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Title: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Del Boy on 04 June 2013, 22:13:53
Picked myself up a little SEAT Leon Cupra R last week, haven't really driven it because it's had a coil pack problem, now sorted however. Now the thing has been remapped to 264 BHP (only a 1.8 turbo 225 standard), my lord is it a quick bloody thing  :o. Being front wheel drive too it torque steers like a pig, it properly tugs at the wheel, nice to drive though I like it. It's erm not very subtle though  :-[:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg) (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/GrizzlyLiam/media/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg.html)
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: henryd on 04 June 2013, 22:36:01
Picked myself up a little SEAT Leon Cupra R last week, haven't really driven it because it's had a coil pack problem, now sorted however. Now the thing has been remapped to 264 BHP (only a 1.8 turbo 225 standard), my lord is it a quick bloody thing  :o. Being front wheel drive too it torque steers like a pig, it properly tugs at the wheel, nice to drive though I like it. It's erm not very subtle though  :-[:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg) (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/GrizzlyLiam/media/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg.html)

I like that shape,customer of mine had one with a similar output and as you say it were bloody rapid,he used to reckon on 3k to wear out the front tyres though :o
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Del Boy on 04 June 2013, 22:49:50
Picked myself up a little SEAT Leon Cupra R last week, haven't really driven it because it's had a coil pack problem, now sorted however. Now the thing has been remapped to 264 BHP (only a 1.8 turbo 225 standard), my lord is it a quick bloody thing  :o. Being front wheel drive too it torque steers like a pig, it properly tugs at the wheel, nice to drive though I like it. It's erm not very subtle though  :-[:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg) (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/GrizzlyLiam/media/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg.html)

I like that shape,customer of mine had one with a similar output and as you say it were bloody rapid,he used to reckon on 3k to wear out the front tyres though :o

This will spin in 3rd in the dry, it's pretty lethal even though it's wearing Bridgestone Potenzas  :o.
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: mantahatch on 05 June 2013, 08:16:00
Why do the words "boy racer" keep going through my mind  ::) ::)

The only times I see cars like this is usually sat up someones backside or stuck in a ditch  ;D ;D
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 05 June 2013, 13:43:33
Picked myself up a little SEAT Leon Cupra R last week, haven't really driven it because it's had a coil pack problem, now sorted however. Now the thing has been remapped to 264 BHP (only a 1.8 turbo 225 standard), my lord is it a quick bloody thing  :o. Being front wheel drive too it torque steers like a pig, it properly tugs at the wheel, nice to drive though I like it. It's erm not very subtle though  :-[:

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii38/GrizzlyLiam/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg) (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/GrizzlyLiam/media/IMG_1266_zps41d54cc9.jpg.html)

I like that shape,customer of mine had one with a similar output and as you say it were bloody rapid,he used to reckon on 3k to wear out the front tyres though :o

This will spin in 3rd in the dry, it's pretty lethal even though it's wearing Bridgestone Potenzas  :o.

My experience of that tyre type on front wheel drive cars is that they are truely shite!

So no surprise it wheel spins
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: omega3000 on 05 June 2013, 14:15:45
Martin42 nearly bought one , they are very nippy shall we say  ::) Lot of car for the money , like it  :)
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 05 June 2013, 14:21:32
Martin42 nearly bought one , they are very nippy shall we say  ::) Lot of car for the money , like it  :)


I quite like them. Good value for money if you're not a badge snob.

I'm not sure about the (I'll get my sunglasses) colour though..... ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: omega3000 on 05 June 2013, 14:59:16
Martin42 nearly bought one , they are very nippy shall we say  ::) Lot of car for the money , like it  :)


I quite like them. Good value for money if you're not a badge snob.

I'm not sure about the (I'll get my sunglasses) colour though..... ;D ;D ;)

Thats a lovely colour  :-* much better than the burnt orange (http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad227/kaytee_13/Icons/Emoticons/smiley_sick.gif)
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: b4ndit on 05 June 2013, 15:05:35
Very nice :y
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 June 2013, 15:30:44
I quite like the Leon. One of the few relatively modern cars where they've failed so far to make it goppingly ugly. No doubt they'd succeed soon enough. ;D

Had a few as hire cars in Spain and not managed to destroy one yet (apart from one street-furniture-front-bumper interface issue). :-[
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: hoody on 06 June 2013, 09:31:11
They are great cars,if i wasn't such an old git i would love one but i like comfort over speed now,god i feel old. :'(
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: martin42 on 06 June 2013, 20:17:17
i did nearly buy 1 last year,but they do like coil packs when they are tuned to over 250bhp,might be worth keeping 1 as a spare just incase  :y
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Del Boy on 06 June 2013, 20:37:35
i did nearly buy 1 last year,but they do like coil packs when they are tuned to over 250bhp,might be worth keeping 1 as a spare just incase  :y

Got four new ones on order, and a nice couple of spares to go with it when it sells  :y. Will be giving it a little service this weekend too, plugs & all filters.
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: martin42 on 06 June 2013, 20:39:48
even after being tuned they still get a very good mpg out of them engines ;D
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Del Boy on 06 June 2013, 20:56:59
even after being tuned they still get a very good mpg out of them engines ;D

Driven sensibly it's pretty good on fuel, foot down though, it's all gone quickly  :o.
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: Lazydocker on 06 June 2013, 21:59:49
Pretty good engines, but then it's in a lot of cars (Audi TT for a start ;))
Title: Re: SEAT Leon Cupra R
Post by: henryd on 06 June 2013, 22:07:35
Pretty good engines, but then it's in a lot of cars (Audi TT for a start ;))

Got one in for a new turbo at the mo,it was pushing 275bhp(it aint now ;D),four wheel drive helps a lot,was like a missile before it broke ::)