Powerful hatchback

Spanish SEAT brand has a new generation of hatchbacks León Cupra. Immodest marketing machine called "new icons of the Spanish," and we try to understand anything other than looks, hot tribesman Volkswagen Golf GTI plans to conquer the hot hatch fans.

It is difficult to imagine how much sedation was drunk at the meetings of the top managers of the concern Volkswagen, before the leaders were able to dissolve soplatformennye León Cupra and the Golf GTI in different corners and virtually eliminate internal competition in the segment. "Hispanic" twice surpassed "German", but certainly not reached indicators the most powerful Golf R.

Appearance León Cupra 2014 model year is not shocking. Unlike serial León, is applied more flashy and aggressive front bumper with large air inlet. Headlights and taillights exclusively LED and the back to the same tailpipes adorn the new and elegant diffuser in between. New "Cupra" are thrown at 18- or 19-inch wheels, but top-end machines promise rear spoiler.

The main news is that the hot new generation León Cupra will be offered in two versions, with engines capacity of 265 and 280 hp Torque-liter units of 350 Nm. Masthead León Cupra 280 will be the most powerful hatchback in the history of the civil Spanish brand. Cars equipped with an adaptive suspension, limited slip differential on the front axle and disables the stabilization system.

The new "vagovskaya" MQB platform reduced the weight by 55 kg compared with the previous model. Like the Golf GTI, the new León Cupra will be offered in three-door version, or in a more practical five-door version. The turbocharged engine aggregate six-speed manual transmissions, or DSG.

Fastest León Cupra 280 gaining hundreds of 5, 8 seconds behind his younger brother at 0, 1 second. Maximum - 250 km / h.

Basic modification of the León Cupra in Europe will cost around € 31 000. The price of the most powerful updating León Cupra 280 c robotic box DSG starts at the level of € 34 000.






















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