The Volkswagen Golf R is a unbelievable hatchback to drive. But when its price ticket is a bit too steep for you (and you reside in Europe), the SEAT Leon Cupra is a viable choice at a extra reasonably priced price ticket.
Now beneath the standalone Cupra model, the high-powered Leon is a automotive that lovers take a look at. However even the third-generation mannequin has what it takes to shock us, particularly within the palms of succesful tuners. Simply take this SEAT Lean Cupra 280 on this video for instance, which did an incredible top-speed run on the unrestricted sections of the German Autobahn, courtesy of AutoTopNL.
In its base type, the Leon Cupra 280, which was launched in 2014, made 276 horsepower (206 kilowatts) and 258 pound-feet (350 Newton-meters) of torque from its turbocharged 2.0-liter TSI engine. Nonetheless, this unit used within the top-speed run was tuned to a bonkers 513 hp (383 kW) and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm) of twists.
The extent of the tuning wasn’t detailed within the video above, besides that it was finished by KolbenKraft, a German aftermarket/tuning agency. With the upgrades, the hatchback’s prime pace has been up to date from 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour) to 186 mph (300 km/h). For comparability, the Mk8 VW Golf R 20 Years Version, which is probably the most highly effective manufacturing Golf in historical past, is electronically restricted to 168 mph (270 km/h) solely.
The video above confirmed the tuned Leon Cupra attempting to succeed in these limits; the hatchback was fast on its ft, accelerating onerous at any time when potential.
After a number of tries (the Autobahn was awfully busy), AutoTopNL recorded a profitable run, successfully maxing out the tuned Leon Cupra’s speedometer. In actual fact, we expect it went over 300 and we can’t be shocked if it truly did, provided that the speedo could not present the studying.
