Raging bequest offers space and smooth pace
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You’re spoilt for decision in case you’re in the business sector for a hot bequest. The Leon ST Cupra consolidates space and pace to create a triumphant equation. There are more roomy hot bequests available, however couple of convey the same smile actuating rushes at a comparable value point. We’d suggest staying with the less expensive manual rendition, however in the event that your takes are sufficiently profound, the Volkswagen Golf R Estate is an exceedingly enticing option.
Before SEAT moves its center to its rush of new SUVs, the Spanish brand is showcasing how common sense doesn’t need to take a swing at to the detriment of fun. The Leon ST Cupra is the speediest auto SEAT has ever constructed, and we’ve driven it on UK streets interestingly.
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Not just does the hot domain have some genuine capability by means of the 276bhp 2.0-liter turbo continued from the Cupra hatch, however this heap lugger conveys 587 liters contrasted with the hatch’s 387 liters. Collapsing the back seat arranges for a 1,470-liter limit.
SEAT Leon Cupra ST – back activity
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That is all down to the additional 270mm of bodywork at the back, however running expenses remain to a great extent the same as the hatch’s, with 42.8mpg economy and CO2 discharges of 154g/km.
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Lined up against its conspicuous adversaries, the Focus ST and Golf R Estates, the Leon hits a sweet spot regarding power and estimating, coming in at £1,470 more than the Ford however £3,725 not exactly the VW spec for spec. The Leon home conveys a £995 premium over the seal.
SEAT Leon Cupra ST – inside
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Notwithstanding imparting the Golf’s running apparatus, the SEAT is an altogether different creature. The main thing to call attention to is that the ST Cupra is still relentlessly fast and receptive to drive. The standard Cupra profile permits you to control the throttle, transmission and directing reaction by meeting expectations through the different driving modes on offer.
Full-assault Cupra mode bolts the trap restricted slip diff in its most forceful setting and permits you to convey a colossal measure of rate into corners without the apprehension of understeering and confronting a costly repair bill. The Leon’s front end is staggeringly excited and dynamic, permitting it to make progress far faster than the Ford.
SEAT Leon Cupra ST – front following
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A by-result of the centered set-up is a stiffer ride, as bigger defects convey vicious crashes through the lodge, while somewhat uneven surfaces will make it turn into a bit bothered. Take a Golf R over the same surface, and it rides with more noteworthy deftness.
What could secure it for the Leon over the Golf is that the ST Cupra is accessible with a six-velocity manual box – the VW is programmed just – cutting £1,355 from the expense of our DSG test auto.
SEAT Leon Cupra ST – wheel
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Move inside, and the SEAT’s hearty and well fabricated lodge is evident, however it does not have the meticulousness you find in the Golf, as the materials don’t look or feel as lavish.
Still, the Leon does accompany sat-nav, Bluetooth and double zone cooling as standard, in addition to its bundled and planned much more coherently than the lodge in the Focus.
Key specs
Cost: £29,860
Motor: 2.0-liter 4cyl turbo
Power: 276bhp
Transmission: Six-velocity DSG, front-wheel drive
0-62mph: 6.0 seconds
Top speed: 155mph
Economy/CO2: 42.8mpg/154g/km
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