The
new Seat Leon Cupra R has arrived at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. It uses a
2.0-liter TSI engine, making 300 PS and 310 PS, when married to a
six-speed dual-clutch automatic and six-speed manual gearbox, respectively,
both of them channeling the output to the front wheels.
Production will be limited to just 799 units, out of
which 300 will come with the DSG and the rest with the manual transmission. The
Spanish hot hatch will hit the assembly lines in the second week of November,
before going on sale at the end of the year.
The new Seat Leon Cupra R is the brand's most
powerful production car ever, with the company saying it represents their
"best qualities", but they wanted it to be more exclusive, hence why
it will be available in a limited number. Those looking to buy the new Spanish
hot hatch, will get to enjoy five driving modes: Comfort, Sport, Eco,
Individual, and Cupra. The latter is said to "increase the emotion during
driving".
Visual revisions over the standard Leon Cupra
include the wider wheel arches that frame the 19-inch alloy rims, carbon fiber
add-ons on the front and front and rear spoilers, side decorative skirts, and a
rear diffuser which incorporates dual exhaust pipes. The bumpers have been
tweaked as well, and the car has copper details on various places.
Images with the interior have yet to be released,
but this is where users will find an exclusive serial number engraved on the
console to remind them that they're sitting in a limited edition, alongside
bucket seats wrapped in Alcantara, carbon fiber inserts, new aesthetic details on
the instruments and copper details.
Seat still hasn’t announced the pricing details of
the Leon Cupra R, but it will be more expensive than the latest Cupra, which
can be had from € 34,280 (US$ 41,100) in Germany, and £ 30,155 (US$ 39,750) in the
United Kingdom.
