Luckily another member of the extended VW family remembered the key parts of the magic formula and in 2002 crafted its own take on the GTI – the SEAT Leon Cupra R. Actually, the Cupra R was more ...

To mark the 20th anniversary of its Cupra performance sub-division Seat has ... The Leon is based on the same VW Group MQB platform that underpins the likes of the VW Golf R and Skoda Octavia ...

Current combustion-powered Leon variants will continue production, catering to drivers who prefer traditional engines ...

Indeed, back when Cupra was still a badge on the rump of a spicy SEAT, they were sold on ... while the four-wheel drive Golf R barely outguns the Leon with 328bhp. In fact, the only other front ...