's about £7500 cheaper. I know what I'm buying...

@lmfao8314 6 лет назад

The car looks like a standard Leon FR.

@utubeleplague 6 лет назад

I miss sporty Citroens in this class. And no, not talking about the ds4 ty

@christophermaloney8119 3 года назад

I have the same cupra leon but mine is very loud.

@muckspreader1able 2 года назад

No you don't.

@adamsbarberroom 5 лет назад

Wanted this guy before you reviewed it shame

@anthonydevono8833 6 лет назад

Nice car good review

@philryan7254 6 лет назад

Did you really say £34,000 that's a lot of Wonga seat are really trying their luck with this one cheers Phil

@superben2000 6 лет назад

More of a slightly furious sheep in pleasant sheeps clothing

@navneetverma1000 6 лет назад

Better of with a spced out FR

@stevevater8598 5 лет назад

Honda's becoming prohibitively expensive second hand

@ClearlySuperSaiyan2 6 лет назад

What do u think of the new octavia vrs hatchback?

@BrateTebra123 6 лет назад

Clearly Super Saiyan 2 nothing

@madscottishmtber2093 4 года назад

Love a DSG fart

@stamatisgalbenis1656 4 года назад

Carwow

@webbo5237 4 года назад

Prefer my seat cupra mk2 to this any day of the week . The Seats everything here looks so bog standard compared to the mk2

@AJ-vn3ko 6 лет назад

Crispsps

@JIMMYHIBBS1 6 лет назад

By the time you calculate in depreciation- a Golf R would be cheaper to own ...

@rogerjames7315 3 года назад

Is he gay I wundered

@groovytirma2409 6 лет назад

My water just broke and I'm a man (barely) 🙄🙄🙄

@Witnesspicturesuk 5 лет назад

Stop saying absolute

@gallagher4141 6 лет назад

34K for a SEAT!!

@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 6 лет назад

Good review. Those alloys look cheap and aftermarkety.

@lewiscannon8213 6 лет назад

For a Second I thought he said the car costs £34,500 😲

@JAG1651 6 лет назад

Anyone who pays full price is a nut anyway. You could get a Cupra for £25K or £250p/month leasing deal.

@siblej1 6 лет назад

Why do these people keep on about preferring manual handbrakes? My golf has an electronic brake, with auto hold...and it’s great. Don’t miss a manual brake one bit. Then again I’m not 17, and wanting to do handbrake turns.

@maksymtt 6 лет назад

I'm pretty sure most people here saying they prefer manual handbrakes because of that don't have the guts to try to do an handbrake turn. Or they don't want to ruin their father's car I personally just find it satisfying to put the handbrake up after parking.

@the___truth8038 6 лет назад

Sibley J Because one or more of the break wiring can just malfunction & leave you stranded, then you’ll have to pay £680 to have it sorted...can you tell this happened to me? Lol

@Mamsaturatdevoi 9 месяцев назад

Doing small handbrake drifts in the snow (when it's safe and nobody around) is an excellent way to get better at driving in general and learning how your car behaves. I make sure to regularly do several handbrake drifts each season; it keeps me sharp. Obviously not many people do this, so most manufacturers got rid of the manual handbrake. For most people like yourself, it doesn't have a purpose.

@cameronwilliams5013 6 лет назад

vast specifically matter kgxxx minute even diagnosis very regulatory softly bold longtime team

@kaekayyy2554 6 лет назад

Seat geolf r

@bugsy791 6 лет назад

crispsssessses

@Le_Rennais 6 лет назад

lol he never changes his pink trousers.

@ChrisplayThrough64 2 года назад

I think he looks hot in them

@TechnologyBlogged 6 лет назад

This review is full of rubbish. I think you'll find the Cupra 280 and 290 both have adaptive suspension as standard - there is no difference between their suspension and the 300. Also, CUPRA mode does not change the exhaust note.

@konstantinostomadakis6571 6 лет назад

Its still a SEAT....

@guitarfoundry 6 лет назад

the presenter sounds like a transexual, but his mannerisms remind me of a vampire, Quentin Wilson.

@londonas2 5 лет назад

Can Matt re-do this review instead of this clown?

@sakal88 6 лет назад

I just see BLACK and some human face!!!

@joshbacon8241 6 лет назад

Second.

@patrickstar6758 6 лет назад

I would go for the Honda civic about the same price

@JAG1651 6 лет назад

But in reality they're not the same price. By the time you go for the GT model in the type R (an absolute must, otherwise you don't even get Sat Nav), it's £33K. And with no real world discounts available on it to speak of, the Cupra 300 can be had with 22% discounts, making it £25K, that £8K difference is pretty significant. When financing or leasing the Cupra shines again, it's far cheaper to lease than the Type GT, and can be had for less than £250 p/month, whereas you'd be lucky to get leasing deal on the Civic Type R GT for less than £350p/month. Horses for courses, but it's important to make decisions based on real world numbers, not RRp's.

@patrickstar6758 6 лет назад

JAG sixtyfive k

@DownShiftThrottle 6 лет назад

Type r the best hot hatch on the market today

@DownShiftThrottle 6 лет назад

GassedUpUK true, but the cupra is playing catch up and it's nowhere as close as the type r not even to the FK2.... I'd actually buy a used golf r instead for 25k if the new type r is out of budget or for the same money buy a FK2 as a used buy.

@DownShiftThrottle 6 лет назад

GassedUpUK personal preference totally. Quick lap time bragging rights.... Type R all the way. Everyday drivability - golf r. Some where in the middle.... Then I guess this cupra.... As I like track days I went for the type r however now drive a M140i lol

@DownShiftThrottle 6 лет назад

GassedUpUK fair play.... Nothing to be ashamed of there.... It's a very capable car that carries the GTI badge well. Great fun that car!

@MikeLego89 6 лет назад

🤢🤢🤢🤢

@mykiman5955 5 лет назад

No its not, it looks like a chav horror show. M140i all day long

@clio2rsminicup 6 лет назад

so really just a VW Golf with less luxes part...

@chrisogrady28 6 лет назад

Have no taste in cars but can't afford a golf? The leon everybody

@ApurtureSci 6 лет назад

Christopher O'Grady I think most would agree the Leon is more attractive than the Golf, definitely the 3 door SC.

@BrateTebra123 6 лет назад

ApurtureSci not everything is on the beauity

@ApurtureSci 6 лет назад

BrateTebra123 That's true, but you get more equipment for your money with the Leon and a wider engine range compared to the Golf (in the UK anyway).

@chrisogrady28 6 лет назад

I think you missed the point that they are both boring cookie cutter cars for bland people

@ApurtureSci 6 лет назад

Christopher O'Grady I see. I have a Leon SC FR in Alor Blue and I've never had anyone describe it as boring. The lesser models in more a plain colour perhaps, but compared to something like a Toyota Auris or Hyundai i30 bland isn't how I would describe them or their owners. That's just me though.

@steveh3949 6 лет назад

NOTHING NEW HERE, JUST A GOLF WITH A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SHAPE, BLAND LOOKING AND POOR INTERIOR

@paulepaule4246 6 лет назад

Faking awful car what 34k plus no no no any damp road you will be bouncing those front wheels not a golf r fan but id pick the golf r any day over this horibble ugly yuk yuk yuk

@ResevoirGod 4 года назад

Are you a spastic?

@DownShiftThrottle 6 лет назад

Boring.....